Came Home Again for Christmas - Back in Stavanger, Norway

Came Home Again for Christmas to Stavanger in Norway – After the Return Voyage from New York

On December 9 – two months after the vessel arrived in New York City on October 9 – it sailed back into the port of Stavanger and docked at the same quay from which it had departed for the Restauration Crossings 200th anniversary voyage on July 4.

Watch the video news report on NRK Dagsrevyen (Norway’s national news program) about the arrival in Stavanger harbor in Norway on December 9:
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(All photos above: screenshots from NRK Dagsrevyen news report.)

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See also video from Halycon Yachts when they arrived at the Port of Stavanger with Restauration:

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The arrival of the Restauration in December eminds us how the  Christmas ships from America and the routes between North America and Norway symbolized the close and lasting ties between people back home and relatives across the Atlantic.

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From the return voyage home, see:

- Photos, videos, and descriptions of life onboard, weather conditions, course, photos, and videos on Restauration’s Facebook page

- Videos (Shorts) on the YouTube channel of Halcyon Yachts - International Yacht Delivery
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- The sailing route on the map on the front page of restauration.no/en

Feel free to like and share from the return voyage on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

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Our thanks to Halcyon Yachts, the captain, and crew

The Restauration Friends Association would like to extend its deep and heartfelt thanks to Captain Harold and the entire crew for their extraordinary efforts in assisting the association in bringing the vessel home to Norway.
Restauration, Second Crossing – home for Christmas.

With professionalism, care, and impressive endurance, you have safely brought Restauration back to Norway following the Friends Association’s historic voyage Stavanger–New York 1825–2025.
You have also completed a new and historically demanding voyage, crossing challenging waters in winter conditions.

Your teamwork, seamanship, and calmness in all situations contributed to achieving yet another goal: bringing the vessel home for Christmas.

Thank you so much for the dedication, commitment, and heart that everyone at Halcyon Yachts – International Yacht Delivery has invested in returning the vessel home to the Restauration Friends Association.
This is where she belongs—where her connection, sense of belonging, and identity lie: in the archipelago of Stavanger and Ryfylke.

It has been exceptional to work with you. We are proud of you and deeply grateful!‍‍