Twenty-three of the competitors in France’s Vendée Artique sailing competition are seeking shelter in Fákrúðsfjörður Bay in East Iceland due to dangerous weather conditions on
The creation and usage of Nordic clinker boats has been inscribed by UNESCO on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The inscription
A German man who stole a sailboat from the harbour in Ísafjörður in the Westfjords this fall has received a suspended sentence of three months
The driven and innovative Össur Kristinsson attacks the high seas in his newest venture, as he aims to redefine the fundamentals of sailing. In his career, Össur has consistently created something out of nothing, touching down in a variety of fields as he goes wherever his mind takes him. The founder of global prosthetics giant Össur, it is clear from the moment we met that his focus is wholly on the marine company Rafnar, whose revolutionary ÖK Hull aims to change the meaning of ‘smooth sailing‘.
