Dufour 48
Arctic Horizon
Arctic Horizon is a Dufour 48 monohull sailing yacht with five cabins, chartered whole boat with an Arctic skipper. She suits larger groups of friends and families travelling together on coastal voyages in Northern Norway, sailing from Tromsø and Harstad through the winter and summer seasons.
Arctic Horizon has five cabins and ten berths, all in cabins. On a skippered voyage the crew take one of them, so she carries up to eight guests. Chartered bareboat, she takes up to ten.
Sails from Tromsø and Harstad
Arctic Horizon in pictures
Specifications
Every berth is in a cabin; none are convertible saloon berths. Arctic Horizon is chartered whole boat; we do not sell individual berths or cabins.
| Type | Monohull sailing yacht |
|---|---|
| Model | Dufour 48 |
| Builder | [TO CONFIRM] |
| Year | [TO CONFIRM] |
| Length | 14.32 m |
| Beam | [TO CONFIRM] |
| Draught | [TO CONFIRM] |
| Cabins | 5 |
| Berths | 10 berths, all in cabins |
| Heads | [TO CONFIRM] |
| Engine | [TO CONFIRM] |
| Fuel capacity | [TO CONFIRM] |
| Water capacity | [TO CONFIRM] |
| Guests, skippered | Up to 8 guests |
| Guests, bareboat | Up to 10 guests |
[TO CONFIRM]: draught and what it means in practice
How the cabins are laid out
- [TO CONFIRM]
Equipment
Only equipment confirmed for Arctic Horizon is listed here.
Navigation and safety
- [TO CONFIRM]
Saloon and cabins
- [TO CONFIRM]
Comfort and equipment
- [TO CONFIRM]
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 Arctic Horizon: 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.
Practical information
| Home berth | Eidkjosen, Tromsø |
|---|---|
| Other bases | Harstad |
| Season | Year-round |
| Bareboat | Available bareboat or with a skipper |
| Boarding | Boarding 16:00–19:00 |
| Disembarking | Disembarking 07:00–09:00 |
| Bareboat requirements | We accept a range of sailing licences. We may ask for a sailing résumé. |
| Pets | No pets aboard, out of consideration for guests with allergies |
Where she sails
Arctic Horizon sails from Tromsø and Harstad. Deployment varies by season, so we confirm the boat when we shape your proposal.
Destinations
Enquire about Arctic Horizon
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.
Start planning your Arctic journey.
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