[Loch-Ruadh] Fw: Seminar: How to Sail a Viking Square Sail Ship

[Steve Rourke]

>
> How to Sail the Single Square Sail?
> A practical and theoretical course at the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde
> 23.-27. June 2003
> For more than 20 years has The Viking Ship Museum been building and
sailing
> reconstructions of Viking ships and other traditional square-rigged boats.
> This course offers a unique opportunity to take advantage of the research
> and knowledge that has been accumulated through this work.
> ¨ Program every day from 8.30 a.m. to 4 p.m
> ¨ Language: English
> ¨ Sailing practise in traditional, square-rigged boats. Skilled
instructors
> will be on board, though participants will be expected to take an active
> part in navigating.
> ¨ Two-days cruise on the Roskilde Fjord in replicas of Viking ships from
the
> famous Skuldelev Find. This will include overnight stay (outdoors)  on the
> shore of Roskilde Fjord.
> ¨ Price: DKK 3000,- to include lunch each day and food on the
> two-day-cruise. Accomodation is not included.  We can however, help to
> arrange your accomodation at a nearby youth hostel or hotel.
> Lectures held by researchers:
> § Ole Crumlin-Pedersen gives an introduction to the Skuldelev Finds - from
> excavation to reconstructions.
> § On the basis of archaeological finds and living tradtion Max Vinner and
> Erik Andersen demonstrates how to handle the single square sail in
practice
> and theory.
> § Anton Englert: Methods and results in documenting trial voyages. The
> two-day-cruise will be used as example.
> § On the basis of the present project – the reconstruction of a 30
meters
> longship - Søren Nielsen (The Viking Ship Museum boatyard) tells about
> materials, tools and methods in building Viking ships.
> When relevant, lecturers will take part in the sailings.
> _____________________________________________________
> For further information and booking please contact:
> The Viking Ship Museum
> att: Poul Nygaard
> Vindeboder 12
> P.O. Box 298
> 4000  Roskilde
> Denmark
> phone (dir.): +45 46 300 257
> fax: +45 46 300 256
> e-mail: pn at vikingeskibsmuseet.dk
> Number of participants is limited and all applications will be treated on
a
> "first come, first served" - basis.
> Information about how to pay will be sent out when we confirm your
booking.
> Booking is final when you have payed.


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