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The sail is raised on "Draken Harald Hårfagre" near Fjellskålnes in Osterfjorden, Norway, in August 2013. In summer 2014, skippered by Swedish captain Björn Ahlander, the longship made its first real expedition, a three-week passage under sail from Norway to Merseyside, England. [9] There it was hosted by the Liverpool Victoria Rowing Club. [9]
The expedition had attempted to overfly the North Pole in a hydrogen balloon, but was forced down on the pack ice about 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Kvitøya on July 14, less than three days after their launch. They reached the island on foot by October 6 and settled on the only ice free part on the island, on what is now called Andréeneset.
Poseidon Expeditions is a member of IAATO and AECO. The company advocates the small ship concept which allows cruise passengers to have more time ashore and a larger selection of landing sites. The company offers helicopter tours, photography workshops, camping, kayaking, educational lectures and briefings.
Paul Caffyn – New Zealand sea kayaker has completed a number of supported, unsupported, solo and group expeditions by sea kayak in various locations around the world; Aleksander Doba – Polish kayaker notable for Atlantic Crossings; Chris Duff – American expedition sea kayaker notable for his large-scale projects and world-record breaking ...
A modern sea kayak off west Wales A sea kayak on Valdes Island, British Columbia, Canada. A sea kayak or touring kayak is a kayak used for the sport of paddling on open waters of lakes, bays, and oceans. Sea kayaks are seaworthy small boats with a covered deck and the ability to incorporate a spray deck.
Doba first tried kayaking at age 34 on a trip organised by the company he was working for. [4] He quickly started going on kayaking expeditions regularly. He went on to win the gold medal at the Open Academic Polish Championships in Whitewater Kayaking in 2003 at age 57 and defended the title the next year. [5] [6]
Norway has claimed twelve-mile limit as territorial waters since 2004 and an exclusive economic zone of 200 miles since 1976. Consequently, due to the Norwegian islands of Svalbard and Jan Mayen, the southeast, northeast and northwest edge of the sea fall within Norway. The southwest border is shared between Iceland and Denmark/Faroe Islands. [35]
Jarle Andhøy (born October 23, 1977) is a Norwegian adventurer and sailing skipper.. He has undertaken a number of controversial voyages, [1] primarily to the polar regions. He is most renowned for his voyages together with Alex Rosén (Norwegian comedian/presenter/musician) in the 27-foot Albin Vega sailing vessel Berserk to Svalbard and Russia, since these voyages became the subject of the ...
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