Sailingweekend to Denmark and Skagen
11,300 NOK
september 7 - 10. september 2023
4 days
Get wind in your sails, salt water in your hair and experiences of a lifetime with SeilNorge. Replace the Danish boat with a sailboat and join a potentially fierce but safe sailing across the Skagerak to lovely Skagen.
For us, our closest sea area in the south, Skagerak, is an excellent place to try out ocean sailing for the first time, log more nautical miles on the open sea, practice night sailing and try out what it's like to go on watch through the night. Join us and get wind in your hair on a mini-expedition to our nearest holiday country in the south; Denmark!
This trip offers around 280 nm out sailed distance, where we are mostly in utaskjær's waters. The trip starts in Oslo on Thursday before lunch, so we get off to a good start and out to sea before it gets dark. Through the night we sail across the Skagerak and arrive well into Friday, in good time for dinner on land in Skagen. Then we return the same way we came.
Of course, we always bet on good sailing, and a crossing of the Skagerrak is always a memorable experience. Standing on duty at dawn with a cup of coffee in hand, sailing a good reach with good speed straight towards Skagen's sandy beaches, is a wonderful experience that we cannot describe well enough!
Whether you're looking for a different weekend trip, have a long-distance sailing dream in your stomach, want to take your family or a date on a vigorous experience, or just want to cross Skagerrak off your bucket list, this is the trip for you!
This is a proper sailing trip for those who want to experience the high seas. There can be potentially intense conditions, but the advantage of the trips to Denmark is that it is not that far. On these trips we sail through the night, so from SeilNorge we provide both skipper and co-skipper on these trips.
As on all our trips, you will learn to sail, you will have challenges, you will feel a sense of mastery, and you will have memorable experiences for life! You don't need sailing experience to join, but if you have a lot of sailing experience you are also welcome; if you are a first-timer, we want to make you a sailor/woman, and if you are experienced, you will have more responsibility and greater challenges to sharpen your skills. This is an excellent opportunity to test out touring sails and to get out of the safe embrace of the Oslo Fjord.
On this trip we sail our "Oslo boat" VakiVaki. Read more about our boats here.
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So far, we have tentatively taken up the fight with Hurtigruten up the coast of Northern Norway. And now the competition with the Danish ferry from Oslo to Denmark is on! :)
Join this summer's new trip from Oslo to Skagen!
Johannes (Seilnorge)
Day 1: Night sailing out the Oslofjord
We meet to check in the boats at 11.00 at Kongen Marina in the center of Oslo. We start by getting to know each other and the boat. We go over the schedule for the weekend, the weather outlook, safety and routines on board, and before we leave the dock we go over basic sailing techniques and safety procedures. We have no time to lose, cast off and head south out the Oslofjord. Throughout the day, we practice basic boat handling and other maneuvers we should be able to do when sailing across the ocean. If the conditions are good, we just continue south and out on the ocean through the night, and get the Færder lighthouse across to starboard before the first night watch starts at midnight. We'll see, it depends on the wind; Skagerrak next!
Day 2: Sailing to Skagen
Throughout the night we keep watch and rotate who is awake and steering the ship, and who is asleep. Depending on how many participants we have on board, we will typically be two watch teams doing three-hour shifts. It is around 75nm from Færder until we round the buoys east of Skagen, and the entire crossing from Oslo takes around 24 hours. Depending on how good the wind is, we will arrive in Skagen in the afternoon or evening on Friday. And in Skagen we find both good food and good drink to celebrate a successful first crossing!
Day 3: A day's enjoyment in beautiful Skagen
Skagen is a favorite sailing destination in the summer, and here you can spend the whole morning walking around the marina, looking at boats and listening to bragging and robbery stories from other sailors. There are also nice hiking opportunities in the undulating, sandy landscape. The tower of 'Den tilsandede church' and the beach out towards Grenen, Denmark's most northerly point, are fine hiking destinations. We meet for lunch together, a typical Danish breakfast, at one of the cozy inns in town. The weather forecast determines a little when we have to leave, but in a reasonable time on Saturday we have to sail home anyway. We once again get ready to hoist the sails and head home and north across the Skagerrak.
Day 4: Home again over Skagerrak
This night we also rotate with watch teams, while we sail across the sea. We are betting on good weather and expect to sail into the Outer Oslofjord at dawn. If we have had a good wind over the sea and have plenty of time, we will anchor in a nice spot in the Oslofjord and have lunch. We arrive at Aker Brygge in plenty of time to get washed and cleaned off the boat before we end the trip at 6pm at the latest. Thanks for a great trip!:)
Program
The program should be seen as a rough itinerary that we can adapt to the weather and conditions. We also reserve the right to change and improve our itineraries. We will have a dinghy for beach trips and small expeditions, fishing gear for cod, and gear to hike or make bonfires on the beach on all our trips - we are ready for adventure! Are you?
Included
- Max. 6 participants
- Course certificate after completion of the course
- Experienced skipper and instructor and differentiated teaching
- Advice, guidance and practical training aimed at passing the boat driving license in Norway (Båtførerprøven).
- Accommodation onboard the boat
- All meals onboard during the trip (from dinner first day to lunch last day)
- High quality inflatable life jacket (HellyHansen) available for loan
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- Transportation to/from start/end
- Drinks like wine, beer or exclusive apple juice and other luxury.
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Changes in the program
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