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Thinking About a Surf Trip to the Arctic Circle?

Surfer·Jake Howard·about 16 hours ago
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Since California surfers started stowing away on Hawaii-bound Matson liner ships, the boat trip has been a staple of surf adventure. Load up a boat, point it toward somewhere remote, and go chase waves that most of the world doesn’t even know exist. From the jump, that’s meant heading to the tropics. Think Indonesia, the Maldives, or even Tahiit or Fiji’s outer islands. Warm water, palm trees, reef passes, and the promise of scoring waves far from the crowds. But what if you took that same concept and moved it north? Way north. Aboard the M/V Vikingfjord , a purpose-built, ice-strengthened expedition vessel, surfers have the opportunity to explore the remote coastlines of Iceland’s Westfjords, where cold-water surfing takes on an entirely different meaning. Dramatic fjords, towering cliffs, pristine Arctic waters, and the possibility of catching waves beneath the Northern Lights. Charters are organized through EYOS Expeditions , which specializes in out-of-bounds adventures.…

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