Greetings from happy captain François

This morning, Nordlys passed the Strait of Dover on her way to Santander. It took us 4 days to cross the North Sea from Den Helder, all full and by.The south of England was waiting for us with a warm blue sky and a nice thermical wind which pushed our old lady up to 9 […]

Trading ketch Nordlys is getting ship-shaped for her 146th sailing season

A group of international volunteers carries the restoration works despite harsh winter conditions, making it possible for Nordlys to sail again. In the last days of November, when mornings already called in with a frost, Nordlys returned from her final voyage of 2018. The refit – a repair or re-equipping – was scheduled to start […]