80° North

"Sailing on top of the world"

Eight sailors, filmmakers and adventurers pile into a 48 ft sailboat with the goal of exploring and capturing the beauty of Svalbard, the Northernmost settlement in the world, only 600 miles from the North Pole. The sailing expedition brings 24 hours of sunlight, dangerous glacial ice flows and up-close encounters with polar bears, beluga whales, walrus' and much more! After 2.5 years of post production and over 2000 hours of editing it's time to bring YOU our biggest project yet!

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Status	Ended
Original Name	80° North
First Air Date	December 11, 2020
Last Air Date	December 11, 2020
Seasons	1
Episodes	4
Episode Runtime	30min
Language	English
Original Language	English
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S01E04

Sailing to the End of the Ocean

Beluga whales on the horizon! With drones launched and a hydrophone dropped in the water, the crew quickly realizes why these creatures are known as the canaries of the sea. After 3 weeks of 8 people living on a 48 ft. Boat, these sailors reflect back on the pros and cons of sharing a small space with each other. A major goal is completed when they sail SV Isbjorn all the way to 80° North, a place that the Vikings call “The End of the Ocean”. With one final adventure of a polar plunge next to a Glacier, the crew wraps up the trip by admitting they are now addicted to the Arctic…

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