OVNI 455
Aleiga
Aleiga is an aluminium OVNI 455 with a lifting keel and an insulated hull, built for high-latitude sailing. She is the vessel best suited to Svalbard expeditions and to remote anchorages where depth and ice are a consideration. Whole boat, up to eight guests, with an Arctic skipper and crew.
Aleiga in pictures
Specifications
Berths describe the capacity of the boat. Aleiga is chartered whole boat; we do not sell individual berths or cabins.
| Type | Aluminium centreboard monohull |
|---|---|
| Builder | Alubat, France |
| Year | 2011 |
| Length overall | 13.80 m |
| Guest berths | 8 berths (boat capacity, chartered whole boat) |
| Cabins | 4 |
Life on board
Below deck, the saloon is the centre of the boat. It is heated, dry and warm enough to sit in base layers while the outside temperature is below freezing. Wet gear lives forward and stays out of the living space.
Meals are cooked on board and eaten together around one table. Breakfast is early on active days and slower on passage days. There is no service hierarchy on Aleiga: the crew sail and cook, and guests help when they want to.
Nights are quiet. At anchor there is no engine noise, and in most cases no other boat within sight. In winter the cabin lights go down early so the sky outside stays readable; in summer you learn to sleep in daylight.
A day on board settles into a rhythm within about 48 hours. Sail, land, walk or ski or watch, return, eat, sleep. That rhythm is most of what guests describe when they talk about the trip afterwards.
Where she sails
Aleiga sails from our base in Tromsø. Deployment varies by season, so we confirm the boat when we shape your proposal.
Destinations
Enquire about Aleiga
Tell us your dates, group size and what you want out of the week. We reply within two working days with a whole-boat proposal.
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