Follow Ottar's summer voyage
On this page you can read the reportings Ottar's crew sends home to the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. The ship departs from Roskilde June 29th and is expected back on August 11th depending on the weather.
The most recent logbook notes are at the top.
Ottar back in Roskilde
It was not the summer voyage that Ottar's crew had dreamed of. The dream was to reach Sognefjord in West Norway.…
About steering OTTAR after the sun and stars
A sailor describes the World from his ship. Therefore, the sun moves and not the Earth.
That it is not so -…
På vej til Læsø
Efter et par dage i Marstrand, har Ottar nu sat kursen mod Kattegatøen Læsø
Ottar is still in Marstrand
After a long voyage across the Kattegat, the crew rests - and sews sails!
Thunder, lightning and shrimp
After 23h on the water, we arrived last night to Gottskär's harbor in Kungsbacka Fjord.
We sailed from Rørvig into…
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…
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.…
Kulingskuller
Ottars besætning er ved at få kullingskuller! De forsøger dog at få det bedste ud af det. De leger turister i…
Voldsomt vejr
Ottar sysler i sol og masser af blæst. I dag går vi til nordkysten og kikker ud over det hav, hvor vi vil sejle,…
Trapped in Rørvig
After a nice sailing in the Isefjord we are now in Rørvig ... Unfortunately, it is too windy and the weather…