John and Amanda Neal, aboard their Hallberg Rassy 46, Mahina Tiare, take their expedition crew on a true high latitude adventure on the 1,500-mile cruise from […]
Cruising Earth’s Edge, Spitsbergen to Iceland
Noah’s Ark Crashes Into Coast Guard Vessel
You read that right. A 230 foot long replica of Noah’s Ark collided with a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel as it arrived in Oslo, Norway on […]
Touche’s Second Expedition to Svalbard, part two
The crew of Touche continues to explore the Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean (published February 2016) After we felt we had explored Bell Sound (even […]
Touche’s Second Expedition to Svalbard
(published December 2015) The light was soft with just a hint of sunset colors, as the sun hung low on the horizon. We had set off […]
Touche Found Svalbard
In 1194 the Icelandic sagas state “Svalbardi funning,” which translates to Svalbard found. And so we did. (published June 2015) Svalbard means cold (sval) coasts (bardi) […]
Cruising Norway
An armchair sailor’s dream charter comes true (published April 2014) It all began one cold and snowy winter day in the northeast while watching an episode […]