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Expedition Sailing
Jon Russill's Blog By Jon Russill on Tuesday, January 16, 2007

An exciting new development for 2007 is our access to a couple of superb sailing yachts.  One is Maiden - made famous for being that yacht that Tracey Edwards skippered with the first all female crew in the Whitbread Round the World race.  She's a superb boat, and a real racing machine.  At 58 ft, she provides room for a large crew of 12 and can cover huge distances with relative ease.  Her slightly spartan nature means that she's great for expedition sailing, especially if we're carrying a lot of gear.

Her sister boat is Ice Maiden - a 50 ft steel-hulled cutter-rigged yacht built especially for high-latitude sailing where ice is an issue.  She's perfect for the icy waters off the East Greenland coast.  A little more comfortable than Maiden

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Happy New Year
Jon Russill's Blog By Jon Russill on Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Happy New Year to you all.  I hope you all had a good Christmas and enjoyed seeing in 2007.

It's shaping up to be a very busy year for us, with the winter and spring seasons having more on than ever, and the summer looking equally so.  Never before have we been involved in such a diverse range of projects, in all sorts of different places around Greenland.  It's going to be a very exciting time, and I hope you can join us with some of it.  I hope you all have a good year, and look forward to seeing you in Greenland soon!

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Tours to Greenland from the US - now online
Jon Russill's Blog By Jon Russill on Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Our new tours to Greenland departing from Baltimore in the US are now online!  Here are the details:

Ilulissat and Kangerlusuaq
These tours are combinations of two of the most interesting destinations in West Greenland: Ilulissat is located next to the biggest glacier in the northern hemisphere and the town over looks the famous ice fjord, filled with huge icebergs drifting slowly towards the open sea. Here you can also experience the life and culture of the Greenlanders north of the Polar Circle. The Kangerlussuaq area has a unique landscape and the offers the best chance of seeing Arctic wildlife like musk oxen and reindeer.

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Greenland Tours from Baltimore
Jon Russill's Blog By Jon Russill on Monday, December 04, 2006

Air Greenland, Greenland's national carrier, is opening up a new direct route between Baltimore in the US and Kangerlussuaq, West Greenland.  This is due to start operating in May 2007, and we shall be offering tours that make use of this route from June onwards.  These will be summer tours at first, with regular departures available until September. Hopefully winter options will follow.

Air Greenland's Airbus 330-200 passing over a small icecap near Kangerlussuaq

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Cruises now available!
Jon Russill's Blog By Jon Russill on Friday, November 24, 2006

The MV Sarfaq Ittuk cruising past icebergs in Disko Bay, West Greenland
The MV Sarfaq Ittuk cruising past icebergs in
Disko Bay, West Greenland

The first of our Greenland cruises are now up on the website.  These are both in West Greenland and take place in the summer, one heading northwards and one heading southwards.  With the chance to see whales, enormous icebergs and a selection of Greenland's towns and settlements, these offer a fascinating insight into Greenland's west coast.  The boat is the comfortable and modern MV Sarfaq Ittuk, and you'll get to meet the locals on board - they use it to travel the coast from town to town, so ther ...

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New Tours
Jon Russill's Blog By Jon Russill on Thursday, November 23, 2006

Quite a few new trips going up on the site at the moment.  These are mostly our own trips, designed and researched by us.  We feel that these go beyond the standard tourist itineraries and offer a real insight into Greenland's magnificent landscape and the people that live there.  They're pretty unique, and are set up for small groups, so please have a look and start planning your next trip!

Inuit Dog Sled Journeys.  Traditional Greenland Dog Sledding Journeys.  More details.

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