Leather Stone-Age Boat Project

[Goatboy]

Wow,

Now that's a report and a half. Great project, fantastic work, stunning pictures and what a trip. Great reading Hamish, would almost tempt me over my natural dislike of being out at sea in small craft.

Keep it coming mate.

 

[Baelfore]

Incredible. Thanks for posting, That was a realy interesting read.

I've said it before and I'll repeat it.

You were born in the wrong time period.
Please find your time machine immediately. :viking:

Ste

 

[rlh2]

I really can't put into words what I'm feeling right now. This was absolutely one of the most interesting things I've seen on the web in a long, long time. How spiritual this must have been! God bless.

 

[boatman]

(Id love to go out in a curragh, me and my affinity to the Age of Saints and all...)

If you are ever in West Cornwall it could be arranged, certainly a trip in a skin Boyne currach/coracle.
Sadly, an eighteen foot double-ended canvas covered currach was wrecked on a beach in the winter storms but there are Sheephaven style ones around Falmouth.

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks for the replies

Loving that Boatman looks great, there is a fantastic Currach up in aberdeen at the archaeolink centre i have always wanted to sail in. Think i have had my fill for now though

 

[Dreadhead]

We are in the news again today Check out the article to see Fionn performing the naming ceremony for Havelgen and more details on the protest



http://www.strilen.no/kultur/Doypte-og-sjotesta-Havelgen-157635.html#.U1tuQKLYDfk


Have updated the link in my first post to this article as it is much better

 

[Dreadhead]

Incredible. Thanks for posting, That was a realy interesting read.

I've said it before and I'll repeat it.

You were born in the wrong time period.
Please find your time machine immediately. :viking:

Ste

haha thanks mate, just moved to a new farm yesterday and the neighbors are working on a viking ship! I have been invited out to go see it and possibly help. seems like the right place for me!

 

[SCOMAN]

Epic trip. That must have been incredibly satisfying, making and using well done. Great clothes by the way I liked your shirt.

 

[Dreadhead]

Thanks Scoman

 

[TinkyPete]

You have certainly landed on your feet and when are you and Fionn moving to live there? looks like you havbe had an incredable time out there in all.

 

[weekender]

Fantastic trip and great pictures wow!!😉😄


Sent from somewhere?

 

[Grooveski]

That's a thing of beauty. Well done to the lot of you and thanks for all the photos.

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks folks

Pete, we are desperately trying to move here! though i doubt it will be anytime soon as we are young and broke haha. At least for now we have plenty of contacts far and wide to get started

 

[Emdiesse]

This is fantastic! What a great Journey!

 

[Dreadhead]

thanks glad you liked it bud

 

[McKenzie]

fantastic pictures!

 

[Tor helge]

Interesting report.
I have seen pics of this boat before. At the Frivannsliv site.

 

[Dreadhead]

Interesting report.
I have seen pics of this boat before. At the Frivannsliv site.

Thanks Tor, yeah it was with Frivannsliv

 

[Dreadhead]

some more boat activity this week, but a step up in the ages! Was helping out a member of the Gudvangen vikings with some help restoring a boat and got to have a wee row in his viking boat

CIMG5509 by HamishOdinson, on Flickr

CIMG5510 by HamishOdinson, on Flickr

 

[Dreadhead]

Interesting report.
I have seen pics of this boat before. At the Frivannsliv site.

Yes it's good they have it on there, I'm still hoping to see some of the footage we shot on the trip but they don't seem to be doing much with it!