[MR] Tales of the GS-12 Vikings - washingtonpost.com

[Jim]

The Sae Hrafn is 38' long.  I was along on two of the three trips the reporter took to write the story.  In fact, in the picture at the lead of the story (the one without the mast), I'm the one near the stern wearing a white t-shirt.  That was the day we put her back in the water after winter storage.
   
  Mathias von Oldenburg


Dexter Guptill <3fgburner at gmail.com> wrote:
  Ah, ok -- The Sae Hrafn is the Longship Company's replacement for the
FyrDraka. Sounds like it's a tad-bit bigger than the old boat.

On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 10:43 PM, Davitt il Bigollo da Pisa <
chessler at usa.net> wrote:

>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/18/AR2008061803149.html
>
> Video in the original
>
> http://media3.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/photo/2008/06/18/PH2008061802980.jpg
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/video/2008/06/13/VI2008061302093.html
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> 
> washingtonpost.com
>
>
> Tales of the GS-12 Vikings
> On a boat out of the Middle Ages, middle-age men
> with a hunger for history row and sweat their fantasy into life.
>
> By Matt Zapotosky
> Washington Post Staff Writer
> Thursday, June 19, 2008; B01
>
> One of the hardest things about pretending to be
> a Viking, it seems, is that people tend to mistake you for a pirate.
>
> Just ask the crew of the Sae Hrafn, a
> reproduction Viking ship based in Southern
> Maryland. On a recent afternoon, passing boaters
> on the
> <
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/related/topic/Potomac+River?tid=informline
> >Potomac
> River cried out, "Avast ye, mateys!" and "Show me your swords!"
>
> "Wrong fantasy," muttered Viking enthusiast David Tristan.
>
> Tristan, 55, and his shipmates were acting out
> the fantasy of their choosing, as they do on
> regular outings. As they sailed the 38-foot
> longship, its bow adorned with a carved dragon
> head, they verbally accosted other boaters.
>
> "I give you three sheep for the woman!" captain
> Bruce Blackistone roared at a passing sailboat,
> its white-haired female passenger waving and smiling nervously.
>
> <<>>
>
> "After eight hours of rowing, you're going to
> feel authentic," Blackistone said. "You're even going to smell authentic."
>
>
> (c) 2008 The Washington Post Company
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