The Tilvera Bottlenose Whale Expedition 2025
From the icy edges of Svalbard to the volcanic shores of Húsavík, this year’s Tilvera Bottlenose Whale Expedition was nothing short of legendary
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We’re Heading to Portugal!
By: Belén G. Ovide After an incredible sailing season exploring the majestic landscapes of Svalbard, Norway, and Greenland, we’ve decided to spend the winter soaking up the sun in beautiful Portugal! This season has been full of unforgettable adventures, and…
Hope Expedition Svalbard – with ocean missions
By: Taime Smit Pellure To Move. To Discover. To Connect. Three verbs touch the soul of the adventurer, the traveler, and the dreamer Becoming champions of Iceland’s First Hope Spot, the Northeast Iceland Hope Spot, the achievement that lit up our…
In search of the bottlenose whales – Sailing Húsavík – Jan Mayen – Svalbard
By: Belén G. Ovide It is not about conquering the islands, but ourselves A mind-blowing experience sailing through frozen seas, but surrounded by warm hearts! (14th – 28th April 2024) Very few people have dared to sail this challenging route…
shaping the tilvera project
By: Belén G. Ovide Don´t ask permission to fly. The wings are yours and the sky belongs to no one Our first sailing season with “Tilvera” has been intense and very exciting. From April till September 2023, we have been…
Polar Bears in Raudfjorden Svalbard
By: Isley Reust As we sail into the heart of the frigid wilderness, the Arctic holds some of theworlds most incredible natural wonders on Earth. Gradually making our way upto the north of Svalbard, we decided to stop and anchor…
LUSCIOUS LOFOTEN
By: Belén. G Ovide July 1st – 11th 2023 Back to my floating home I come to Tromsø on a beautiful evening where our black beauty awaits me. Captain Heinz and first mate Dai had recently arrived from Svalbard after…
Sailing Tilvera to the North
By: Belén. G . Ovide Den Helder (The Netherlands) – Bodo (Norway) – 5th April – May 4th 2023 An spontaneous visit to the school before departure! After spending few days in the shipyard in Den Helder working on Tilvera,…
Tilvera is also a sail training ship!
By: Belén. G. Ovide The legacy continues… As soon as we got to know Heinz (builder and previous owner of the Anne Margaretha, now called Tilvera) , it became clear to us that beyond buying a very special ship, we…
first STEPS TO A sustainable LIFESTYLE
By: Belén G. Ovide We are aware that the world is changing and we cannot anymore allow ourselves to exploit nature. We must put our own limits and rules on how to treat nature in a respectful way. Heimir and…