Full speed north

The Sea Stallion is on its way northwards along the east coast of England from Ramsgate to Lowestoft. Right now we…

On Shakespeare, place-names, and the Battle of Stamford Bridge

Elsewhere on these pages you can read about how a 360-ship strong Viking army landed in Yorkshire in September…

Photo: Werner Karrasch

The Sea Stallion’s electronics

For safety, documentation and communication reasons, we have modern navigation and communication instruments on…

Sunbathing in Ramsgate

Summer has come to Ramsgate – and seems to be following the Sea Stallion at last. Right now the Aftership hands are…

Extract from logbook 16 July 2008

Ramsgate harbour

9.00 Breakfast

9.45 Skipper Vibeke Bischoff’s briefing:

Skipper Carsten Hvid has travelled home…

Chancy arrival at Ramsgate

No matter how well you’re prepared, there are always surprises

 

Skipper on shore leave

First mate takes over command for a few days

 

Photo: Werner Karrasch

A longship crew

How well the ship sails is not the only question; we are also interested in how the crew handles the Sea Stallion…