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# From the field

The Boreal Yachting Journal is a field publication written from the boats and the base in Tromsø: voyage accounts, structured reports from named expeditions, short crew notes, and reference articles on how the Arctic works. It is published by an AECO member that has sailed Northern Norway and Svalbard since 2003.

The Journal is not a marketing blog. It is a field publication. The point is to be the most useful and best-informed source on Arctic sailing in this region.

## Filter by stream

-   All writing 
-   [Stories](/journal/stories)
-   [Expedition reports](/journal/expedition-reports)
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-   [Arctic knowledge](/journal/arctic-knowledge)

[Stories](/journal/stories)

— First-hand voyage accounts, written by crew and guides.

[Expedition reports](/journal/expedition-reports)

— Structured reports from named voyages: route, anchorages, weather, wildlife.

[Crew notes](/journal/crew-notes)

— Shorter pieces from the team.

[Arctic knowledge](/journal/arctic-knowledge)

— Authority articles on specific topics: light, weather, wildlife, regulation.

 [![One week from Tromsø: Senja, Lyngen and beyond](/generated-images/hero-sailing-1824.webp)

Expedition reports

## One week from Tromsø: Senja, Lyngen and beyond

A week from Tromsø normally covers Kvaløya, the Lyngen fjords and the eastern side of Senja without long open-water passages. Distances are short enough that a day's plan can change with the forecast and still reach an anchorage before evening.](/journal/one-week-tromso)

 [![Plan your route: sailing suggestions for Northern Norway](/generated-images/article-tromso-lofoten-1824.webp)

Crew notes

## Plan your route: sailing suggestions for Northern Norway

Route planning in Northern Norway is mostly about tide, wind direction and how far you are willing to sail in a day. This note sets out realistic distances from Tromsø, the sheltered inside passages, and which legs to keep flexible.](/journal/plan-your-route)

 [![One week sailing and trekking: Tromsø and Lyngen Alps](/generated-images/article-tromso-lyngen-trekking-1536.webp)

Expedition reports

## One week sailing and trekking: Tromsø and Lyngen Alps

A week between Tromsø and the Lyngen Alps combines short passages with daily walks from the anchorage. Lyngen holds peaks above 1,500 metres within a few kilometres of the water, so the boat replaces both the road and the car park.](/journal/one-week-sailing-and-trekking-around-tromso-and-lyngen-alps)

 [![Aurora borealis: how the northern lights form](/generated-images/whalesafari-aurora-1440.webp)

Arctic knowledge

## Aurora borealis: how the northern lights form

The aurora borealis is caused by charged particles from the sun striking gases in the upper atmosphere. Green comes from oxygen at around 100 to 300 kilometres. Tromsø sits under the auroral oval at 69.6°N, and the viewing season runs from late September to late March.](/journal/aurora-borealis)

 [![The midnight sun](/generated-images/article-midnight-sun-1920.webp)

Arctic knowledge

## The midnight sun

In Tromsø the sun stays above the horizon from about 20 May to 22 July. Further north the period is longer, and in Svalbard it runs from late April to late August. For a boat this removes the need to reach an anchorage before dark.](/journal/midnight-sun)

 [![The Arctic climate: what to expect](/generated-images/article-arctic-climate-1920.webp)

Arctic knowledge

## The Arctic climate: what to expect

The coast of Northern Norway is warmed by the Norwegian Atlantic Current, so the sea stays ice-free all year despite lying above the Arctic Circle. Summer air is usually 8 to 15°C and winter around freezing at the coast, with weather that changes within hours.](/journal/arctic-climate)

 [![Svalbard wildlife: polar bears, walruses and Arctic birds](/generated-images/expedition-svalbard-hero-1824.webp)

Arctic knowledge

## Svalbard wildlife: polar bears, walruses and Arctic birds

Svalbard holds polar bears, walrus, ringed and bearded seals, Arctic fox, Svalbard reindeer and large seabird colonies. Sightings are never guaranteed and are governed by minimum-distance rules set by Sysselmesteren and by AECO wildlife guidelines.](/journal/svalbard-wildlife)

 [![Cities of Svalbard: Longyearbyen, Ny-Ålesund, Barentsburg](/generated-images/svalbard-glacier-1079.webp)

Crew notes

## Cities of Svalbard: Longyearbyen, Ny-Ålesund, Barentsburg

Svalbard has three settlements a sailing yacht is likely to call at: Longyearbyen, the Russian mining town of Barentsburg, and the research station at Ny-Ålesund. Each has its own rules for visitors, and Ny-Ålesund restricts radio and drone use.](/journal/cities-of-svalbard)

 [![Bike & Sail: riders of the sea](/generated-images/sail-mountainbike-card-1824.webp)

Stories

## Bike & Sail: riders of the sea

Bike and sail uses the boat as transport between island trails that have no shuttle and often no road. Bikes come aboard, the yacht moves overnight, and each day starts at a different landing. The season runs from June to September.](/journal/bike-and-sail)

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