Three different steps to enjoy this trip.

Step 1: sailing through Northern Norway, Lyngen Alps. Navigation in the insides well protected from the swell. A confortable way to start a sailing trip through fjords and mountains.

Step 2: The crossing to Spitsbergen via Bear Island (Bjørnøya). In general, the leg from Norway to Bear Island lasts for less than 48 hours and the leg from Bear Island to Spitsbergen lasts around 30 hours. The first meeting with pack ice could be in the vicinity of Bear Island (in the cold Bear island current in between the two branches of the Gulf Stream).

Step 3: Spitsbergen south west coast. We can enjoy our first meeting with fast ice, glaciers and fjords along the coast before arriving in Longyearbyen.

Day 0: arrival on board in the end of the afternoon or in the evening, a good occasion to enjoy Tromsø downtown on night. Scandinavian ambiance guarantee in the northernmost university town.
Day 1 : Presentation of the boat, personal purchases. Afternoon, setting sail north by the east of Ringvassøya, anchoring for the night in the north part of the island.
Day 2 : Sailing in direction of Langfjordbotn (Langfjorden).
Day 3 : To Indre Pollen, anchoring in Stjernøya.
Day 4 : Bustadhamm.
Day 5 : Crossing to Spitsbergen in the evening.
Days 6 and 7 : Navigation to Bear Island between Norway and Svalbard, stop on the island if correct ice condition.
Day 8 : Crossing from Bear Island to Spitsbergen.
Day 9 : Hornsund, first contact with Spitsbergen, Gashamma.
Day 10 : Van Mijenfjorden, anchoring in Fridtjovhamma.
Day 11 : Isfjorden, Ymerbukta
Day 12 : Navigation in Isfjorden to Longyearbyen.
Day 12 + 1 : 03h00 AM, taxi to the airport. Take off 04h40 AM.

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