Dragon Harald Fairhair - A glimpse from the shipyard

[@ChrisAlmira]

What a fabulous project. So much better to spend time, effort and money on boat building than wasting time in front of the almighty telly. I hope you are documenting this project with infinite care. All the best Christine

[@Aurvangir]

We like this, and you can really smell the wood, good luck with future work, and the launch of the ship.

[@VikingJeweler]

Can't wait to see it sailing and by the way Andy, 1 of June is spring not summer mate :) Best regards from Darek

[@veryevils880]

June is summer but okay.

[@xassxass]

Its a very nice ship. But sadly its boards are too thick perhaps. These ships might have kited and then weight or thick boars would have been less preffered. Stories from saga indicated that they sail not so well in sidewins anyway and that because of this they sailed often where the wind took them- rowing when needed.

[@JRT176]

A thing of beauty. Jeg elsker det!

[@DragonFairhair]

@xassxass No, the boards of Dragon Harald Fairhair are not too thick. They are max 5 to 6 cm thick. This would have been standard on such a large ship. For example; the Storhaug ship (buried by the strait Karmsund in 779), had 6 cm thick boards. The Storhaug ship was also an ocean-going vessels constructed to withstand rough seas. Alas, there is little info about the Storhaug ship in English.

[@HAakre17]

Vi nordmenn har mye å være stolte over.

[@olderthanyoucali8512]

Why can't you gather rowers from colleges in nothern Europe and actually propel it with man power as originally done?

[@Borgeviking]

Flott at noen vil bruke penger på et slikt prosjekt! Fakta.; lengde, bredde, seilareal, ballast, årehull etc etc???

[@r-ms2149]

Ahhhhhhhhhh

[@slakx]

Great video.. But please, BAGPIPES?? Horrible