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Hrimfare expeditions
We are excited to share our preliminary maps for upcoming expeditions – with scientific data sampling and adventure sailing on the menu. Check out the latest expeditions and upcoming ones. We are planning 4 routes for the rest of 2025 and 2026. Pls... note that the upcoming ones are all still in a "work-in-progress". Thank you!
2025
Ocean Living Lab
The "Ocean Living Lab" adventure started from Trondheim in mellow winds, with beautiful sceneries and fantastic Nordic Lights and a few days later we ended up pounding through harsh weather before the storm Amy did hit our route through Skagerrak. The crew consisting of sailors, students and scientists was safe at all times and arrived well in Gothenburg. The safety first policy is always on top of the priorities, so before the storm hit the area in its full powers, Hrimfare was safely tied up in the port of Hirtshals, on the west coast of Denmark. The expedition was one of several corner stones in an ongoing pilot project for the creation of a university "Summer School Program". The vision is to offer students a sailing4science opportunity with a rich palette of experiences, sustainability insights, co-creation opportunities, ocean adventures and valuable self-esteem building lifeskills. Check out our image gallery on Pixieset and our expedition map with short stories on Google Earth.
2025
DiverSea Norway Expedition
After six weeks of sailing and sampling along the Swedish and Norwegian coast, the crew of the DiverSea Project and Expedition 2025 arrived in Trondheim. 13 crew members have been part of the adventure and shared the life onboard the mothership for the concept Sailing4Science – Hrimfare. We sailed from Smögen in Sweden up to Trondheim in Norway, docked in city harbours and small marinas, and stopped at more than 35 sampling stations to collect plankton, water, chemical data observations, and sediment from the seabed. Along the way, the crew has showcased the project and lots of "cool ocean stuff" in a dedicated tent and talked to people from all over the world, thanks to an intense tourism season along the beautiful coast of Norway – locals, visiting tourists, scientists, sailors, media, and ordinary people from all walks of life have ended up in the tent and onboard our iconic racer – now transformed into a comfortable ocean lab. See the image gallery on Pixieset and our expedition map with short stories on Google Earth.
2025-2026
Arctic Sea
We started to work with the NAPA Eco-Arctic project in 2024 and are planning for an expedition up to the Arctic region launch in 2026. We are offering research expedition opportunities along the Swedish West coast, along the Norwegian coast and visiting fjords up to Tromsø first of all. Then, as a second part of the expedition, we will continue over towards Svalbard and Greenland. Read more about the project here
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2017-2024
Outsourced expeditions
Hrimfare being renovated and getting dressed...
We decided to halt the expeditions and give Hrimfare some serious love and attention. We lifted her up on land for a deep "make-over" in 2017. We thought that 2 years would be plenty of time. But a steel yacht from 1991 that has sail raced four times around the world and served as a school ship in the UK Marines deserved (needed) more time. Now, 7 years later, she is getting ready for launch in the coming spring.
Expeditions carried out in the meantime...
Being sailors and scientists we were not just going to sit down and wait while Hrimfare is being renovated. So we have been "out there" in the meantime. Performing scientific research assignments in various waters for a wide range of research projects on the Swedish west coast, in Norway, and in Greece. Even along the coast in West Africa with the project Sailing4Science.
2016
Ocean Awareness
Young curious students onboard
Inviting groups of students to a few days sailing, and living onboard a yacht is always rewarding. They love it. We focus on good seamanship, awareness of the beauty of the archipelago and sea, and demonstration of environmental concern through beach litter cleanup and learning research mini projects. The magic happens every time – we know our guests – young or old – will come back home with new perspectives on humanity's connection to the ocean and a better understanding of how important it is to treat it with respect and care. The students came form the Gullmarsgymnasiet in Lysekil, Sweden (upper secondary school).
The Bonus Sheba Expedition
A scientific expedition from Gothenburg to Gotland and back. We sailed southwards via Øresund between Denmark and Sweden and into the Baltic Sea to visit the island's "capital" Visby, and to participate in the "Almedalsveckan" – a democratic weekly meeting place for dialogue, exchange, and unexpected meetings between politicians, societal and business stakeholders and the general public.
Plastic Free Sea around Denmark
On our way back from Gotland we took a turn through the Kiel Canal and then up north along the Danish west coast and stopped in marinas and harbors for the campaign "Don't Tell The Children. Promoting trash-free ocean behaviors and ocean literacy.
2015
Plastic pollution
Plastic Free Sea along Norway's coast
We made an expedition to Norway this summer and reached Stavanger. We also completed an expedition as part of the "West Sea Week" and for the campaign "Don't Tell the Children".
2014
A Trash-Free Baltic Sea
Raising awareness about plastic trash
Believe it or not, but plastic trash and microplastics in the seas were not a big topic for the general public back in 2014. We sailed southwards via Øresund between Denmark and Sweden and into the Baltic Sea to visit Gotland to raise the awareness of the issue at the mega event "Almedalsveckan" – a democratic week long meeting place for dialogue, exchange, and unexpected connections between societal, business, high-end political stakeholders and the general public.
2013
Blue Food...what's cooking?
Showcasing new sustainable sea food
The expedition during season 2013 was colored by "Blue Food" as a part of the West Sea Week's program, and we sailed and showcased what's cooking with a multitude of actors from fishermen, aquaculture scientists, chefs and fishery researchers to talk about and taste new sustainable food alternatives from the sea.