Ahoy! Awaken your inner Viking!
The Draken Harald Hårfagre will sail into Norfolk from Thursday, September 13-Sunday, September 16 during its Expedition America:
East Coast Tour 2018.
I had the great pleasure of seeing this
boat up close while it was in Mystic Seaport and after I had sailed 1,000nm
offshore to get there. The
boat I was on was literally the next boat to the Dragon Ship. I marveled at the beauty of this long ship and relished seeing the
wood hull and fittings. It is really a robust but graceful looking beauty of a wooden boat. It was especially beautiful to see in profile on a foggy morning.
I would love to see it again. It is well worth visiting. Take some friends or
children with you. It is an unforgettable boat.
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Learn more about the ship, and its 2018 tour of other
ports in the
USA.
During the tour Draken will visit 14 harbors across the
East Coast of the U.S. spanning from
Maine to South Carolina.
From the linked site:
“115 feet from stem to stern, 26 feet wide, 260 square meters of silk sail and a 79 feet tall
mast made from Douglas fir. She is a
seaworthy ship, able to sail the Oceans of the World.
At a hundred and fourteen feet of crafted oak, twenty-seven feet on the beam, displacing eighty tons, and with a thirty-two hundred square foot sail, this magnificent ship is indeed worthy of a king.”
Public
deck tours (up 1,800 people/day)
See videos about the ship here:
https://www.drakenhh.com/about-the-ship/
https://www.drakenhh.com
https://www.drakenhh.com
https://vimeo.com/268260815