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Solo sailor in the Arctic ❄️ Living on board my sailboat since 2020 and solo sailing since 2022. Lover of the high lats ♡ ⛵️ Ansø 42 from 1982
FINALLY, I am ready to share an incredible project that I have been working on for over two years now 🥹 This summer, me and Alizé Jireh are moving out to a remote lighthouse in the Arctic for one whole year, to experience true isolation, restore life to an abandoned lighthouse and create a stunning documentary about our experience. No social media, no Netflix, just us and the Arctic Ocean for 365 days. Through polar nights and countless storms, we are ready to discover what the many lighthouse keepers throughout history have been living through. I first fell in love with Alize's beautiful videography through her work with Women and the Wind, and I am so happy to share this journey with her 💙 There are still a lot of preparations to be done before we are ready for this new chapter, so we will be updating you about the project during the next months over at @thelightalone on Instagram. Follow along if you are interested! We are doing this documentary 100% independently, sharing our own authentic story and following our own artistic instincts. We are still looking for funding, and if you would like to support us, we have launched a Kickstarter to fundraise for the project. We appreciate any contribution, and we are so grateful to everyone helping us make this come to life 💕 Find the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verdandifilm/the-light-alone-documentary
Calling all seapeople! Today, come hang out and join SeaPeople LIVE with me! We will have a casual, live podcast on Zoom, and it will also be possible to tune in and ask your own questions 💙⛵️ Hope to see you there! More info: https://lnk.bio/s/seapeopleapp/spliveveroniaskotnes
Anchored for ten days in three different bays and cleaned up 5 tons of plastic together with Miljørederiet 💙⛵️
Helped to sail Sáivu, a Bavaria Ocean 42, up the Norwegian Coast, from the Oslo Fjord to Alta, repeating the same voyage that I did with my own boat four years earlier. However, instead of spending three months exploring the coast, we only had two weeks this time, meaning we had to sail past most of the beautiful coastline. We still managed to find time to explore a few places, and had stops in Kristiansand, Florø, Ålesund, Rødøy, Nusfjord, Svolvær, Sortland, Senja and Bergsfjord before reaching Alta. The crew was Veronica, Rune + Sue and Pete from New Zealand 🇳🇿
After spending the whole winter docked in Øksfjord, it was an amazing feeling to be back at sea again, even just for a few short days. I made my way to a new harbour, but made sure to spend two nights at anchor along the way. These gorgeous days are featured on my YouTube channel ♡
Overwintering in the cute fishing village, Øksfjord, and spending a week discovering my new backyard. The goal was to sail slowly, anchor up, and enjoy time alone. When sailing back into Øksfjord, I met a pod of humpback whales! 🐋 What an incredible experience, and it was caught on photo by Hilde Bye, a local photographer who was photographing the whales from land when I sailed by.
After receiving a grant for writers, I was able to officially become a full-time sailor and spend three whole months solo sailing around to find information for my book ♡ This sail was probably one of the most important ones for me. The route drawn here is roughly the route I followed over three months, spending a lot of time in anchorages and in small harbours talking to people and writing down my experiences.
The closest wharf that would lift my boat was Tromsø. It's a long journey to do solo, so I anchored up twice to split the hours across a few days.
I'm not revealing any of the anchor spots for this one haha. Three nights anchored ⚓️ Trip with friends.
In many ways, this was the sail which truly began my solo sailing adventure. Although I had already been living on board my boat for two years at this point, I was usually bringing friends aboard for longer sailing trips. Through a week of sailing on my own and visiting places that would become some of my favourites, I discovered the freedom and joy of sailing by myself.
