Heading for Kungsbackan

Ottar is heading for Kungsbackan. Rope2 has been torn but the sun is shining and the swells are rocking us in a…

Dragon-meet

Helge Ask is resting in Nyborg, where the Ladbydragon has joined them!

Finally leaving Rørvig

We are leaving Rørvig in the evening light.. we are finally back on the water and we are sialing through the night.…

Freshly caught fish and dry weather

The day started at 0100 where we packed the camp down and was ready to get out of the harbor at 02.00.

During…

Breakfast in Lundeborg

The crew are having a quiet morning in Lundeborg, where they're eating breakfast in their own time, as they won't…

Wind, power and rest

Yesterday Wednesday, we sailed from Nordeide in half-cloudy stormy weather with fresh westerly winds.

The plan…

Another early morning

It was another early morning for Helge Ask and the crew who left Ærø at 6.00 this morning. Today's destination is…

off we go!

At 4.20 this morning the weather calmed a bit at the crew boarded Helge Ask at once. They are heading for Ærø,…

The Viking ships have made their mark in the Nordic, maritime culture. Today's Nordic, wooden boats are still being built based on the same tradition as in the Viking Age.

UNESCO ICH Nordic clinker boat nomination

Nomination for the inscription of Nordic Clinker Boat Traditions on UNESCOS Representative List of the Intangible…

In 2016, the Viking ship 'Skjoldungen' conducted an experimental journey along the west coast of Greenland. This year's experimental journey is about 775 nautical miles, from the Sognefjord area in Norway to Roskilde in Denmark. Photo: John Rasmussen

775 sømil for den nordisk bådebygningstradition

This summer, Skjoldungen, the Viking Ship Museum’s reconstruction of the smallest of the Viking ships found at…