Safe enough to relax. Real enough to feel alive.
Boreal Yachting runs whole-boat sailing expeditions in Northern Norway and Svalbard, sailing continuously since 2003. Guests join aboard one of ten Arctic-prepared vessels all year round.
Sailing the Arctic, properly.
Boreal Yachting has been sailing the waters of Northern Norway and Svalbard since 2003. We operate a fleet of ten vessels prepared for Arctic conditions, with experienced skippers and crew, under the guidelines of AECO — the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators.
We are not a luxury yacht charter, and we are not a mass-tourism operator. We sit in the space between the two: premium experiences built on trust, small groups, and real Arctic competence.
- 2003
- Sailing Arctic waters continuously since
- 10
- Arctic-prepared vessels in the fleet
- AECO
- Member of the Arctic expedition operators' association
- Eco-Lighthouse
- Certified environmental management
Experiences
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Ski & Sail Norway
Sail to a different mountain each morning. Climb. Ski back to the boat.
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Ski & Sail Svalbard
Ski touring at 78°N, with the boat as basecamp.
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Summer Svalbard Expeditions
Spitsbergen by sail in the polar summer. Tidewater glaciers, Arctic wildlife, the long light.
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Northern Lights Sailing
Tromsø sits at 69.6°N, beneath the auroral oval. We sail to the dark anchorages where the sky is clearest.
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Midnight Sun Sailing
Northern Norway in 24-hour daylight. Lofoten, Vesterålen, Lyngen and Senja.
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Private & Group Charter
A boat, a dedicated crew, and a route planned around the people on board.
The crew is the experience.
Guests remember three things from a sailing trip: the nature, the people they were with, and the crew. Our skippers and guides are not a service layer — they are the reason the experience works.
Some have sailed these waters for twenty years. Some grew up on them. All of them are why guests come back.
Meet the crewHow a Boreal yachting journey comes together
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Tell us what you have in mind.
Dates, group size, and what you want out of it. Nothing more complicated than that.
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We shape a proposal.
The right boat, the right crew, a route that suits the season and the people on board.
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We sail.
Everything on board is handled. You are a participant, not a passenger.
Most journeys are booked six to twelve months ahead. Ski & Sail weeks in Lyngen and Svalbard expeditions fill earliest.
“We expected a sailing trip. We came home talking about the crew, the weather we sat through together, and a glacier we anchored under for two nights. It was not a holiday. It was something else.”
Start planning your Arctic journey.
Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you within two working days with a considered answer — not a template.
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