Gokstadfæring to the Irish National Heritage Park

Reconstruction of a ship's boat from the Gokstad ship in Norway, 895

The original boat was found together with the Gokstad ship in 1880 and presumably served as a kind of tender for the 24-metre oceangoing ship.

It is not clear whether the boat carried a sail.

Information about Gokstadfæring to the Irish National Heritage Park 

Dockyard: The Viking Ship Museum
Boatbuilder: Rasmus Budde Jensen, Jacob Schroll, Søren Nielsen
Owner: Irish National Heritage Park, Wexford, Irland
Year of construction: 2006


Length: 6.50 meter (21 feet)
Width: 1.38 meter (5 feet)
Depth/draft: 0.20 meter (1 feet)
Number of oars: 4
Crew: 2-3 men
Estimated maximum speed: 4 knots