S/V Linden

We offer a variety of expeditions in the High-Arctic and Norway.

06/06/2024

We have enjoyed the lovely weather with some painting of our seizings on the shrouds🤩😎☀️

31/05/2024

While in port we have been doing some maintenance and practical seamanship work😁💪🤩😱
We are making a new rope fender, some new baggy wrinkles, greasing and serving our topmast shrouds and also painting them white😁🤩💪

23/05/2024

From our last trip to Colesbukta which was earlier an important part of the Svalbard coal industry, but is now a ghost town that you can visit⛵💨👻❄️☀️

14/05/2024

Going ashore to explore the beautiful trygghamna🤩🥶⛵💨🌊🧊❄️

29/03/2024

Yesterday we crossed the polar circle which meant a humble visit from Neptun himself. Starting out with a baptism of those who crossed in polar territory for the first time - followed by a stop for cold polar plunge. ❄️

06/03/2024

28/02/2024

Sunday the 10th of march we have open ship from 12°°-15°°
Come by, get a tour onboard and have a hot chocolate and a waffle.
See you on Sunday the 10th.

20/02/2024

On the upcoming Sunday we have open ship from 12-15.
Come by, get a tour onboard and have a hot chocolate and a waffle.
See you on Sunday.

09/01/2024

Experience Svalbard by sailboat on an extraordinary Svalbard expedition like no other. Learn about our upcoming expeditions to Svalbard in 2023. Join us for the experience of a lifetime on a Svalbard Expedition!

29/12/2023

Climbing the rigging on the S/V Linden, featuring the Men’s Freo Offshore Jacket and Hi-Fit

Photograph taken by the Henri-Lloyd sponsored participant Chris Barrett Photography 👏

09/11/2023

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08/07/2023

expeditions: two expeditions of 10 Days, exploring the Islands of Svalbard.

Covering a distance of 2,000 to 4,000 nautical miles, this extraordinary expedition will push the limits of our oceanographic scientific data gathering abilities and will be conducted using wind power.

Led by renowned explorer , our Expedition will include key scientists, journalists, naturalists, digital content and film makers, as well as a select number of citizen scientists who will be trained to sail professionally and contribute directly to climate science.

The expedition aims to install and test scientific and technological equipment such as weather stations, FerryBox, CTD, Bathymetry, Communications, and Safety. Additionally, an online dashboard will be created to convey the findings and capture stories through digital and broadcast content capture.
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04/07/2023

The polar bear, a beautiful and inspiring animal.

Join us on one of our expeditions in Svalbard. For more information please follow the link in our bio or write us.

12/05/2023

While we were crossing the Barents Sea to Svalbard, we saw some Orcas and dolphins swimming alongside Linden.

Arrived in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, we had our first Ski and Sail tour with beautiful weather for this season. Together with our guests we went ashore to see a group of walruses.

On our next Ski and sail trip, we were really lucky to see polar bears with our guests.

Furthermore we got lucky with the weather and were able to set some sails and shut down the engine.

Pos: 78° 31.2778‘ N
16° 01.7140‘ E

Lukas
Deckhand

07/05/2023

Last week we arrived in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, and since then we have been sailing around the fjords doing ski and sail. We have had great weather conditions and been lucky with the wildlife. 🏔️⛷️🦭

Want to join us for ski and sail? https://www.sv-linden.com/booking/ski-and-sail

16/04/2023

After departing in Bodø we sat sail to Svolvær, Lofoten. Arriving in Svolvær, we got surprised by beautiful northern lights on a clear sky.

After a short stop in Svolvær we started our next leg to Tromsø. On the way we did a scenic tour inside Trollfjorden, as you might have seen in our latest post.

Furthermore we had a change of crew in Tromsø. On the picture you see the crew which sailed from Holbæk, Denmark to Tromsø, Norway.

Position: 69° 38.6926‘ N
18° 57.2486‘ E

Lukas
Deckhand

14/04/2023

A timelapse from our scenic tour inside Trollfjorden on our way to Tromsø.

11/04/2023

We are getting more north by the day, it’s getting colder, the mountains are getting higher and the snow moves slowly down to our height.

Departing Bergen we have had some really nice days of sailing and reached 8 knots by sail most times.
The night watches are getting more chilly but hints of northerns lights are starting to show in the sky. So our moods are high and sun even higher during daytime.

Passing Stad has been talked about quite a lot onboard, since it is an area very known for it’s difficult weather conditions most of the year. But we were very lucky and it went smoothly!

On Tuesday we celebrated Anna-Ida’s birthday with cake and birthday songs. And of course she made sure that the weather was sunny all day.
We took time to have a fishing stop in the nice weather too, and caught some nice fresh cod which were served for a delicious dinner.

The lattitude has passed 66.6°, which means we have crossed the arctic circle. According to tradition, Neptune will join the ship and baptize everyone who is crossing for the first time with a new polar name. And this was no omission!

Position: 67° 17.0688’ N
14° 22.5364’ E

Mathilde
Deckhand, OS

27/03/2023

This friday we arrived in Kristiansand, Norway. 📍
Linden has not been sailing for several months and many things have been taking apart and put together during the winter. Therefore the first sailing trip of the season is always interesting. We have spent the weekend doing small adjustments onboard and making Linden ready for yet another trip to come.

We also had time to explore the city of Kristiansand.

15/03/2023

In a few days we will set sail from Holbæk, where we have been since December doing maintainence and preparing the ship for departure.
We sail along the coast of Norway, continue to Svalbard and finally start our Expedition in the end of June.
We have updated our website for that matter. Take a closer look to see specefic dates and booking details for joining us. Link in bio. 🐋❄️

#2023

07/03/2023

We are very excited and thrilled to work with on the .citizenscience project starting in the end of June untill the end of October.
It is called the . It is possible for everybody to join, as long as you are keen on learning about expeditions and sailing.

26/02/2023

As promised, we have created a map with more detailed info about our route. It shows our route until the end of June. On the second slide you will find the different legs.

17/02/2023

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04/02/2023

Kom til åbent skib på Linden.
I den kommende weekend holder vi åbent skib på Krags Brygge i Holbæk. Kig forbi lørdag eller søndag i tidsrummet 13-16 til vafler og varm kakao.
Vi ses! ⛵️

25/01/2023

Kom til åbent skib på Linden.
I den kommende weekend holder vi åbent skib på Krags Brygge i Holbæk. Kig forbi lørdag eller søndag i tidsrummet 13-16 til vafler og varm kakao.
Vi ses! ⛵️

11/11/2022

A look back to some beautiful days in August, when we were part of filming a Wildlife documentary for your favorite streaming service. 3 weeks were spent filming Brunnich’s Guillemot and their chicks jumping from the magnificent Alkefjellet in the northeastern corner of Spitsbergen. We can’t wait to show you the final product once it airs sometime next year.

26/10/2022

Join us on our voyage from Copenhagen to Tromsø this spring. We have a few spots left on board, on the various legs of the journey. We will set sail from Copenhagen and stop in Bergen and Trondheim along the way, where it will be possible to either embark or disembark the vessel. 🌊

Read more details about the journey on our website.

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We had a beautiful sunrise while sailing on the coast of Norway. We wish you all a nice weekend. Have a look on our website to join us for an expedition in the high arctic: www.sv-linden.com.

Before Christmas we took down our schooner and mizzen top mast. In the video you see how we took down the mizzen top mast. Want to join us on one of our tours in the high arctic?Then have a look on our website: www.sv-linden.com

Baggywrinkles protect the sails and gaffs from chafing agains the rigging. Unprotected sails would soon develop holes at the points of contact.

On our way south along the Norwegian coast, we made a stop in Måløy. It is an interesting maneuver to get in and out of the small harbor in Måløy. That’s our way out of the harbor.

A timelapse from our scenic tour inside Trollfjorden on our way to Tromsø. #tallships #linden #svlinden #trollfjorden #norway #tromsø #sailing #sailingship #expedition #arctic #arcticsailing #arcticexpedition

Ten days until we depart towards Tromsø. Once again we will have wind in our sails and water passing by the side of the ship.

Our Sailmaker Agnete is doing some much-needed repairs on our mizzen sail. Such a pleasure seeing the old retro Singer sewing machine getting to work.

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S/V Linden’s History

S/V Linden is a three-masted wooden beauty powered with 365 square meters of sail. In favorable winds, she can surpass 12 knots and if the wind is absent, Linden can comfortably travel at 7 knots an hour on her engine.

She is well equipped to take you on an adventure in the high Arctic. This schooner is built with love and funding from thousands of supporters in Åland in 1993 as a replica of the original Linden of 1920. She is the biggest wooden schooner in Europe still sailing. Linden is made for sailing the cold Baltic Sea, and her ice-strengthened hull enables her to take on the sea ice in Svalbard’s waters.

There is almost 50 meters of Linden lengthways and 9 meters across. The spacious outdoor viewing decks are a key feature. You have full 360 degrees view of the Arctic landscape with the opportunity to photograph wildlife nearly at eye level. From the rooftop or the top of the mast, you can spot wildlife even further away.

Linden offers 5 double private cabins and 2 single cabins with shared bathroom for overnight sails, so you are guaranteed an exclusive experience.

Vessel Particulars

IMO: 8930184 Name: LINDEN MMSI: 219023617 Vessel Type: YACHT (Sailing Vessel) Gross Tonnage: 277 Summer DWT: 350 t Build: 1993 Deadweight: 350 t Length Overall x Breadth Extreme: 35.5m × 8.6m

Lindens History

A sailing cruise ship – a unique Åland project

The autonomous Åland Islands have always had shipping as one of their principal industries. The Ålanders are very proud of their traditions, and have made great efforts to preserve more than just the memory of the epoch of sailing ships for future generations.

Mariehamn is the homeport of the four-masted barque Pommern, one of the ‘Flying P-liners’ of the German shipyard F. Laeisz, and the only big ocean-going sailor from the beginning of the last century still preserved in her original state. She represents the last heydays of the merchant sailingships, when Åland shipowners, headed by the legendary Gustaf Erikson, operated the great windjammers on their last voyages in the grain trade between England and Australia – the world famous Grain Races.

One smaller, very common type of sailingship formerly used in Åland for trading in the Baltic Sea was the ‘galeas’, which had only gaff-rigged masts. None of that type remains in their original state, but in 1988, an exact copy of a galeas from the turn of the century was built in Mariehamn, receiving the same name as her prototype, Albanus.

Ancient skills to the fore again

The Albanus was built by classical methods, and the old, almost forgotten shipbuilding traditions were revived. The final result was so successful that the enthusiasts behind the project began thinking of building a larger ship – not at least to keep their newfound skills alive. It was decided that, in contrast to the Albanus, which was built on an entirely non-profit basis, the next ship should be owned by a company and operated commercially.

The prototype of the new ship was found in the schooner Linden, built in Mariehamn in 1920. The Linden was of a suitable size to have cabins fitted, but not too large to be built in the relatively simple facilities available at the Albanus shipyard. Moreover, the original Linden was a beautiful, well-built ship that kept sailing up to 1947.

The Linden is one of the very last sailing ships to be built in Åland, and the traditional methods were also here used in the work. No drawings existed, and the only reference material for the new Linden project consisted of some photographs and a half-model of the hull of the original ship.

The new Linden was designed on the basis of that material. Unlike the original, though, the new Linden was planned to be built as a passenger ship and was classified accordingly. Consequently, she complies with all the modern regulations and is a beautiful example of traditional crafts combined with modern materials and technology.

The people’s shipping company

The Rederi AB Linden was founded at the end of 1989, and the public was invited to buy shares. In 1999 the company had more than 2600 shareholders. Among them are both business firms and private individuals, primarily from Åland, but also from mainland Finland and abroad.

The Linden, like the Albanus, was intended as a living representative of Åland’s maritime history. However, her operations always were to be economically self-supporting, so she is designed to undertake cruises in all seas.

Modern but authentic

For all her modern equipment, the Linden is ghost from a vanished epoch, a tangible piece of history. Externally she is almost completely identical to her prototype, the biggest difference the large deckhouses.

The Linden is built of Åland pinewood, from the biggest trees available. Her masts and bowsprit are made of larch timber from Carelia. The trees used were 110 years old, and had been planted at the command of Tsar Alexander II, solely for use as masts.

To comply with the strictest regulations laid down for wooden ships by Den Norske Veritas, the Linden has steel reinforcements in many places. To comply with requirements of leakage stability, four watertight steel bulkheads divide her hull.

Except the steel reinforcements, most of the ship, including hull, planking, deck and spars, are made of wood laid in the same techniques as her prototype. Only the tools differ – the Linden shipyard was equipped with all the modern facilities required for efficient work.

The Linden must also comply with requirements for fire safety, and so most of the structures below deck are covered with fire-insulating sheet-metal coffers. The visible deck beams have been treated with fire-retardant varnish, and Hi-fog sprinklers have been installed in cabins, public spaces and engine room.

Original rigging – modern equipment

The Linden’s fore-and-aft rig is almost entirely identical with that of her prototype. Easy to handle, it makes the ship well suited for navigation in the shallow waters among islands. With a total area of 630 square meters, the 11 sails are made of the synthetic dacron material, which is lighter to handle than old-times canvas.

The first Linden did not have an engine, although sailingships with auxiliary engines were common already in the 1920’s. Due to World War I, there was a shortage of ships, and many new were built – there was unfortunately also a shortage of money, and many ships were built without an engine, in the hopes of quickly earning enough to install one. In Linden’s case, it didn’t work. The new Linden’s hull then had to be built slightly fuller aft to facilitate an engine room.

The Linden has a Volvo Penta diesel motor of 426 kW, connected via a reduction gear to a propeller with adjustable blades. On a good day, she can run about 9 knots. A generator driven by a diesel motor of 85 kW supplies electricity. A bow thruster – quite the unknown feature at the time of the first Linden’s construction – has been installed to help facilitate maneuvers.

The navigational equipment is all modern, comprised of radar, satellite navigation (GPS), and echo sounder. A complete radio station and a mobile internet have been fitted for communicative purposes.

The Linden is an environment-friendly ship in several ways. She is primarily wind-powered, and thus almost CO2 neutral, and her main and auxiliary engine runs on low sulphur diesel oil. There is an excellent garbage plan, and all refuse from the toilet system is collected in tanks onboard, to be pumped ashore for disposal.