Crew
Martin Hassellöv
Skipper/Owner
Offshore Skipper Hassellöv is the originator of Hrimfare Expeditions. Born in Smögen, at the heart of the Swedish Westcoast, he has dedicated his life to the marine environment as a researcher, teacher, and communicator on issues of marine environmental chemistry such as contaminant particles and plastic pollution. The contaminant particles include synthetic nanoparticles and marine micro plastics. He is a doctor of Philosophy and holds a PhD at the University of Gothenburg.
Jens Marklund
Skipper/1st Mate
Ocean Skipper Marklund has a lifelong and extensive relation to the sea. He's been sailing ships of all sizes, in seas all over the world. With 30 years experience of engineering as chief engineer in the global merchant fleet he knows all about big-scale marine maintenance and has been crucial to the development of S/Y Hrimfare. Jens is also responsible for security routines onboard.
Bjorn Bertoft
Watch Leader/Communication
Coastal Skipper Bertoft has been a sailor since childhood and has sailed for the climate and Agenda 2030 in his own project 100% Sun Wind Water – a lifestyle sailing and science statement, via 7 countries around Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea, together with 45 young guest crew members from 5 continents. Bjorn is furthermore engaged as a Communication Director for SY Hrimfare and the project Sailing4Science.
Rani Hassellöv
Deck Hand, Purser
Introduction
Bengt Liljebladh
Watch Leader/Oceanographer
Watch Leader Liliebladh has been sailing boats from small yachts to the East Indiaman Gotheborg, and he loves traditional classical yachts like his own R9. Bengt has been cruising yachts around the Atlantic several times. He has spent time in the Caribbean and participated in many scientific expeditions on research ships to the Arctic and Antarctica. He is also very skilled in both mechanical and electronic engineering tasks.
Magnus Larsson
1st Mate, Watch Leader
Introduction.
Rikard Eriksson
Watch Leader/Teambuilding
Watch Leader Eriksson is a sailing psychologist who is very interested in people and their personalities and is always contributing to a cheerful atmosphere in the cockpit. He has numerous teambuilding exercises in his foul weather jacket sleeve if you are up for a corporate event to make your group work better together. Rikard has sailed many thousand miles in dingies and as single-handed keelboats, and he has started to pursue his RYA Yachtmaster offshore degree with a shore-based certificate and practical course.
Murat Ardalan
Chief Scientist Sailing4Science
Professor Murat V. Ardalan, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology.