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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-09-2010, 18:16
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Posted By SvenG
Michael, True enough, but still...

Michael,



True enough, but still pretty in a comfortable way.



-Sven
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 03-09-2010, 15:37
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
A modern replica for only 1.5M EU

A work of art, from Iceland. You'll have to buy a copy of På Kryss to get a legible copy of the article, or just join the Swedish Cruising Club (sxk.se) but these snaps give you an idea :viking:
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Forum: Monohull Sailboats 09-08-2010, 07:01
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
Yes, I did see that but it was still the...

Yes, I did see that but it was still the expedition rather than the person that was first referred to as a viking. So technically it was wrong to say that it was a verb first but I was technically...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-08-2010, 22:08
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
Maybe. It is a different type of sailing and...

Maybe. It is a different type of sailing and we're probably as active as any region per capita. The Swedish Cruising Club (Svenska Kryssarklubben) is the largest in the world with 40-43,000...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 08-08-2010, 21:53
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
Thanks for that. I should have known to go...

Thanks for that. I should have known to go looking there :banghead:

So it was originally (?) a verb which then later also referred to the one participating in the activity and finally included...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2010, 11:42
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
In response to Astrid's self-portrait, here's...

In response to Astrid's self-portrait, here's mine

https://www.cruisersforum.com/attachments/photobucket/img_498516_0_1c01ced66c2c1a3fa16a406131dce923.jpg



-Sven
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 07-08-2010, 11:39
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
I guess I'll have to revise my understanding. If...

I guess I'll have to revise my understanding. If someone has a reference describing the basis for that interpretation I'd appreciate it.

I'm having trouble visualizing how a longship could be...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2010, 12:05
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
Yes, I think it is the best in the world but I...

Yes, I think it is the best in the world but I guess I'm a bit biased. A few 100 m from the summer house is one of the traditional Viking burial sites, an awful lot of rocks piled on top of...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2010, 12:01
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
But you might pass for a Dane :sprint: Just...

But you might pass for a Dane :sprint:

Just kidding !



-Sven
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 06-08-2010, 07:03
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
Jag är svensk men bosatt här i decennier :) ...

Jag är svensk men bosatt här i decennier :)

We try to return to the Baltic every summer to bareboat out of Västervik but some summers we just don't make it, like this one. "Vik" in Vastervik is...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-08-2010, 17:06
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
Well, at least you didn't get stranded on...

Well, at least you didn't get stranded on Greenland.

Guess svrodeorm has Nordic roots too and may still be back home.



-Sven
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 05-08-2010, 13:38
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
With your name and sig, not to mention knowledge...

With your name and sig, not to mention knowledge about long ships ... are you an Icelander who got lost and ended up in Canada ?



-Sven
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-07-2010, 12:34
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
Most vikings were traders. Viking horns are a...

Most vikings were traders. Viking horns are a Hollywood myth.

Not sure where you got the idea that Viking is a verb unless your reference is the humor site: Viking - Encyclopedia Dramatica...
Forum: Monohull Sailboats 30-07-2010, 08:47
Replies: 76
Views: 15,707
Posted By SvenG
Being American TV I'd guess they just messed up...

Being American TV I'd guess they just messed up the units :whistling:. 16 km/h would be about 8.6 kts which actually is too slow.

The number ought to be around 11 kts given the standard 1.34...
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