The second leg of the Viking Route takes us from Shetland to the Faroe Islands 🇫🇴⛰️🐏. The crossing from Shetland is 285 nm, which we cover in 27.5 hours, 24.5 of which we can spend sailing. The forecast proves accurate; we have a perfect weather window with a broad reach (3–5 Bft). You really couldn’t ask for better, but […]

Over the coming months, we’ll be following in the Vikings’ footsteps along the so-called ‘Viking Route’ 🧔‍♂️🪓⚔️🤗. The Viking Route refers to the ancient shipping routes that the Vikings sailed between around 800 and 1100. In their fast longships, they sailed from Norway via Shetland, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Greenland to Newfoundland in Canada. The name pays tribute to these brave […]