The Sea Stallion’s research group had the chance to visit the Coast Guard in Falmouth.  They watch over an enormous area of northern Europe and the Atlantic and manage the many rescue missions every year from this control room.  Photo: Preben Rather Sø

Through a sea of tourists

"A Viking ship on its way home to Denmark from Dublin? Oh, do put in for the night in our harbour – you’ll be most…

The Sea Stallion on its way in over Collins Barracks, National Museum of Ireland, on 17 August 2007. On 30 May this year it will go the other way, and the Sea Stallion will once again sink its keel into water. Photo: Werner Karrasch, Viking Ship Museum

“Ready to cast off”

After a winter parked in a most exclusive place in the Irish National Museum in Dublin, the Sea Stallion is now…

Thousands of people came to Roskilde on 1st July 2007 to see the Sea Stallion begin its two-year experimental voyage to Dublin and back. The ship is coming home on 9th August.  Photo: Werner Karrasch

350,000 DKK to celebrate homecoming

It will be century’s best summer with temperatures over 25ºC every day. With a constant northwesterly wind that…

Carsten Hvid, Skipper of the Sea Stallion and winner of the "International Sailing Award 2007" in Ireland. Photo: Werner Karrasch

Sea Stallion Skipper is Sailor of the Year

The Viking Ship Museum has put its marine archaeological research project on the world map yet again. This time…

The Sea Stallion's new crew member, Erik, is a Viking felt doll. Photo: Mrs Christian Duckworth, St Mary & St Andrew's Catholic Primary School.

A new member of the crew for the Sea Stallion

The crew for the voyage to Dublin has already been selected and there is a waiting list of more hopeful and able…

Tower Bridge, London. Photo: Preben Rather Sørensen

Sea Stallion not sailing to London

It would have made a fantastic picture: the Sea Stallion’s swaggering prow with London’s Tower Bridge in the…

Discussion, evaluation and selection. Toke Morell Neve, Poul Nygaard, Jesper Christiansen and Vibeke Bischoff around the whiteboard. Photo: Preben Rather Sørensen

The Sea Stallion’s new crew selected

The most important part of the project is now in place. The total crew of almost 100 men and women that will sail…

[Translate to english:] Havhingsten ved Loch Inver i Skotland, 2007. Foto: Werner Karrasch

Foundation donates DKK 2m to the Sea Stallion - again!

The Viking Ship Museum and the Sea Stallion from Glendalough benefit once more from the Shipowner Carsten Brebøl…

Not all habours were equally good for introducing the Sea Stallion as the ship sailed along the northwestern coast of Scotland.  The picture is from Kileakin on the Isle of Skye. Photo: Werner Karrasch

The invitations pour in

In the hours and days after the documentary "Viking Voyage" was shown on BBC TV, invitations began to stream in…

The Sea Stallion with Cable One in the background. Photo: Morten Nielsen

A good friend is coming with us

When the Sea Stallion weighs anchor in Dublin at 12 noon on 29th June, a good friend will be coming with us home to…