Statsraad Lehmkuhl
Shortly before nine I stood on the shore of southern Tromsøya and looked southwards. There she was – the three-masted barque Statsraad Lehmkuhl.
This ship left Bergen nine days ago where it had started the one-year One Ocean Expedition 2025–2026. Today Statsraad Lehmkuhl arrived in Tromsø from where she will sail on to Reykjavík in two days.
I have started loving ships more and more over the years, especially as a way to approach the Arctic. Today there was the opportunity to visit Statsraad Lehmkuhl and so I boarded and looked around. What a beauty!
There is one part of the expedition that I would love to join, but it is chartered by UiT, the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. In August Statsraad Lehmkuhl will sail from Nuuk, Greenland through the Northwest Passage to Cambridge Bay, Canada. By friend Chris will join this cruise and I have to admit that I envy her. What an adventure!
On board, I met one of the organisers from UiT. To my surprise it wasn’t entirely impossible to join the cruise. However, my excitement vanished in an instant when I heard about the costs, that were far beyond my budget. Well, one can always dream!
Links
- Website Statsraad Lehmkuhl: lehmkuhl.no
- Website One Ocean Expedition: www.oneoceanexpedition.com
- The sailing route: www.oneoceanexpedition.com/sailing-route
- The rigging of the ship: www.bsmbk.no/teknisk-seil-tau.html