Nordlys (1873) the worlds oldest engineless cargo ship.
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2024
- Nordlys, manoeuvered entirely by the power of the wind is possibly the worlds oldest cargo ship (1873) still working.
She is currently operating in the European coastal trade. Originally a fishing trawler, nowadays she is able to carry a maximum of 30 tons of rum, wine, olive oil, cider or other goods. Besides that Nordlys will raise awareness about the huge amounts of pollution, created by the modern shipping industry and affect positive change in the way goods are shipped around the world.
We made our small version of the "Nordlys" in a garage in Campo Alegre, Caracas, Venezuela. Our father named it with same name remembering the scandinavian culture. Danish knowhow and venezuelan trees. It took 12 hours from CCS to La Guaira in a truck over the Old road to LaGuaira as it couldnt travel trough the tunnels of the modern Caracas -LaGuaira Road. We travelled the Caribbean Sea and fished, scubadived, swimming, What a luxury life with amazin less tan 2000 USD (1970) in 3 years of working (saturdays & Sundays) for a 32 feet, 3 beds, dinner table, SAILING Beauty with a motor auxiliary. KWOLEDGE IS POWER. Thank you father !
It’s a Norwegian boat.Type of old “Nordlands sjakt” I belive,from way up in the north👍🏼
I was raised near the northern part of Lake Michigan and have always liked the old cargo schooners, there is 3 sunken schooners out from the shores of Frankfort and Arcadia that went down in the storm of November of 1896.
thanks for posting this...and for raising public awareness...perhaps you could film some of the ship's interior?
Thanks John we just posted a video with our galley in it.
Tres Hombres Cargo Under Sail what type of ship is Tres Hombres? Or the ship in the Video at least ?
Wonderful ship, i wish it was more common to see larger sailing ships around, i would happily go to work as crew on one without much thought, they are so majestic and, while the work may be hard at times getting to sail across the sea makes it all worth it
Sailing is one of the great natural experiences.
I went to sea at the age of 16 after a year of schooling to be an abel seaman. When stowing wooden barrels you use what we called "sausages" in between the barrels. Just old pieces of rope to keep them from damage and shifting. I'm now 64 and love to see your way of shipping.
Beautiful...A labor of love working on a boat like this...
Two cargo schooners on the coast of Maine still sailing, each built in 1871 and both engineless.
Any links?
Names of those ships? Would love to see photos--or better yet, a video or two.
The Lewis R French is the oldest working wooden schooner working .Built in 1871 no engin or motors.
This is so badass.
Great ship on sails only, though at 1:40 with sails down and I don't see a towline, how is she moving???
Appreciate your kind reply.
Wish you always good winds and at least 2 mtrs water under the keel.
Saludos = cheers
Bienos Aires, Argentina
Look closely on the far side, you'll see the wheelhouse of a tugboat tied alongside. :)
The last engineless commercial cargo ships still made money for their owners well into the 1930s. They were barque rigged, four mats, about 300 feet long, of about 3000 tons that carried up to 5000 tons of cargo. It is still remarkable that they were sailing across the globe with absolutely no engine carrying serious tonnage in an age when the first passenger commercial aircraft began to appear.
Yes, many books have been written about them. They were only viable in the end because they stored the grain on the ship when port was reached and didn't have to unload into rented storage, plus they were uninsured and the crews were small in number and cheap. And of course, no fuel costs. But it was very marginal. Also they had to follow the trade wind routes, which worked okay between Australia and Europe.
The trouble with hybrid vessels is that the gains in fuel economy down-wind are lost by drag (windage) of the sailing gear up-wind. Also it's hard work. Those in the video are enthusiasts (as I am), but most people wouldn't touch it. Shame as I love those old ships.
Great video, and great choice of accompanying music.
She is absolutely gorgeous!, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!. All the luck in the world. Le gra mor!. Gérard lacey in Ireland. X.
Nordlys = northernlights, a norwegian word.. beautiful vessel !
This will result in all ships returning to sail and thereby polluting less...Not.
Nothing like seeing an old gaff rigger making way! Makes me want to drink some rum right now.
Please tell me they are hauling rum or whisky, something that could age well with slow transport.
theyre hauling rum, wine, oliver oil cider and other goods
No it's champagne. Unbreakable.
Chocolates
Chinese plastic toys. They are already broken so shaking around a bit wont hurt
great song. it's also very interesting to see the barrels as the means of storage.
Barrels, butts; hence, Boston Butt.
The generic term is ‘cask’.
A barrel and a butt are specific sizes of cask.
Google is your friend!
@@johnstarkie9948 : Very true!
I have a friend that is an actual coopersmith. Barrel making was and art and a science once.
Ananda’s friend is a cooper, a very skilled trade.
He/she makes casks, some of which are barrels.
The cost of hiring a tug for coming into or leaving port..seems costly...why not add a engine for docking purposes..
hello to everyone so this is not the oldest cargo boat sailing because i have been sailing on the isla ebusitana 1856 in spain the boat is in a perfect condition it used to be a cargo salt boat between ibiza and barcelona and now it s a charter boat for tourist
1:12 that is some really bad luck right there. Ship getting christened and the bottle doesn’t break. That’s an ill omen
They got cursed
Modern champagne bottles don’t break on a wooden hull, they just bounce
They should've scored the bottle or used a movie sugar glass prop bottle. It's a lack of planning which in itself could be seen as really bad luck, depending on what else had insufficient planning.
well since she was christened over a hundred years ago..it doesn't matter. You can only christen her once..this is more for show.
So he drank it lol
I would like to do something like this one day. Idc what it pays that looks like the perfect job to me. Atleast on a boat like that lol.
@ Indeed. Carracks are more efficient.
the poor little guy with the champagne lol
I like how the description talks about raising awareness about pollution, and then in the video they are trying to break a glass bottle against the ship...
My daughter is in Italy and needs a ride with her dog to America is there any way she clould charter a ride on your boat? If so how much would it cost. She wants to come home but they wanna charge way to much for the dog and make her go through way to many hoops ill pick her up anywhere in America?
please slacken your main & mizzen boom when pulling sails up, You'll be able to get a better shape in the sails by tensioning the top gaff & make it easier for the crew & by doing that you can use the top gaff for sail shape by easing her in a gust , loverly ship , hard bottle.
@Golden Frog Yes many miles under the keel, Used to race on a 75 yr. old gaffer , the skipper only reefed when the top mast let go , graet fun , The macconie rigged boats would get us to the top mark but down wind or any thing arft of the beam we would keep them honest .
If the ship is engineless, how does it move @ 1:43? EDIT: Oh, there is a tug on port side, didn't notice that.
Its called "Sailing." You know, the way the world got around on the ocean before there were IC engines.
@@krumple8560 Think steam came before the ICE !
@@krumple8560 The sails were not up.
How was it powered before the sails went up? Was there a tow you can't see?
@ with crew, of course.
Meanwhile I'm at home trying to open a bottle of champagne, drop it from waist high to the ground, glass everywhere. Everytime fkng time.
"Nordlys" is the Norwegian name for "northern light". I'm wondering if this ship was Norwegian, but can't find any information about it...
A search shows that she is registered in Vanuatu. However, she was built on the Isle of Wight (an island on the south coast of England). fairtransport.eu/nordlys/
@@mikefule330 A Flag of Convenience
You wouldn't catch me anywhere near that thing in open oceans that thing is small
he couldnt break the bottle
😂😂😂😂😂😂
bad luck?
@@frankblangeard8865 If we were to believe the old sailors, very bad luck!
Lovely ship I bet that champagne had some fizz in it after that beating haha sail safe all aboard
I don't know as to which one I should be impressed with... The unbreakable ship? or that wine bottle???
Anyone know what the rigid short line hanging over the stern is... ? .It can be seen at the launch but is clearly still there in the later shots
At 0:36 that power plane operator is doing a gawd awful job on those planks. Look at all the gouges.
Nice vid. As for returning to sail for mass shipping, I don’t think that’s gonna happen. It’s a nice fantasy but not economically viable on a mass scale. It’s not that sailing ships are too slow (modern sails and sail rigs can reach pretty good speeds), but rather on a modern cargo ship the hull and deck need to be designed to accompany shipping containers or large amounts of bulk freight, the placement of sails and the shape of the hull required for a ship to operate optimally under sail would not be optimal for carrying cargo in the modern world, and thus the volume of cargo per ship would have to be greatly reduced, which is economically inefficient. A hybridization of sail and engine power is possible and is being experimented with, but going full on engineless won’t work in the modern world outside of some small cargo runs like in the video.
Exactly, people want their stuff and as quickly and efficiently as possible.
We may need to go back to this someday. If tech take a nose dive. Or the world goes mad. We shouldn't loose these skills.
On the contrary, people all over the world are realizing the impact of consumerism and the need for action. This is a small but very important part of the new awakening and I think that people like Tres Hombres are at the forefront. I take my hat off to them! Fair winds and a following sea...
1:42 She seems to be underway in a narrow shipping lane, without sail and there was no sign of a propeller ... ? How so ?
I thought the same but if you look closely you can just make out the bridge of a small tug on her port side. (Just forward of her main mast)
@@ConvetionalHeretic Well spotted!Mystery solved. Thank you.
Oliei, it's a new tradition on an historical wooden ship. Not compatible!!!😋 Good luck and always 3 feet water under the bottom.
She has beautiful lines, but am I imagining that she's a bit keel hogged?
First thing I noticed.
Good 👍👍
the propeller is missing on this boat? ;)
Real one ! 👍
I was thinking the other day if I was as rich as say Richard Branson. Or the like. I would start a sailing trade company. Mixing modern amenity and such with traditional sailing transport. Use smaller ports that can't take the large cargo ships.
I was born in Coos Bay Oregon so no bias really.
I think it’s the future! With climate change and green alternatives being needed I think we should go back to sail power wherever possible. Plus, sail ships just look cooler!
Respect......
Bet the cargo was aquavit!
Unbreakable bottle. Soft ship or hard bottle?
Can you tell me what was in them barrels ? I think it's a great job you'r doing there 👍👍🇺🇸
It was a delivery for a sperm bank in Nova Scotia.
Engineless? Appears so by the out of water shots but seems to be making headway while the sails are being hauled up. How would they maneuver in port without a motor?
How did they get to port before motors where invented?
What is the % of original details on this ship? Is it more than 10?
If she is engineless, how is she being propelled in the first scene on the water?
Tugboat wheelhouse visible on the far side, lashed alongside to propel her.
This was a vissing vessel.
Which musik is it ?
I would die to be a crewman cook.mate anything but topman lol
how fast can it go?
You only christen a ship on its MAIDEN voyage... Not when you repair her and put her back out to sea..... Unless you're remaining her.. which is VERY bad luck.
the music is so annoying. why not just put the sound?
I would agree. Its not some pirate ship. Or trying to be all POC pirates of Caribbean. Lol.
I was born in a old port town the ocean is its own music.
I have sailed on the Lewis R French which is a Maine windjammer. She has no engine, earns money carrying passengers every summer and she was built in 1871. The accuracy of this post is pure BS.
which type music is this?
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@@Acampestre Thanks, shipmate! I sailed a junk rigged schooner across the Pacific long ago!
No engine, but from 1:39 to 2:15 moving with no sail drawing. . . . 🤥
Wondering the same thing haha
For me it looks like there's a tugboat on her port side, pushing her alongside.
I can't imagine, such a big _engineless_ sailor making it in and out of today's habors without assistance by ... a *motor* boat.
@@horstschreiner8088
I went back and looked at it again, and it appears that you are correct. There is, apparently, a tug alongside.
My apologies to the poster of the video and crew.
Arrr...Beee....Darrr!!!
Heftige muziek
In a debate over green energy a guy actually said to me, "You'll never be able to make a cargo ship run on wind or solar power"...
Call me when one of these ships floats as much cargo as a modern day ship in as little time as they do now.
🙄
Should i just watch a ppt?
not even joking?
wowzers w/trouserdst
Hmmm should have read more comments before making one, see the tug and the wake is a give away
Hmm, I should have read more comments before replying to your other one hahaha
See:. Lewis R French and Stephan Taber
Hi
Byitt of her ..un narreted hyistory. Aye
xD
First, one has too have their facts right, don't you think. Why would a small ship have a throttle and forward and reverse levers if it was engineless ? It was easy to see it had engine propulsion on leaving the harbour, the canvas hadn't been raised yet, come on people get a life. 🇨🇦
There was a tug moving it.
BULLS**T, moving in the water at a good clip before sails are even up.
How can it move ahead like that without sails and yet no propellar? Hmmmm
It's a video effect, its not actually moving (probably), watch some regatta starts u'll see the same thing.
Also its regulation in many places to have an engine to get in the harbor, so maybe they added one?
She does not appear to have a propellor at the launch
there's the mystery, absolutely no propellor - so how about they were at anchor and raising there sails, and the camera was moving and it was windy so it seemed to be moving?
@@9322162 hoisting sails at anchor is not really advised... since they were only hoisting while at sea i'm guessing they were towed out of harbor, maybe they still had some speed left
"Nordlys, manoeuvered entirely by the power of the wind". What a crock! Then you get to a port and have to beg someone to tow you in and then tow you back out. What a waste of time and effort. Put a damn engine back in for harbour maneuvers!!
Hu? So before someone invented engines it was not possible to get into a port under wind alone?
Did not know that, thanx for the enlightenment.
Lucianrider are you crazy a engine destroys the wole ship like te (constitution boring shitty replica with engines that you dont need it destroys the whole point of the sailing ship) wy must be everything perfekt im mad about it a sailing ships are pure nostalgia and if you are a good sailer its not a problem.
Jiyukan well it kinda depended on the size of the ship. I'm not exactly an expert on ships, but I am a historian and I do know a little bit about shipping. Not enough that I would stake any money on this or anything, but larger ships did not always come to port. They would typically rely on smaller ships to make trips from the harbor to the larger ships, which were in deeper waters. I could not tell you what constitutes a "large ship" in any case, but that's the little information I do know about ships. But I'm not a historian of this time period, let alone anything to do with this so there's a big asterisk with that.
would of been the same back in the day.. just with rowing boats then lines and muscle
Harbours were laid out differently in the old days. More space. Now they are planned for landlubbers in motorboats, so they feel at home, like in a parking lot. The bigger sailing ships would also go to an actual dock, but often not. Depended on the spot. They would also wait for the right conditions. Tide, wind direction, etc. They were mostly less stressed than now.
Putting a stupid engine in this beauty is a crime that should be rewarded by keel hauling.
I love sailing and sailing ships but not having an Auxiliary Diesel is stupid. A small engine saved our 48' wooden stays'l schooner when it dragged an anchor. It also gave us motion and electricity for days of calm seas in the pacific. It just stands by ready to save the ship when you need it. You don't have to burn a lot of fuel.... Don't have kids if you want to save the planet. If you want to save your ship put an Auxiliary diesel in it!
Don't try to fool everyone that that ship didn't have an engine when it is obvious it did for most of it's life! You can see where it the dead wood was filled in to cover the propeller cut out.
lol yep= 0.55 you can clearly see the patch, and the cutout in the rudder for the propeller hub...
An inboard petrol engine saved my father's life and the whole crew in 1936 during a sudden hurricane at sea.
A similar engineless vessel foundered the same night on the same passage.
Very well put, getting tugs in and out of harbours is even more polluting than going the last miles on you own diesel power. The Earth will be fine, when the Sea levels rise it just gives us more places to sail to.
engine less? do you tug her in and out of port