Re: Viking longship
Hi
I don't know if the Bolger version has been built, but I see the
"Nordlandsbater" as the class is called out all the time here in
Tromso. They are truly beautiful boats. They are not remarkably fast
however so I have a bit of trouble believing the 20 knots thing.
On one memorable occasion I watched 2 nordlandsbater racing while a
bunch of windsurfers ran circles around them. Truly a remarkable
sight.
Daniel Pike
Tromso, Norway.
(Where night has fallen for the next 2 months)
I don't know if the Bolger version has been built, but I see the
"Nordlandsbater" as the class is called out all the time here in
Tromso. They are truly beautiful boats. They are not remarkably fast
however so I have a bit of trouble believing the 20 knots thing.
On one memorable occasion I watched 2 nordlandsbater racing while a
bunch of windsurfers ran circles around them. Truly a remarkable
sight.
Daniel Pike
Tromso, Norway.
(Where night has fallen for the next 2 months)
--- In bolger@y..., Steven Geoffrey Keating <sgkeating@m...> wrote:
> Has anyone built the Viking Longship depicted in Bolger's BWAOM? I
have
> a Classic Boat Magazine from December 1998 with an excellent story
on
> the faemborings of Northern Norway. These have a small cabin in
the aft
> end. Some of these craft have surfed down swells in excess of 20
knots!
>
> Steve
Has anyone built the Viking Longship depicted in Bolger's BWAOM? I have
a Classic Boat Magazine from December 1998 with an excellent story on
the faemborings of Northern Norway. These have a small cabin in the aft
end. Some of these craft have surfed down swells in excess of 20 knots!
Steve
a Classic Boat Magazine from December 1998 with an excellent story on
the faemborings of Northern Norway. These have a small cabin in the aft
end. Some of these craft have surfed down swells in excess of 20 knots!
Steve