![Noorderlicht pictured under northern lights](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674282266-Z57391ONC9Z4XGLN8C5F/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-11.jpg)
The Noorderlicht vessel at anchor in a natural harbour on Greenland with the northern lights above.
![Noorderlicht in sea ice](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674267524-I2THX3EX60G9ASGUR4Q9/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-02.jpg)
The Noorderlicht encounters broken sea ice on its way towards Greenland.
![Ice pilot and captain of the Noorderlicht called Gert](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674269700-GNTMY5VMDAVUDLJNDG6Z/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-03.jpg)
Captain of the Noorderlicht -Gert, negotiating an iceberg.
![Rigging and sea ice with ice floes in background](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674274906-4HX0C2DH06OQK7DXHNXU/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-07.jpg)
Looking at floes of sea ice through the rigging of the Noorderlicht.
![Console of ship under snow cover](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674273247-LOR6MMXBQPIXVA7Q8VVA/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-04.jpg)
The console of the Noorderlicht collecting snow.
![Mending the sails of Noorderlicht with cold hands](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674271377-9ISEKV004HH5043FWUFA/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-05.jpg)
Gert -captain of the Noorderlicht- mending sails during a quiet spell.
![Gert on the deck of Noorderlicht with mountains behind](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674272909-55V3O6OGCLE5OLF236XT/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-06.jpg)
Captain Gert walking across the deck during watch, with the mountains of east Greenland in the background.
![The frozen deck of ship viewed from the mast](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674268902-PZ8W3W5DO3V65IE4GXAT/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-01.jpg)
Looking down towards the deck from high up the rigging of the Noorderlicht.
![The northern lights viewed from the deck of the Noorderlicht](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674275806-W04OGB90FHGTB747GNK6/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-08.jpg)
looking out at the northern lights from the deck of the Noorderlicht.
![Negotiating ice in the Fram Strait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674278336-6UQ73UOQPBX2L90L5PKO/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-09.jpg)
The Noorderlicht weaves around sea ice in the Fram Strait on its way to Greenland.
![The Noorderlicht sailing ship in a storm in the Arctic Ocean](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674278987-QAE14SZ9ELCSXJDSQ96N/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-10.jpg)
A storm on the way to Greenland.
![The Noorderlicht in a bay in Greenland with mountains in background](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674282595-WZ3NM6IN0XP4EJTIT703/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-12.jpg)
The ship and crew arrive safely at a sheltered bay on east Greenland.
![Noorderlicht pictured under northern lights](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674282266-Z57391ONC9Z4XGLN8C5F/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-11.jpg)
![Noorderlicht in sea ice](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674267524-I2THX3EX60G9ASGUR4Q9/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-02.jpg)
![Ice pilot and captain of the Noorderlicht called Gert](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674269700-GNTMY5VMDAVUDLJNDG6Z/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-03.jpg)
![Rigging and sea ice with ice floes in background](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674274906-4HX0C2DH06OQK7DXHNXU/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-07.jpg)
![Console of ship under snow cover](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674273247-LOR6MMXBQPIXVA7Q8VVA/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-04.jpg)
![Mending the sails of Noorderlicht with cold hands](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674271377-9ISEKV004HH5043FWUFA/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-05.jpg)
![Gert on the deck of Noorderlicht with mountains behind](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674272909-55V3O6OGCLE5OLF236XT/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-06.jpg)
![The frozen deck of ship viewed from the mast](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674268902-PZ8W3W5DO3V65IE4GXAT/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-01.jpg)
![The northern lights viewed from the deck of the Noorderlicht](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674275806-W04OGB90FHGTB747GNK6/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-08.jpg)
![Negotiating ice in the Fram Strait](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674278336-6UQ73UOQPBX2L90L5PKO/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-09.jpg)
![The Noorderlicht sailing ship in a storm in the Arctic Ocean](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674278987-QAE14SZ9ELCSXJDSQ96N/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-10.jpg)
![The Noorderlicht in a bay in Greenland with mountains in background](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56c74657ab48de588b01fa6f/1456674282595-WZ3NM6IN0XP4EJTIT703/Nick-Cobbing-Noorderlicht-Arctic-sailing-ship-12.jpg)
The Noorderlicht vessel at anchor in a natural harbour on Greenland with the northern lights above.
The Noorderlicht encounters broken sea ice on its way towards Greenland.
Captain of the Noorderlicht -Gert, negotiating an iceberg.
Looking at floes of sea ice through the rigging of the Noorderlicht.
The console of the Noorderlicht collecting snow.
Gert -captain of the Noorderlicht- mending sails during a quiet spell.
Captain Gert walking across the deck during watch, with the mountains of east Greenland in the background.
Looking down towards the deck from high up the rigging of the Noorderlicht.
looking out at the northern lights from the deck of the Noorderlicht.
The Noorderlicht weaves around sea ice in the Fram Strait on its way to Greenland.
A storm on the way to Greenland.
The ship and crew arrive safely at a sheltered bay on east Greenland.