North Sea Challenge I stands on a rocky island with green hills in the background.

North Sea Challenge III Orkneys – Scotland – 20260513

The adventure continues

13.05.2026

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21.05.2026
Meeting point: Kirkwall Marina, 4:00 p.m. on start day
Availability Places: 2

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We ask for your understanding that separate bookings must be made for each traveler.

This sailing trip is an extraordinary voyage on our OceanLife, a legendary Garcia 52 ‘ – an aluminum expedition yacht designed for ocean sailing and high latitude cruising. Starting in Kirkwall, Orkney, we head out across the North Sea to the west coast of Scotland – a passage that challenges seamanship, team spirit and the joy of discovery in equal measure.

If the weather conditions do not permit a circumnavigation of northern Scotland, we choose the alternative route through the interesting Caledonian Channel with its many locks and the famous Loch Ness.

Sailing trips are also particularly suitable for sailors who want to collect tide miles at the highest level for their training.

On board you will be guided by an RYA Yachtmaster Instructor & SSS skipper – a skipper with the highest level of training. This not only means safety and reliability, but also a unique opportunity for further training: If you wish, you can actively participate in all maneuvers, from cruise planning and astronavigation to night sailing.

The combination of a unique expedition ship, a skipper with internationally recognized instructor status and the fascinating route across the North Sea to the west coast of Scotland makes this Sailing trips much more than a sailing vacation: it is an expedition that combines professionalism, learning opportunities and immersion in the archaic nature of the sea.

A sailing boat with full sails glides near the Hebrides in bright sunshine and partly cloudy skies.

Highlights:

  • Navigation with modern plotting methods
  • Professional use of radar
  • Creation and implementation of watch plans
  • Passage planning according to international standards
  • Pilotage according to RYA World Sailing Safety standard
  • Dealing with strong winds
  • Ocean sailing on one of the most recognized expedition yachts
  • Working, traveling, living in a team under the guidance of professionals
  • The incredible effect of Nordic nature on you
  • An adventure, vastness and real high seas – in the protected setting of our team
  • Passing a challenge
Large standing Hebridean stones form a circle in a meadow under a cloudy sky.

Travel information:

  • Trip number: 20260513
  • Date: 13.05. – 21.05.2026
  • Start: Wednesday, Kirkwall – Orkneys 4:00 p.m.
  • End: Thursday, Oban 9:00 a.m.
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Take along: The usual sailing equipment for northern areas. Bed linen, towels, pillows and comforters are on board.

Impressions

Stone houses with thatched roofs line the coast of the Hebrides under a cloudy, rocky coastal sky.
Person standing on a Hebridean cliff looking out to sea under a blue sky.
A sailing boat anchors in calm waters with the Hebridean cliffs under a clear sky.
A stone gravestone with a Celtic cross stands in front of an old Hebridean church and a round tower on a meadow.
Colorful houses on the water with a boat, plants in the foreground and a hill behind them.
Rocky volcanic plain in the Hebrides with snow-capped mountains in the distance under a cloudy sky.
Under a partly cloudy sky, the waves crash against the rocky cliffs and the coast of the Hebrides.
A white lighthouse with a red top stands on a Hebridean hill under a blue sky with clouds.
A rocky, green Hebridean island under a partly cloudy sky, surrounded by choppy blue water.
A person on a sailing boat approaches the steep, rocky Hebridean cliffs above calm, dark water.
Close-up of blue and brown mussel shells collected on the shores of the Hebrides.
Large standing Hebridean stones form a circle in a meadow under a cloudy sky.

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