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Early Bird Offers 2025

Our next season starts in May 2025. We will honor those of you who book early and for longer times with generous Early Bird Offers as described below. An early booking guarantees space onboard and gives you the advantage of having more of a say about the time, the stretch and if you want to charter the "full boat" or allow guest crew members to hop-on-hop-off along the way. As time goes by and the price goes up, bookings may be done by other sailors or researchers​​

X-LARGE: 20%

Bookings latest on December 31st, 2024

LARGE: 10%

Bookings latest on January 31st, 2025​

MEDIUM: 7%

Bookings latest on February 28, 2025​

SMALL: 5%

Bookings latest on March 31st, 2025​

Price levels:

These are preliminary price levels for the season starting in May 2025. Commercial prices for charter, all-inclusive with professional crew (more details below). Look upon the price levels as a preliminary budget tool for your initial planning, and then get in touch for details and a quote.​

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*– 12 persons in total onboard: 5-10 guests/scientists and 2-3 Hrimfare Certified Crew members.Condition: Empty positions can be used by Hrimfare for external Guests Crew members.

– Including access to Hrimfare (with crew) as a project exhibition platform at harbor stops, pop-up exhibitions and opportunities for you to invite stakeholders and partners for workshops, meetings, exhibitions, etc.

– Pre-booking "Early Bird X" before December 31st, 2024 guarantees the availability for the sailing season May-October 2025, with consideration taken to other ongoing and/or preliminary bookings. Bookings other than full boat is accepting Hrimfare to offer empty positions to external Guest Crew members.

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** – Guest crews accepts other teams and guests onboard and sharing cabins may occur.

What's in it for you?

You will find a list of what is included and not included when chartering Hrimfare at the bottom of this page, but before diving into details, we'd like to give you some glimpses of our work, ambitions, and excitement. Flip through the "slideshows" by clicking on the arrows: < or >. Enjoy!

Slideshow: How hard can it be to sail four times around the world against the wind and currents? Well, flipping through the book "The Challenge" and talking to former skippers and crew members sailing on Hrimfare back in the 1990-ies have made us bow deep for the tough steel yacht we are working with... More on the story

Slideshow: We bought her in 2012, sailed her to Sweden in 2013, and have been showing her love and attention through many steps since then. It took longer than anticipated, but she is now a healthy ship to serve as a research vessel for decades to come. More 

Slideshow: It's well known that scientists love gadgets and instruments. We have space for a lot of it – advanced and frugal – and have prepared Hrimfare for the storage and handling of them while sailing. More 

Slideshow: Our mission is to live as we learn. That means consciously caring for all the aspects of Mother Earth in general and the ocean in particular. Saving resources and energy and reducing our carbon footprint are key pillars in everything we do. More 

Slideshow: Performing research assignments onboard a sailing yacht for days or weeks calls for a safe vessel, solid communication and comfortable living conditions...and good food. High priorities onboard Hrimfare. More 

Slideshow: Nothing but the best is good enough when it comes to safety onboard. But safety is a factor under constant challenge and change. We lean on solid certifications by the most experienced institutions. More 

Slideshow: We are on a mission for the sake of the ocean and humanity. We want to create awareness and make an impact on the world – sharing findings, experiences, and stories onboard, onshore, and online. More 

Slideshow: "The science we need for the ocean we want." We are proud to sail for Sailing4Science and under official endorsement from the United Nations Ocean Decade program 2021-2030. 

Included /Not included

What is included and
what is not?

INCLUDED:​

  • Professional skipper: Minimum RYA or IYT Yachtmaster Offshore or Ocean, commercially endorsed with STCW Basic Safety, First Aid, and Medical Care training. Experienced first mate with minimum STCW Basic Safety certification. If there is a maximum of nine guests, then one additional experienced crew member with Basic Safety certification.

     

  • Personal safety equipment: Gill Ocean Heavy Weather Gear and a Crew Saver Extreme 270N automatic personal flotation device with integrated safety harness+teather and automated AIS MOB personal locating beacon.
     

  • Berth for guests in 4 double berth cabins: (8 comfortably, on which could be expanded to 10) if wished. Charging of phones and personal devices with USB connectors. Pillows and blankets provided, sheets and/or sleeping bag and towels to be brought.
     

  • Food & drinks onboard: Selected with sustainability priorities (organic, locally produced, high vegetarian content as much as possible), after dietary requirements from all persons. Eating out will be paid for each expense. Alcohol is not allowed during passages.
     

  • Sustainable lifestyle: Hrimfare crew sails under a Sustainability Policy when onboard that includes the galley (kitchen), utensils, detergents, recycling facilities, and zero waste ambitions and dialogues.
     

  • Fuel: Renewable energy (sun, wind, water) is mainly used, but the engine and genset are sometimes needed. Propane is used for cooking.
     

  • Harbor and marina fees: including extra charges for power onboard.
     

  • Access to satellite communication: At personal expense when outside cell phone coverage.
     

  • Satellite tracker: AIS transponder provides positioning of the yacht, which enables tracking.
     

  • Safety briefings and sail training: Mandatory for all onboard. Team building elements are included in the educational passages.
     

  • Inflatable dingies: Available with electric outboard engines in natural harbors for marine environment exploration.
     

  • Pop-up exhibition tent: Available in harbors to showcase the project and expedition.
     

  • Repositioning of yacht: Starting and ending position within Baltic and 
Scandinavia included free of charge for charter exceeding 14 days.

NOT INCLUDED:

  • Personal and Travel Insurance: Hrimfare has insurance, including maritime protection and indemnity insurance for skippered charter.
     

  • Insurance addition: For Arctic Sailing and Svalbard rescue insurance addition. Price increases can be shared between projects of the whole season.
     

  • Travels and accommodations: Traveling to and from Hrimfare at crew members' expense.
     

  • Delays: Coverage of extra costs incurred to guests if arrival is delayed due to weather or other unforeseen factors. Planning with several days spare time between participants departing and new parties arriving is recommended. Re-bookable travel arrangements are recommended.
     

  • Personal expenses: Costs on land when visiting harbors and marinas.

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