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The relaunch of Barba
Easter at last, and heading out again. The destination is Stadt about two days of cruising to the North. Some of the most spectacular coastline of Norway lies ahead. It´s also the official launch day...
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First stop, Utvær
After about a day of sailing, we made it to our first destination, the archipelago of Utvær. Chosen spontaneously, as the rather streneous start of the voyage made a night in a comfortable harbour, a...
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Hiking high and low
After a stormy night we awoke to a rather relaxed Utvær – draped in sunshine and with light wind. The weather was perfect to set out to explore the island’s shoreline where the huge and powerful waves...
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Arrival of the migration workers
Andreas, Martin and I have been looking forward to seeing some new faces for a while, actually, since leaving port in Stavanger. After five days, even a Swede and a French seemed like a good idea to...
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Ferndale, a dive back in time
In 1944 the freight vessel Ferndale was leading a German convoy from Bergen to Ålesund under the cover of darkness. She misnavigated in the Krakhelle strait, and ran aground. As daylight once again...
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Easter in the fjords
Featured image: Robinson doing the pendulum from the mast My name is Robinson. And still, this is my first sailing trip! A couple of weeks ago, when Martin mentioned his Easter plans, I had no idea I...
View ArticleEaster of 2014 – The highlight reel
A video from our easter sail of 2014. Presented by sailor and Barba enthusiast Mr. Martin Svangtun. The post Easter of 2014 – The highlight reel appeared first on Barba.
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A happy new year and a big thank you from the Barba crew!
It has been somewhat silent on the Barba blog lately. Following 112 days out at sea we were all rather pleased to return to normal life following a couple of weeks of acclimatization. The Barba spirit...
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The Easter sail – a photographic resumé
Barba and the crew returned safely to Stavanger on Easter Sunday. The trip had been a passionate reunion with mother nature for Barba, following a dormant winter with inshore sailing. The “expedition...
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An Adventure in Barba’s Backyard
One autumn day this past September, Barba and I sailed out from Stavanger on a Friday evening with our most international crew to date. We were joined by US freelance travel journalist Terry Ward,...
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October 5th: On a beautiful autumn day Barba steamed out of her homeport in Stavanger. With Barba’s terrestrial headquarters (captain’s flat) rented out, she headed North, her destination deep within...
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Into the deep
Fabrice Schnoller, known from many Barba adventures by now, reached out to me telling me he had met a guy with an ROV that he thought I should meet. An ROV (remotely operated vehicle) is an underwater...
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