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  • COVID-19 // March 19 Contingency Update

    Here’s the latest email that was sent out today, March 19 to ALL 59º North crew, past, present & future on how we’re planning around the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. We think this will affect not only 59º North, but the entire offshore sailing industry in general, regarding safety-at-sea issues once Click here for full post: […] More

  • COVID-19 // 59º North Contingency Planning Pt. 1

    Hey guys, Andy here writing from quarantine in Sweden. In our effort to be as transparent as possible in everything we do at 59º North, we’re keeping up that philosophy in how we plan for the COVID-19 crisis. I’ve been following this closely since I got home from Colorado two Click here for full post: […] More

  • Bound Away Around Cape Horn // ICEBEAR in the Ocean Globe Race

    January 2020 // Stockholm, Sweden “Lives there a sailor who would not have made a Cape Horn passage in his own small vessel rather than any other voyage in the world?” — Vito Dumas // Legendary Solo Circumnavigator ICEBEAR is headed around the world, and the hard way. Come fall Click here for full post: […] More

  • FULL WONKA! // Free Crew Space with the Golden Postcard!

    FULL WONKA! Surprise surprise…that little extra Sailing SV Delos something we teased in the 80 NORTH coffee table book is revealed today! Since we can’t ship 250 books around the world to sign them all, instead we printed 250, 6×9” postcards – using 4 different photos – that have been Click here for full post: […] More

  • “You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat” // 59 North Gets a Swan 59

    It’s official – 59 North Sailing is now a two-boat operation! Starting in February, 2019, ICE BEAR (ex THINDRA), a German Frers-designed Swan 59, will be making offshore passages with Mia & I on the helm! Yep, you heard right – a 59-footer for 59 North 😉 I’m hoping that this news is received with both surprise and […] More

  • Thank you dear furiends from Dexter and me!

    Furiends, I have missed you all. The last few months have been extremely busy. My mum has been poorly, like I told you before, and since she’s my chief typist I gave her some time off. She wrote about it here for those of you who are wondering what’s been going on. She’s now getting […] More

  • Why we start „The Sailing Family“

    Maybe you know this- everyday the same – the same work – the same people – the same routine. Traffic Jams – working – traffic jams and so on. The first 25 years of my life I travelled a lot – to the usa, asia, africa and nearly all over europe. I did extremesports and […] More

  • Why we start „The Sailing Family“

    Maybe you know this- everyday the same – the same work – the same people – the same routine. Traffic Jams – working – traffic jams and so on. The first 25 years of my life I travelled a lot – to the usa, asia, africa and nearly all over europe. I did extremesports and […] More