SKIRR: The adventures behind the photos

Elemental landscapes, imposing icebergs and rainbow roads; the images captured during a SKIRR Adventures expedition to the Arctic Circle are as vibrant as they are diverse and captivating. The saying goes that a picture tells a thousand words and there is nobody...

Book your 2025 adventure with SKIRR Adventures

Is a unique sailing adventure on your 2025 bucket list? Designed for those who are curious for exploration, SKIRR Adventures is an on the water and over land expedition to the high latitudes. And bookings for the 2025 expedition are open now! If minute-by-minute...

MEET THE SKIRR Adventures 2024 expedition sailing staff

Sailing staff who will be taking the helms of Clipper Ventures’ high latitude sailing expedition, SKIRR Adventures, have been revealed. Setting sail in June 2024 bound for Greenland, the 4,470 nautical mile round expedition trip encompasses stunning sailing and...

View from the deck: rising sea levels up close

Financial Times Special Report Managing Climate Change Below is an abstract from a recent Financial Times Special Report. Emily Caruso, THE WRITER, skippered SKIRR Adventures expedition in 2023. I had sailed inside the Arctic Circle before — but always in the Gulf...

Arctic Marvels: Top 5 Wildlife Spectacles in the Far North

The Arctic Circle, a vast and pristine wilderness, is home to some of the most captivating wildlife on the planet. From towering icebergs to the dancing Northern Lights, the Arctic offers a symphony of natural wonders. Among our top 5 wildlife sightings wishlist –...

How to sail to the Arctic Circle in summer 2024  

SKIRR Adventures will once again be offering those in search of a proper adventure the chance to sail on a 4,470 nautical mile long high latitude expedition next summer, departing 27 June 2024, with spots on this unique adventure holiday available to book now....

Adventure to the Arctic Circle in 2023 with SKIRR Adventures

Following an incredible inaugural expedition in 2022, booking is now live for the 2023 SKIRR Adventures High Latitudes voyage. Designed for the curious, the restless and those adventurous by nature, sister company to the Clipper Race, SKIRR Adventures, takes explorers...

What was it like?

Having completed SKIRR Adventures debut Arctic Sailing Expedition we talk to crew onboard to hear their opinions. Nothing really prepares one for the reality of a huge iceberg which is larger than some islands I have visited. The colours on the different faces and...
Leg 1 Round up

Leg 1 Round up

 The Scottish Isles SKIRR Adventures’ debut expedition, a unique 4,802 nautical mile long high...