Extracts from the Log Book, Monday, July 9th
09:00 am: We practise laying down the mast.
10:30 am: We row out of Spangereid, the plan is to make some rowing…
Rudder trouble
In Lagavulin we finally took time to check the rope for the rudder withy. We'd been talking about it for a couple…
The mystery of the ‘Silver schooner’
The mystery of the ‘Silver schooner’
Service at sea has always been closely associated with story telling:…
Extracts from the Log Book, Sunday, July 8th
Wind: W strong breeze (10-14 m/s) - cloudy and some rain.
The forecasted eastern wind that was promissed thursday…
The south of Utsira – A Childhood Memory
When I was sitting in the mess of the accompanying ship ‘Cable One’ yesterday evening, listening to the talk about…
A tremendous start – the Sea Stallion and the transport conditions of the Viking Age
It was a splendid sight when the Sea Stallion from Glendalough headed out from the inner broad of Roskilde Fiord.…
The Sea Stallion is waiting for wind
After almost a week with rain all day and night, we awoke this morning to dry weather and glimpses of the sun. On…
The voyage of the Sea Stallion seen by one, who sails with Viking ships himself
My interest in the voyage of the Sea Stallion from Glendalough is because I belong to the Viking-ship guild SIF…
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The Vikings used tents on their longships
The Sea Stallion's rain-soaked passage from Roskilde to South Norway leaves us with the question, whether tents…
Saturday, July 7th
Saturday, July 7th
Breakfast: Porridge, white bread, goat cheese, marmalade, sirup, raisins.
Lunch: 50 crew…