Opal and Donna Wood depart for Greenland
Sailing ships Opal and Donna Wood have departed for Greenland. The ships left Húsavík harbour yesterday and are headed for Scoresby Sound.
Electrically powered sailing ship Opal on the left, and sailing ship Donna Wood on the right ©Christian Harboe-Hansen
Captain Heimir Harðarson reported today that the trip is going well and all systems on the newly refurbished Opal are functioning better than expected.
The two sailing ships will operate in Greenland until mid-September and then return to Húsavík. More about the Greenland tours is available here.
The map shows the position of the two sailing ships and is updated regularly through Marine Traffice.