[Regia-NA] FW: [The Manx] How to Sail a Viking Square Sail Ship

[Eileen Young]

Is there information about the class any where on the Web?  How do we sign up for the class, when, how much?  I'll be happy to pass the info on when I have enough to pass.
Eileen


"Nicholson, Andrew" <andrew.nicholson@dumgal.gov.uk> wrote:

>and while we're at it Halvgrimr :-)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Terry L. Neill [mailto:t_neill@hotmail.com]
>Subject: [The Manx] How to Sail a Viking Square Sail Ship
>
>
>Greetings!
>
>I went to this seminar last year.  It was FANTASTIC.  You get to sail in a
>square sail boat every day.  There is an overnight sail--out and back.  In
>between sailing, there are lectures in Viking navigation, sailing
>techniques, conservation and preservation of ships, a tour of the Viking
>Ship Museum with Ole Crumlin Pederson, history of viking ship construction,
>and a tour of the yard where they are building a replica of the largest
>Skuldalev ship.
>
>If you can at all go, I highly recommend it.
>Paul Nygard wrote me that he almost cancelled the class this year, and he
>may not offer it next year because of low interest.  Part of that may be
>because people don't know about the class.  I couldn't find anything on the
>Viking Ship Museum web site, for example.
>
>So please tell all your interested friends about this class.
>
>The Youth Hostel is only a few yards from the museum, and the price is very
>low.  It's a clean and modern hostel with good breakfasts available.
>Roskilde is a beautiful town.  It's very easy to get there from the
>Copenhagn Air Port.  Almost everyone in Denmark speaks understandable
>English.
>
>Nearby Roskilde is the Lerje Archeological Resource Center.  You can get
>there on a bus.  It would make a good excursion for the weekend before or
>after the course.
>
>Also, the largest Viking reenactor's market in Europe is held in Hollviken,
>Sweden in Skane just over the bridge between Copenhagen and Malmo, on the
>last weekend in June.  A WONDERFUL shopping experience with VERY good
>prices.  Pennsic shopping for Vikings!
>http://www.foteviken.se/engelsk/index_e.htm
>
>I hope you can go to this class.  At the least, write to Poul and tell him
>if you are interested in this class for next year.
>
>Regards!
>
>  - Terry/Anarra
>
>
>====================================
>
>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@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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