My prejudice begins when twelve of us stowed our expedition gear in a 40-foot fembøring named MUNIN in the mid-coast region of Trøndelag on Norway’s west coast. Thesetraditional, double-ended open boats, and their exceedingly old Norse square rig consisting only of a tall and stately mainsail and topsail above it, have easily become my favorite way to go to water.
Mr Per Eilertsen says:
In Tromsø, Norway, it is an association with purpose: “Preservation of old boats and coastal culture,” www. arctandria.no. We sail also faerings, åttring and fembøring. Our boat is named Salarøy. IT is 45 feet and built in 1991, as a copy of Merkur ( Mercury) from 1847. The boat was built by Gunnar Eldjarn. http://www.eldjarnbaat.no. For video see:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nb9587YV9w or search for onsdagsseiling.
Fembøring used for fishing, Lofotfiske see Lofotfilm1.
Per
Gerry Taylor says:
I’m wondering how close you can get to the wind when beating ?
Mr Per Eilertsen says:
With a good trim and a good crew you can go about 60 degrees to the wind.
Andy Reynolds says:
The Fox etc. film is referenced in Eric Blake’s post A Simple Life by the Sea in Northern Norway.
Andy Reynolds says:
And coincidentally, the recently posted link to the video “The Fox of Bloody Women Island” has some footage of this rig being sailed on a smaller ship of this type. Great stuff!
Browne Altman says:
I Would love to have the opportunity to sail in one of these rigs. They have always fascinated me.
David Tew says:
Lance spearheaded the building of two Norwegian faerings at The Apprenticeshop when it was located in Bath, Maine in the 70s. Two interchangeable rigs were built for the boats, one a square rig as shown above. It was very impressive and powerful once we got used to it. I can see how it had became his favored rig.