Viking TV show

[michael_w]

What a bunch of pussies! Whinging about sleep and how soggy it is ahh! poor little diddums.

I thought the vikings were all roughty-toughty, rape and pillage, drinking grog out of their enemy's skulls, etc, etc. Seems their decendants aren't.

 

[Pads38]

and how come the Vikings were wearing Goretex foulies?

 

[stevebirch2002]

Sooner them than me! F9 in a big canoe aint my idea of fun!

 

[Barry777]

Yeh....but it was far more realistic than those three t****** last week who pretended to sail to Cowes and then come close to winning what was clearly a fixed race!! Or did I miss something?

 

[l'escargot]

Think the programme had more going for it than 3 men in a boat.

 

[Pads38]

Two sailing programmes in a week?

Guess that that is it for the year then..

 

[Dyflin]

Got a brief pic of her coming into Dublin;

 

[Guest]

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[Steve_I]

I would agree with you completely Fatipa. I also have to admit that both of those programs have got me seriously considering switching from power to sail. It looks a lot of fun! Any pointers to good sail training in the North East would be much appreciated.
ps... Sorry about the avatar in your saily forum /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Boomshanka]

No courtesy flag either /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif... bloody Vikings... always were short on etiquette /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[mbay]

Try Knocking on the door at your local yacht club, someone always needs crew.

 

[chrishelen]

Surley the real Vikings would have rigged some sort of shelter and not slept in the rain snow etc.on the boat that is.

 

[snowleopard]

Was it a trick of the light or did I see white-over-green masthead lights during the night shots?

Pretty impressive creaming along at 9 knots though!

 

[Pye_End]

Suspect it was red over green?

 

[Rabbie]

I will third the comments you made. I thought 3 Men in Another Boat excellent entertainment and the filming was brilliant. Have watched it 3 times now. Just because we are yotties, we needn't be so picky.

 

[Steve_I]

[ QUOTE ]
Try Knocking on the door at your local yacht club, someone always needs crew.

[/ QUOTE ] Good advice... I may just try that - Thanks /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[jamesjermain]

It was a fascinatng film - thank goodness 'cos I bolted my pub supper to get home for it. But isn't it extraordinary how film flattens seas and calms winds. It undoubtedly was Force 9 they were in with a sextuply reefed sail, but it could have been a gentle 4 in nice warm sunshine for all the pictures showed.

I do agree, though, that the Vikings would have managed some sort of canvas or flax shelter against the weather. They must have been tough cookies, though.

 

[Giblets]

[ QUOTE ]
Surley the real Vikings would have rigged some sort of shelter and not slept in the rain snow etc.on the boat that is.

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I think they would have probably been wrapped up in finest animal fur which would prove far warmer & drier than man-made oilies.

 

[chrishelen]

I dont agree,these men allegedly discovered america so they were used to long sea voyages,to design and sail a vessel as complex as a longship took clever thinking, i dont think they would have put up with living rough on the ship,they didnt sleep rough when they were in port so it was a logical next step to rig up some sort of shelter on board,its common sense.so why didnt the crew on the tv show do it?

 

[Dyflin]

The vessels that sailed over the oceans weren't longships, they were most likely the knarr design. With a much wider beam

One replica of this design completed a circumnavigation in the early 80's; Saga Siglar