Here you can read Skipper's log book on the Sea Stallion's voyage against Dublin.
Skipper's logbook
Thursday, July 12th, 2007
1) There might be an opportunity to sail towards Kirkwall on the Orkneys Friday morning. Here it might be calm and…
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007.
We are still in the Båly Harbour, Spangereid, waiting for a good "North Sea Wind."
The day was spent maintaining…
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…
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…
Extracts from the Log Book, Friday, July 6th
Friday, July 6th.:
We are still ancored up in Spangereid on Lindesnes, because of headwind.
Wind: W fresh to…
Extracts from the Log Book, July 4th
Wednesday, July 4th 2007
09.30 a.m. Departure from Bragdøya. Cloudy, Wind calm. Rowing out.
11.40 a.m. Wind SW…
Extracts from the Log Book, July 3rd
Tuesday, July 3rd.
01:30 a.m. Strong breeze. Pouring rain. 8-10 knots. Two more crew-members evacuated. One sea…
Extracts from the Log Book, july 2nd
Monday, July 2nd.
02:35 a.m. The wind is increasing. The wicker-band holding the rudder is fastened. Have tied the…
Extracts from the Log Book, Juli 1st
Sunday, July 1st.
04:00 p.m. Departure from the Viking Ship Museum. Wind moderate breeze SE. Followed by hundreds…
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About the logbook
The web version of the ship's logbook contains excerpts from the Sea Stallion from Glendalough's logbook. The logbook is kept by skipper Carsten Hvid and mates Vibeke Bischoff, Kjetil Sildnes and Poul Nygaard.