Not going to lie: This is one of my favorite clips ever. Saw it for the first time in January and it inspired me. Now I am the proud owner of a sailboat, planning my first trip to Scandinavia.
It's crazy that these are pretty calm sea conditions for the Atlantic. Vikings going out into the open ocean and making it to Iceland, Greenland, and America is absolutely incredible, because waves like these would have been smooth sailing.
“America” really isn’t all that far from Greenland. Newfoundland is remarkably close to Greenland. The Polynesians were the truly mind blowing seafarers, traversing the pacific like they did.
@@kjohn5224 They were, but I really do think the cold, the icebergs, and the rough, north Atlantic seas all added enough hardship of their own, and went a long way to make up for the relative shortness of the distance.
@@Hibernicus1968 The climate during the Viking age was considerably milder, hence the reason Greenland was named thus. If it was as cold as it is in the modern era I doubt the Vikings would have ventured as far as they did nor as often.
@@jamesaron1967 Yes, I'm aware of the medieval warm period. Used to be you could grow grapes for winemaking in England. Not after about the 13th century. Nevertheless, the north Atlantic, even then, was colder, rougher, and stormier than the south Pacific ever gets.
These Viking ships are beautiful alone sitting in a calm bay, but seeing them rolling through the waves takes it to an entirely different level. Incredible sight. You can definitely see why going raiding and pillaging was a sport reserved for the calmer summer weather.
@@LuggageStardate Dear Nostradamus, all boat, ship, surfboard, or wodstick can be sink by the fury of the ocean. A millionaire can buid a cruiseship of his like, to travel the world or to ignore ignorants. But this super smart man, found the funds, a big place to build, the correct wood, a great working crew, sailing crew and did floated, sailed and crossed the ocean. * no blueprints. just reverse engineered the archeological artifact.
The absolutely massive balls of the people to go: "Yep, we're going that way this time" and decide to sail into completely uncharted waters with nothing but what you can fit on a longship and the proud, fearless group of people around you all seeking adventure and prizes to bring home to your loves. I'm very proud to be a descendant of people like that.
For some odd reason seeing the ship rise a fall over the swells brings tears to my eyes. Isn't that an odd emotional response. Beautiful. Must have touched something. Thank u Gare
Gary Chynne 10,000 years of your dna come flooding back all at once. seeing a sight similar to one of your ancestors hundreds or even thousands of years ago is a powerful thing. what they are doing is REAL! And I believe one day mankind will return to this simple existance.
I used to feel exactly the same when my sea kayak rose to an oncoming wave, and effortlessly took me across it. Time after time after time. What a thrill it was. I was and remain in awe of such a simple but superbly seaworthy craft.
When you see this you can only have the greatest respect for those viking mens craftsmanship, their bravery, and their passing on of traditions and know how from generation to generation which even still continue to this day ... very remarkable and noteworthy. Keeping your roots alive, ...great job !
I was on this boat when it was in Green Bay. I talked to the photographer and the captain. Just so cool! To think that 1200 years ago there were 1000s of these sailing all over the place.
It looks so majestic when it's sailing. It's also quite imposing and I can see why the rest of Europe was struck with fear whenever these vessels were spotted off the coast. It makes for a truly intimidating sight.
This really illustrates to me that in those times the people were the machine. It must be incredibly intoxicating to be part of a crew working together as a machine to accomplish the incredible feat of crossing the Atlantic.
What a wonderful adventure, the scenes of the ship and the iceberg are classic art, the filming under such conditions is really great, thanks so much for letting us share with you.
There is something magnificently organic, visceral, energizing about seeing even just pictures of this graceful ship gliding through the waves, meeting the sea head on and caressing the waves as she passes. She is respectful of the sea, but maybe a little proud, too, and in love with the sea.
Congratulations to the whole team and to the captain. Also my congratulations to the builders of this wonderful boat. You have achieved a technical feat and a tribute to your ancestors. I wish you all a lot of success and great adventures. Thank you for this film which gives me the chills.
This is the coolest thing that I have ever seen. Leaves little doubt that Vikings were the first people to come to the new world. Thank you for the post.
@@Simonsvids They were not desperate, they just relied on a handful of daring adventurers before them, themselves based on tells and logical assumptions, not desperation or madness : once a sea route has been established, it's still dangerous to navigate it, but Scandinavians were expert seamen since the bronze age, with these boats being the must of naval technology back then.
@@Simonsvids some of them lived on those ships. They had not build ships to flee from their Homeland but to trade or raid or invade. They were proud of their ships. As every seaman is. And those are very good ships. Very good.
Thanks for sharing. Lovely ship, looks almost modern and well advanced technology. Looks like she sails reasonably close to the wind too. Looks like great fun but cold. xx
I feel my Viking blood deep in my vain’s . This is beautiful to the eyes , the movement of the boat , the water and wind . The sail is magical as she catches the wind .
I wish to express the highest admiration and respect for your idea and effort of constructing a longship and crossing the north Atlantic in your ancestors conditions! Strong, proud and romantic you Danes are! Best of luck!
I can smell the ocean, and feel the roll of the deck, and the sting of icy spray on my cheeks. What a fabulous clip to accidentally find. Made my day. Thank you.
The Vikings were like a North Atlantic counterpart of the South Pacific islanders that traveled thousands of miles in open canoes. They were able to read the water and read the sky. Much respect for the old intuitive ways, sadly vanishing today.
@@carolmartin8204 With such obvious hate on display I bet you regard yourself as a victim and a liberal! I would never insult pigs and dogs by comparing them to someone so full of hate as yourself. Get a life....
I am seeing sailing films nearly every day, this was the most exiting and amazing film I have ever seen. If I could chose a trip, this would be my choice :-)
It's amazing that such an ancient design was such a capable open ocean as well as river sailing ship. Allowed the Vikings to interact with every culture of the western world.
**Beautiful** ship! Doing this must be when you really "find yourself", with the wind howling, the rigging creaking and the spray blasting over the side!
Absolutely fantastic .Cuts through the water like a knife .Watched a documentary about these Nordic ships .They actually bend and twist with the sea .Hence the reason they can take a battering and don't snap and sink .Truly amazing .Masterpiece of old school craftsmanship.
Amazing opportunity for anyone who has read accounts or history of their journeys. To have the chance to see the vessel making it's way in the tracks of the Vikings. I'm reminded that many ships would have had families on board, animals and cargo. It's likely that women were put to work and able children as well to help with duties. Thanks for this.
Looked absolutely amazing. Beautiful ship. Why in the world are there 637 dislikes on this video ?? This is real life, in its purest form. Good luck on the journey :-)
These are some crazy re-incarnated vikings that missed their dragonship and the big waves. Its both brings a great smile to my face and joy in my heart to see that there are people out there are souls out there that can enjoy this in their lifetime. I bow before you and your amazing journey!
A great team works! Their effort to sailing board on stormy sea without any mechanical support. They all Ironman on the ship and very bravo sailors. You inspiring us guys, thanks a lot!
Great video. Not used to wind speed in MPS so here is the conversion; 20MPS = 72KPH; = 37 Knts = 47MPH. although in looking at the sea conditions when the filming took place was not when they were experiencing those wind speeds. My hat is off to all the folks that worked so hard to build this vessel, to fit it out , and to the crews who then put to sea in it. OUTSTANDING!!!
And with 25m/s you can't stand or walk upright, it's genuinely extremely hard. But I believe him when he said they had "kast" with 25m/s, and also continuous storm would be quite dangerous without a hardened crew. Looks like tons of fun! They also seemed to navigate well and be in ly of the worst waves.
I am from a family of water people, I love sailing and boats/ships/etc., fk, half my library, all my life, but this little vid has some spectacular things/scenes that are truly breath-taking, thank you! Gorgeous little sailing ship, what a beauty, if my fractured memory serves I believe I watched some of the building vids a few years back, sry no rem :( Sailing in something like that is on my bucket-list!
That Draker cutting through and leaping that heavy swell is the best thing I've seen in a long time. What a magnificent reproduction. These ships were the technology - that started it all.
Norwegians are gods of the Sea, always been, they even explored the South pole as first, Northwest passage, here they sail in the Labrador sea with a longship, like it was some family adventure.
It wasn't so much a "never mind" thing as much as Norwegian maritime law. Norway wouldn't allow them to leave Norwegian waters with a "full" crew due to the dangers. They had to install a windlass to be able to raise the sail with such a small crew. Norway ALSO required them to install a engine, toilets with wastewater capture (those are in TINY spaces under the fordeck), and modern radio/navigation equipment. They also were required to have survival suits and a modern vessel "shadowing" them as they crossed the Atlantic for safety purposes. Norway didn't want to chance having to invest their entire Atlantic rescue system/crews to save 100 people that were basically taking a giant open canoe across the North Atlantic during storm season. The tour guide we had at Mystic Seaport (who also sailed across on the ship) said they had to sail in storm season and "skirt" the storms to get consistent westerly winds. It was actually pretty dangerous to do. Misjudge a storm track and plow into the middle of one and your probably going down lol.
@@waynepurcell6058 Thankyou for an informative post. I wish all the bitter people in the comment sections on these videos who are being butthurt about the fact it has a modern engine would read it.
Both your and mine country follow international maritime org rules (IMO). There are no longship categories, the closest you get is a commersial passenger vessel. You must have VHF in case of a SAR situation, you will not get an insurance without. You must have liferafts and safety equipment for all passengers. Same with holding tanks, how many harbous in your country will allow visiting ships to dump sewage in the harbour? They must pay $400000 in piloting fees in the US rivers/canals. How much more would it be if they had to row all the time? Would you be able to cover the expenses? Most of these regulations is due to IMO and not Norwegian laws.
I think about the incredible strength and absolute toughness of the people in ancient times. It's staggering to realize they created and sailed vessels in these seas without aid of GPS and all of our other modern conveniences! Brave beyond compare!
It’s beautiful video , many thanks it’s absolutely fantastic sailing ! I love your vessel incredible beauty ! The best to sailing Kon-Tiki style . Traditional sailing one of the most beautiful
When people think of the Vikings they almost think of everything except the fact that they were amazing navigators/sailors. Watching this is just amazing to see just how great their boats were. Amazing!
Excellent Fantastic Vikings in Full Water Proofs Lost its Appeal, But The Sailing Was Amazing, Thank You For Sharing Such a Ride of a Life Time & Beyond.
tysswe1 Mom's name was "Tryck" (Uppsala to Ishpeming, Michigan) Mortimer (mortemer, france) is Norman Since I am also 1.3% Finn Great Grandpa Tryck was hiding a Finn in the closet
Stephen Mortimer Never heard of that either as i can remember, haha. I actually live close to Uppsala. Takes no more then 30min if you use a car. I live in Uppland, in a town in the northern parts of Stockholm to be more precise. Michigan is supposed to have alot of people with swedish decent i have learned. That along with Illinois was one of the places were lots of us settled down i think.
tysswe1 Washington State has many since the early days ....Norwegians, Finns,Danes too I live near Seattle Check out "da yoopers song rusty chevrolet" I send $1.00 a month to Sweden's hero on youtube ANGRY FOREIGNER !!
Epic! Much admiration for the Captain and his sailing family. Our people sailed on double and triple hulled Waka from the waters of Egypt , to the waters of Asia, to the Pacific and Tasman Seas. We still occupy Aotearoa, New Zealand .
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Now, that looks like fun.
Hey its TOWNSEND! This is a bit before you time don't ya think :D
It looks terrifying to me. Love the videos man!
Oh hey, I’ve seen some videos of your channel! Great content!
'Orange idiot' -Townsends. Imagine being a grown adult and dressing like you do.
@@Sercer25 Talking shit about John? Let's see how you dress.
Not going to lie: This is one of my favorite clips ever. Saw it for the first time in January and it inspired me. Now I am the proud owner of a sailboat, planning my first trip to Scandinavia.
good luck!
Visit Jæren, your sails will get wind and ull be cruising in 25knots :D
@@hoenircanute Haha. Had some calms recently. It's either too much wind or not enough. :)
Gl!
Dude that’s awesome!! Now I really want to do the same thing... where are you sailing from?
It's crazy that these are pretty calm sea conditions for the Atlantic. Vikings going out into the open ocean and making it to Iceland, Greenland, and America is absolutely incredible, because waves like these would have been smooth sailing.
“America” really isn’t all that far from Greenland. Newfoundland is remarkably close to Greenland. The Polynesians were the truly mind blowing seafarers, traversing the pacific like they did.
Vikings did not sail straight across the Atlantic Ocean. They went from island to island like the Draken Harald Hårfagre do in their videos.
@@kjohn5224 They were, but I really do think the cold, the icebergs, and the rough, north Atlantic seas all added enough hardship of their own, and went a long way to make up for the relative shortness of the distance.
@@Hibernicus1968 The climate during the Viking age was considerably milder, hence the reason Greenland was named thus. If it was as cold as it is in the modern era I doubt the Vikings would have ventured as far as they did nor as often.
@@jamesaron1967 Yes, I'm aware of the medieval warm period. Used to be you could grow grapes for winemaking in England. Not after about the 13th century.
Nevertheless, the north Atlantic, even then, was colder, rougher, and stormier than the south Pacific ever gets.
That makes me proud being scandinavian. Even a 1000 years later. And wonderful that you sail with people from around the world. Thank you,
These Viking ships are beautiful alone sitting in a calm bay, but seeing them rolling through the waves takes it to an entirely different level. Incredible sight. You can definitely see why going raiding and pillaging was a sport reserved for the calmer summer weather.
Ever since I first read about L'Anse aux Meadows, I have been fascinated by Newfoundland and Labrador. Visiting is number one on my bucket list.
I don't care who you are, this old man is more bad ass than 90% of people. Captaining a Longship through rough seas.
@@LuggageStardate Always that on troll .
More like 99,9 %. :-)
That ship moves around quite a bit in the ocean. I'd hate to be on it.
@@LuggageStardate "Clearly"? What are you, some sort of viking ship expert?
Grow some balls and just stfu.
@@LuggageStardate
Dear Nostradamus, all boat, ship, surfboard, or wodstick can be sink by the fury of the ocean.
A millionaire can buid a cruiseship of his like, to travel the world or to ignore ignorants. But this super smart man, found the funds, a big place to build, the correct wood, a great working crew, sailing crew and did floated, sailed and crossed the ocean.
* no blueprints.
just reverse engineered the
archeological artifact.
It is so beautiful, how the ship moves in the waves.
Real adventure in the modern world. Memories you won't forget. Go forth young people and learn the old ways before they are gone!!
@Provocateur What u talk about theres nothing to do with out region
I thought slavery was on the way out
@@user-ky6vw5up9m People are always enslaved by something, there is no true freedom.
ok boomer
@@brentgraber591 ok boomer lol
The absolutely massive balls of the people to go: "Yep, we're going that way this time" and decide to sail into completely uncharted waters with nothing but what you can fit on a longship and the proud, fearless group of people around you all seeking adventure and prizes to bring home to your loves. I'm very proud to be a descendant of people like that.
But covid....
Jepp ;)
And there very own ancient version of a compas that was incidentally very accurate
@@jamesmc555before covid
They had trust in nordic Gods
For some odd reason seeing the ship rise a fall over the swells brings tears to my eyes. Isn't that an odd emotional response. Beautiful. Must have touched something.
Thank u Gare
Gary Chynne 10,000 years of your dna come flooding back all at once. seeing a sight similar to one of your ancestors hundreds or even thousands of years ago is a powerful thing. what they are doing is REAL! And I believe one day mankind will return to this simple existance.
Maybe, but not voluntarily
Wow....yours is an extremely wonderful experience!! I CAN imagine exactly!!
I used to feel exactly the same when my sea kayak rose to an oncoming wave, and effortlessly took me across it. Time after time after time. What a thrill it was. I was and remain in awe of such a simple but superbly seaworthy craft.
Gary Chynne Oh please....tears to your eyes, LOL
'Blown away' by this!! If anyone was wondering how useful/seakindly Viking ships were they need go no further, and this is just one of a series...
Love this ship. Such a beauty...
Awesome!
When you see this you can only have the greatest respect for those viking mens craftsmanship, their bravery, and their passing on of traditions and know how from generation to generation which even still continue to this day ... very remarkable and noteworthy. Keeping your roots alive, ...great job !
I was on this boat when it was in Green Bay. I talked to the photographer and the captain. Just so cool! To think that 1200 years ago there were 1000s of these sailing all over the place.
Jim Brekke
Green Bay by Exploits
Newfoundland???
Grandfather was from this area.Rattling Brook
My perverse brain was paraphrasing crocodile Dundee saying "That's not a ship, THIS is a ship " unfortunately with an Aussie accent 🤗 my bad.
Samesies
I didn't know this vessel was in GB. I would have went down and saw her if I did.
It looks so majestic when it's sailing. It's also quite imposing and I can see why the rest of Europe was struck with fear whenever these vessels were spotted off the coast. It makes for a truly intimidating sight.
This really illustrates to me that in those times the people were the machine. It must be incredibly intoxicating to be part of a crew working together as a machine to accomplish the incredible feat of crossing the Atlantic.
The video captures that feeling of "flying over the waves" with ship's wide, shallow draft. Incredible.
What a wonderful adventure, the scenes of the ship and the iceberg are classic art, the filming under such conditions is really great, thanks so much for letting us share with you.
There is something magnificently organic, visceral, energizing about seeing even just pictures of this graceful ship gliding through the waves, meeting the sea head on and caressing the waves as she passes. She is respectful of the sea, but maybe a little proud, too, and in love with the sea.
Congratulations to the whole team and to the captain. Also my congratulations to the builders of this wonderful boat. You have achieved a technical feat and a tribute to your ancestors. I wish you all a lot of success and great adventures. Thank you for this film which gives me the chills.
Those shots of the ship passing icebergs are fantastic . Absolutely wonderful ! I'm going to keep this in my favourites.
That ship is so beautiful and majestic. Thank you guys again for doing this.
My ancestors had a really rough time at sea,but they were amazing craftsmen,makes my heart grow.
bloody good on ya - fantastic film - an honour to have it on my screen
This is the coolest thing that I have ever seen. Leaves little doubt that Vikings were the first people to come to the new world. Thank you for the post.
Vikings must have been very brave to go out on such journeys over big seas without even knowing where they might end up. Great vid!
They were desperate - just like modern day migrants from Africa attempting long journeys on rubber dinghy's across the Med.
@@Simonsvids They were not desperate, they just relied on a handful of daring adventurers before them, themselves based on tells and logical assumptions, not desperation or madness : once a sea route has been established, it's still dangerous to navigate it, but Scandinavians were expert seamen since the bronze age, with these boats being the must of naval technology back then.
@@Simonsvids some of them lived on those ships. They had not build ships to flee from their Homeland but to trade or raid or invade. They were proud of their ships. As every seaman is. And those are very good ships. Very good.
This always brings tears and stirs the blood. So beautiful
Beautiful ship, strong and brave people! Godspeed to you guys! Respect from Russia!
Thanks for sharing. Lovely ship, looks almost modern and well advanced technology. Looks like she sails reasonably close to the wind too. Looks like great fun but cold. xx
The dolphins came back to italy, meanwhile in scandinavia:
The Vikings are back to Britain
@@EukalyptusBonBon aw nature such a beautiful thing*church and town burning intensifies*
This is old video, u fool..
Your meme not working here.
@@EukalyptusBonBon They are certainly doing lots of rape jihad.
@@gusgone4527 The Vikings were traders and engineers more than they were raiders.
One of the most beautiful and graceful things humankind has ever made. Wonderful to see it in its element like this...
What a beautiful boat! Riding so beautiful on those great waves! Brrrr....
Amazing Video Thanks 👍
I feel my Viking blood deep in my vain’s . This is beautiful to the eyes , the movement of the boat , the water and wind . The sail is magical as she catches the wind .
How vain of you.
I wish to express the highest admiration and respect for your idea and effort of constructing a longship and crossing the north Atlantic in your ancestors conditions! Strong, proud and romantic you Danes are! Best of luck!
Norwegen (sorry)!
Greetings from the United States my brothers and sisters, I envy your adventure with all my heart! May the wind always be at your backs.
I can smell the ocean, and feel the roll of the deck, and the sting of icy spray on my cheeks. What a fabulous clip to accidentally find. Made my day. Thank you.
The Vikings were like a North Atlantic counterpart of the South Pacific islanders that traveled thousands of miles in open canoes. They were able to read the water and read the sky. Much respect for the old intuitive ways, sadly vanishing today.
A truly great clip of sea voyaging with the longship and beautifull music to go with it.
Fabulous film with great music. For all inner Vikings of every nationality.
Pigs all.
@@carolmartin8204 Did a tender wittle snowflake get triggered by seeing real men and women?
@@eliseereclus3475 you-tube player has a volume control... why don't you just learn to use it rather than shout out like a little bitch.
Pigs and dogs.
@@carolmartin8204 With such obvious hate on display I bet you regard yourself as a victim and a liberal! I would never insult pigs and dogs by comparing them to someone so full of hate as yourself. Get a life....
Thank you for documenting this fine adventure for us to experience, appreciate, and enjoy.
I am seeing sailing films nearly every day, this was the most exiting and amazing film I have ever seen. If I could chose a trip, this would be my choice :-)
Thank you for doing this, what a beautiful sight to see that ship.
It's amazing that such an ancient design was such a capable open ocean as well as river sailing ship. Allowed the Vikings to interact with every culture of the western world.
For multiple reasons, in my opinion this is the most beautiful ship in the world.
Haha, know that guy! Was my boss when I worked on the East Indiaman Götheborg III. Tjena Björn!
I loved the tour and have been following for years. Can’t wait until the Draken returns to port!!
**Beautiful** ship!
Doing this must be when you really "find yourself", with the wind howling, the rigging creaking and the spray blasting over the side!
Absolutely fantastic .Cuts through the water like a knife .Watched a documentary about these Nordic ships .They actually bend and twist with the sea .Hence the reason they can take a battering and don't snap and sink .Truly amazing .Masterpiece of old school craftsmanship.
"... I'd turn the f**k around ..." Amazing to hear the authentic Norse sailing terminology being used ;-D
Amazing opportunity for anyone who has read accounts or history of their journeys. To have the chance to see the vessel making it's way in the tracks of the Vikings. I'm reminded that many ships would have had families on board, animals and cargo. It's likely that women were put to work and able children as well to help with duties. Thanks for this.
Impressive how the whole hull flexes on impact with the waves!
That ship is so beautiful as it moves through the waves. Wow!!
It's gorgeous. The wave action reminds me of a large lake in NB, Canada, when I was young and probably more aggressive. Cheers to you.
Totally ENCHANTING!!!! Clear salute to all that man this beautiful tribute to the past...WELL DONE INDEED.. Well Done!!
Looked absolutely amazing. Beautiful ship.
Why in the world are there 637 dislikes on this video ??
This is real life, in its purest form. Good luck on the journey :-)
Britons, French, Irish, Sicilians, etc. People from places who suffered them lol
@roiq5263
its history, get over it! :) Hei å hå
This is awesome. Living history. The right way to do it!
Got to tour this ship yesterday. So cool!
U lucky sob😆hi from ireland.
These are some crazy re-incarnated vikings that missed their dragonship and the big waves. Its both brings a great smile to my face and joy in my heart to see that there are people out there are souls out there that can enjoy this in their lifetime. I bow before you and your amazing journey!
Fantastyczne. Żywa historia, przedstawiona z pasją!
That's the most beautiful thing I have seen for many years. Good sailing to you.
If you had the Viking shields on both sides of the ship the impression would be amazing.
Anyway, great replica and nice video.
The waves would rip the shields off.
What a magnificent vessel. Thank you for showing us.
Its a beautiful ship alright and it moves like a ballroom dancer.
A great team works! Their effort to sailing board on stormy sea without any mechanical support. They all Ironman on the ship and very bravo sailors.
You inspiring us guys, thanks a lot!
Great video. Not used to wind speed in MPS so here is the conversion; 20MPS = 72KPH; = 37 Knts = 47MPH. although in looking at the sea conditions when the filming took place was not when they were experiencing those wind speeds. My hat is off to all the folks that worked so hard to build this vessel, to fit it out , and to the crews who then put to sea in it. OUTSTANDING!!!
And with 25m/s you can't stand or walk upright, it's genuinely extremely hard. But I believe him when he said they had "kast" with 25m/s, and also continuous storm would be quite dangerous without a hardened crew. Looks like tons of fun!
They also seemed to navigate well and be in ly of the worst waves.
Amazing, beautiful ship. It is mezmerizing to see the Viking emotions come alive.
What a beautiful ship!!!
To see this brings to life images in my mind. Thank you for sharing.
I am from a family of water people, I love sailing and boats/ships/etc., fk, half my library, all my life, but this little vid has some spectacular things/scenes that are truly breath-taking, thank you! Gorgeous little sailing ship, what a beauty, if my fractured memory serves I believe I watched some of the building vids a few years back, sry no rem :(
Sailing in something like that is on my bucket-list!
Awesome ship! Must have been a hard way to live back in the day! Thank you.
Superb filming , it gives us goose bumps❣
Hi
That Draker cutting through and leaping that heavy swell is the best thing I've seen in a long time. What a magnificent reproduction. These ships were the technology - that started it all.
Norwegians are gods of the Sea, always been, they even explored the South pole as first, Northwest passage, here they sail in the Labrador sea with a longship, like it was some family adventure.
Are you Norwegian?
Don't forget the Polynesians
It seems like everybody here are Norwegians
The captain is Swedish
who named the sea Labrador then?
This is not for the faint of heart. Or the weak of stomach. Amazing group and a beautiful boat
2012: we will need a 100 person crew!
2018: never mind 20 should do!
It wasn't so much a "never mind" thing as much as Norwegian maritime law. Norway wouldn't allow them to leave Norwegian waters with a "full" crew due to the dangers. They had to install a windlass to be able to raise the sail with such a small crew. Norway ALSO required them to install a engine, toilets with wastewater capture (those are in TINY spaces under the fordeck), and modern radio/navigation equipment. They also were required to have survival suits and a modern vessel "shadowing" them as they crossed the Atlantic for safety purposes.
Norway didn't want to chance having to invest their entire Atlantic rescue system/crews to save 100 people that were basically taking a giant open canoe across the North Atlantic during storm season. The tour guide we had at Mystic Seaport (who also sailed across on the ship) said they had to sail in storm season and "skirt" the storms to get consistent westerly winds. It was actually pretty dangerous to do. Misjudge a storm track and plow into the middle of one and your probably going down lol.
@@waynepurcell6058 Thankyou for an informative post. I wish all the bitter people in the comment sections on these videos who are being butthurt about the fact it has a modern engine would read it.
@@waynepurcell6058 I mean it makes sense
@@waynepurcell6058 Thanks.
Both your and mine country follow international maritime org rules (IMO). There are no longship categories, the closest you get is a commersial passenger vessel. You must have VHF in case of a SAR situation, you will not get an insurance without. You must have liferafts and safety equipment for all passengers. Same with holding tanks, how many harbous in your country will allow visiting ships to dump sewage in the harbour? They must pay $400000 in piloting fees in the US rivers/canals. How much more would it be if they had to row all the time? Would you be able to cover the expenses? Most of these regulations is due to IMO and not Norwegian laws.
I think about the incredible strength and absolute toughness of the people in ancient times. It's staggering to realize they created and sailed vessels in these seas without aid of GPS and all of our other modern conveniences! Brave beyond compare!
It’s beautiful video , many thanks it’s absolutely fantastic sailing ! I love your vessel incredible beauty ! The best to sailing Kon-Tiki style .
Traditional sailing one of the most beautiful
When people think of the Vikings they almost think of everything except the fact that they were amazing navigators/sailors. Watching this is just amazing to see just how great their boats were. Amazing!
beautiful boat!
Excellent Fantastic Vikings in Full Water Proofs Lost its Appeal, But The Sailing Was Amazing, Thank You For Sharing Such a Ride of a Life Time & Beyond.
What a fine crew! I couldn't me more proud! Sacagawea.
I am a seaman,myself. I feel the sensation. I am with you guys in spirit
This is when sailing gets fun. If you like sailing in storms, then your a real sailor. It is when you awaken to life.
@Conan - 22.2 knots coming off a wave in Biscay in our home made boat, 25 ft wll..... Wheee!
@@bmull81 May Balder provide you the heart of an adventurer, and Lir provide waves of surf!!!
The way these ships plough through the seas.Also the seamanship of the Vikings is second to none.
Outstanding!!
What a gorgeous ship! She handles the seas with grace and eqse.
I love sailing but I think I stay on a modern yacht... these people got guts👍
My trade is to work on Airplanes but I absolutely love Ships. You guys are living the dream!!!
This stirs my Uppsala blood !!
if anyone wants they can see "Yukon Passage 1-6" on youtube is my cousins recreation of our Swedish grandparents Alaska voyages for gold
Where does the name mortimer come from? Because im swedish and i haven't heard of it before. Scottish maybe?
tysswe1
Mom's name was "Tryck" (Uppsala to Ishpeming, Michigan)
Mortimer (mortemer, france) is Norman
Since I am also 1.3% Finn Great Grandpa Tryck was hiding a Finn in the closet
Stephen Mortimer Never heard of that either as i can remember, haha. I actually live close to Uppsala. Takes no more then 30min if you use a car. I live in Uppland, in a town in the northern parts of Stockholm to be more precise.
Michigan is supposed to have alot of people with swedish decent i have learned. That along with Illinois was one of the places were lots of us settled down i think.
tysswe1
Washington State has many since the early days ....Norwegians, Finns,Danes too
I live near Seattle
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I send $1.00 a month to Sweden's hero on youtube ANGRY FOREIGNER !!
wow great camera work.Magnificent ship
Love the viking heritage
Epic! Much admiration for the Captain and his sailing family. Our people sailed on double and triple hulled Waka from the waters of Egypt , to the waters of Asia, to the Pacific and Tasman Seas. We still occupy Aotearoa, New Zealand .
Respect to sail exposed to the elements like that. Imagine back in the days without modern clothing to keep you warm and dry...
The Draken is magic bro. Fantastic ship.
Fantastiske bildar
Very well done, a bit scary, but also charming and tempting .. respect! Have a good wind !
Magnificent.
Incredible viking ship !! wonderfull video !!