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Small boats in the North Atlantic

Small boats in the North Atlantic. Alison Munro - HCPNAR presentation 28 October 2010. Gokstad Viking Ship. Faering or four-oared boat. Building a Gokstad faering. Fourareens - landing catch in 1880s. Fourareens - Symbister, Whalsay. Fourareen - lobster cleaning in 1960s. Hordaland.

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Small boats in the North Atlantic

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  1. Small boats in the North Atlantic Alison Munro - HCPNAR presentation 28 October 2010

  2. Gokstad Viking Ship

  3. Faering or four-oared boat

  4. Building a Gokstad faering

  5. Fourareens - landing catch in 1880s

  6. Fourareens - Symbister, Whalsay

  7. Fourareen - lobster cleaning in 1960s

  8. Hordaland Olsevar faering in Bergen museum

  9. Ness Yoal or Shetland Yoal clinker-built, 6 oars, 3 men length - 21 ft 5 in beam - 5 ft 5 in

  10. Orkney Yoles in Kirkwall harbour North Isles yole Stroma yole South Isles yole

  11. Iceland’s traditional boats: • Feraeringur ( 4 oars) • Sexaeringur ( 6 oars) • Attaeringur (8 oars) • Teinaeringur & Tolfaeringur (10 & 12 oars) • Double ended, clinker-built, with unattached gunwales and bands

  12. Faroe Islands’ traditional boats: • Triebekkur (2 oars) • Tristur (3 oars) • Fyramannafar (4 oars) • Seksmannafar (6 oars) • Attamannafar (8 oars) • Tiggjumannafar (10 oars) • Seksaeringer (12 oars) Clinker built, wooden rowing boats

  13. Labrador & Newfoundland’s traditional boats: • transom ended, clinker built • multiple strakes/planks • juniper frame & spruce planks • heavy & very strong • rowed, sailed & motorised Tradition brought in by Irish and English settlers

  14. Greenland and Inuit traditional boats: • umiaqs & kayaks • skin boats with wooden frame • walrus & seal skins used • paddler faces forward Are these the origins of the finn folk?

  15. Boat terms

  16. Boat terms Keel: kjol (Norway); kjolur (Faroe); kjolur (Iceland); keel (Shetland & Orkney) Rib: band (Norway); band (Faroe): band (Iceland); baund (Shetland); timmers (Orkney) Oarlock: keip (Norway); tollur (Faroe); keipur (Iceland); kaeb (Shetland); rowlock (Orkney) Oar: are (Norway); ar (Faroe); ar (Iceland); oar (Shetland& Orkney)

  17. Revival Ness yoal faering • Scottish larch construction • plans now available • greater interest in rowing / sailing for leisure

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