Trade
For travel partners
Boreal Yachting works with a small number of travel designers, agencies and guiding companies who sell Arctic sailing to their own clients. We operate our own fleet of ten vessels from Tromsø, have sailed these waters since 2003, and are an AECO member. Whole-boat charters only.
Why partner with us
We own and operate the fleet.
Ten Arctic-prepared vessels, crewed by our own skippers. No broker chain and no third-party operator between you and the boat. One point of accountability when something needs deciding.
23 years of Arctic operations.
Continuous operation in Northern Norway since 2003 and in Svalbard since 2008. Member of AECO, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators, and certified through the Eco-Lighthouse programme.
Whole-boat only.
Your client's group has the boat to themselves. No mixed-group dynamics to manage, no seat allocation, and no other agency's clients on board.
We do not compete with you.
We will not undercut an agreed rate direct to your client, and we protect the client relationship you have built. Where you introduce the client, the client is yours.
How we work with partners
Commercial terms are agreed per partner and confirmed in writing before the first booking.
- Net rates
- Net rates are available for partners packaging Boreal into a wider itinerary. You set your own selling price. Net terms are agreed per partner, in writing, before the first booking.
Booking process
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Enquiry
Send dates, group size, experience and any client constraints through the form below or direct to the trade contact.
We reply within one working day with availability.
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Hold and proposal
We place a provisional hold on the boat and send a written proposal: vessel, crew, indicative route and rate.
Proposal within two working days. Holds run for 14 days unless agreed otherwise.
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Confirmation
You confirm in writing. We issue the charter contract and deposit invoice, and the boat is blocked for your client.
Contract and invoice within one working day of confirmation.
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Pre-departure
We send joining instructions, kit lists and crew details for you to pass to your client, and speak directly to your client only if you ask us to.
Documentation no later than eight weeks before departure.
Who we work with
- Ski and mountain guiding companies
- Whole-boat ski touring weeks in the Lyngen Alps and Svalbard, with the boat as basecamp. Guides bring their own clients and, if they wish, their own mountain guide.
- Boutique adventure and expedition operators
- Sail-based expedition weeks in Northern Norway and Spitsbergen, sold as a whole boat and packaged into your own departure calendar.
- Luxury travel designers and DMCs
- Private charters shaped around one family or group, with crew, route and pace planned to your client brief.
- Corporate and incentive specialists
- Short whole-boat programmes from Tromsø, single boat or several boats sailing together for larger groups.
- Photography and film production companies
- Vessels as platform and accommodation, with crew used to working around shooting schedules, tides and light.
Product summary for partners
Every product is sold as a whole boat. Lead times show how far ahead these weeks normally sell.
| Experience | Season | Base | Duration | Capacity | Sold as | Lead time |
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| Ski & Sail Norway | Late February to early May | Tromsø, 69.6°N | 6 or 7 nights | Up to eight guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 9 to 12 months |
| Ski & Sail Svalbard | May to mid June | Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen | 7 or 8 nights | Up to six guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 9 to 12 months |
| Summer Svalbard Expeditions | June to end-September | Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen | 7 to 12 nights | Up to six guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 9 to 12 months |
| Northern Lights by Sail | Late September to late March | Tromsø, 69.6°N | 4 to 7 nights | Up to eight guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
| Midnight Sun Sailing | Late May to late July | Tromsø, 69.6°N | 5 to 10 nights | Up to eight guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
| Whale Sailing | Late October to late January | Tromsø, 69.6°N | 4 to 7 nights | Up to eight guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
| Sail & Trek | Mid May to September | Tromsø, 69.6°N | 6 or 7 nights | Up to eight guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
| Mountain Bike & Sail | July to September | Tromsø, 69.6°N | 6 or 7 nights | Up to eight guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
| Winter Cruise | October to March | Tromsø, 69.6°N | 3 to 7 nights | Up to eight guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
| Lyngen Ski & Sail | February to early May | Tromsø, 69.6°N | 6 or 7 nights | Up to eight guests, whole boat | Whole boat | 9 to 12 months |
| Private Charter | All year, with different regions by season | Tromsø, with Lofoten and Svalbard by arrangement | 3 nights and upwards, one week most common | Two to ten guests, depending on the vessel | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
| Group Charter | All year, with different regions by season | Tromsø, with other ports by arrangement | 3 nights and upwards, one week most common | Six to ten guests, or several boats sailing together | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
| Bareboat Charter | May to October | Tromsø, 69.6°N | One week, Saturday to Saturday | Up to eight or ten guests, depending on the vessel | Whole boat | 6 to 12 months |
Partner resources
Product sheets
One PDF per experience: season, duration, vessel, inclusions and level. Available on request.
Available on request
Rate sheet, current season
Whole-boat rates and net terms for the current and following season. Sent to partners with agreed terms.
Available on request
High-resolution image library
Photography for brochures, websites and proposals. Available on request, with usage rights confirmed in writing.
Available on request
Vessel specification sheets
Length, berths, layout, heating, safety equipment and ice-capability notes for each of the ten vessels. Available on request.
Available on request
Sample itineraries
Indicative day-by-day outlines you can adapt for client proposals. Available on request.
Available on request
Safety, insurance and certification
AECO membership, Eco-Lighthouse certification, crew certification summary and insurance documentation for your risk assessment. Available on request.
Available on request
Brand and logo assets
Logo files and correct usage of the Boreal Yachting name. Available on request.
Available on request
Partners may use images we supply in proposals, brochures, websites and social posts that sell a Boreal Yachting product. Images may not be resold, used for another operator's product, or altered beyond cropping and colour correction. Credit as: Photo: Boreal Yachting, with the photographer's name where we supply one.
Familiarisation and inspection visits
Agents sell what they have experienced. We hold a limited number of familiarisation places each season, on both Northern Norway and Svalbard departures.
Places go to partners with a contracted relationship or an active pipeline, and to product managers and senior sellers rather than general staff. Inspection visits to a vessel alongside in Tromsø can usually be arranged at shorter notice, in season.
To apply, use the enquiry form below and select Famil or inspection visit. Tell us which products you sell and to which markets. Terms are confirmed directly for each season.
Quality and safety
We operate to AECO guidelines in the Arctic and to Sysselmesteren, the Governor of Svalbard, regulations for all Svalbard sailing, including field-safety and wildlife requirements. Skippers hold commercial certification for the vessels and waters they sail, crew are trained in sea survival and first aid, and mountain guides on ski products are certified. Vessels carry liferafts, immersion suits, EPIRBs, satellite communications and medical kits appropriate to the area of operation, and we carry operator liability and vessel insurance. Insurance and certification documentation is available for your duty-of-care assessment on request.
Partner enquiry
This form goes to the trade desk, not the consumer inbox. We reply within one working day.
Speak to someone directly
Trade enquiries are handled by a named contact, not a shared inbox.
Mariana Tornedal
Sales and Customer Care Manager
Office hours 09:00 to 17:00 CET, Monday to Friday. Boreal Yachting, Tromsø, 69.6°N.
Partner questions
- How far ahead should I book Svalbard?
- 9 to 12 months. Svalbard ski touring in late April and May, and the summer expedition weeks, are the first to sell. Northern Norway sailing is usually available at 6 to 12 months, sometimes less outside the ski season.
- How many guests does a whole boat take?
- Most vessels take up to eight guests plus crew. Larger groups sail on two or more boats in company, which we coordinate as one programme. We do not sell individual berths.
- What insurance and liability cover do you carry?
- We carry operator liability and vessel insurance, and we work to AECO guidelines. Documentation is available for your risk assessment on request. Guests must hold their own travel and medical insurance, including repatriation, and for ski touring, off-piste cover.
- Can guiding companies bring their own clients and their own guide?
- Yes. Many ski partners charter the whole boat and run the mountain programme with their own certified guide. We provide the vessel, the skipper and everything on board. Where you prefer, we supply the mountain guide.
- Are net rates available?
- Yes, for partners packaging Boreal into a wider itinerary. Net terms are agreed in writing per partner before the first booking, and you set your own selling price.
- Do you run familiarisation trips?
- We hold a limited number of familiarisation places each season, offered to partners with an active or contracted relationship. Apply through the form below, stating the season and product you sell.
Something not answered here? Send a partner enquiry and we will come back to you within one working day.