Here you can read Skipper's log book on the Sea Stallion's voyage against Dublin.
Skipper's logbook
Extracts from the Log Book, August 11th 2007
South to Malahide
We have been promised a westerly wind "late in the evening", after winds from the south both…
Extracts from the Log Book, August 9th 2007
From Peel to the coast of Ireland
09:11 a.m. Log 886: We row out from Peel on the high tide, and aim for the…
Extracts from the log book, August 5th, 2007
Calm and rain. The day was spent processing the results from the sea trials, we have been preforming the last…
Extracts from the Log Book, Monday, August 6th, 2007
From Islay to the Isle of Man
10:22 am. Log 784. Weighed anchor. This morning at 07:20, we received a report from…
Extracts from the log book, friday, August 3rd, 2007
The weather forecast says a near gale this afternoon, so we get out of the harbour in a hurry, to get some trial…
extracts from the log book, thursday, august 2nd, 2007
Again a day with trial sailing. Trials with tacking, compass card and rowing with the sail both up and down. The…
Extracts from the Log Book, Tuesday, July 31st, 2007
11.27 a.m., W 3, cloudy, We row out in the light breeze to do trial sailing. We begin with a rowing trial.
14.05…
Extracts from the log book, Wednesday, August 1st 2007
A rest day had been decided in advance, and we stick to that, despite a westerly wind that could have brought us to…
Extracts from the Log Book, Monday, July 30th, 2007
09.02, log 699, NW 7, light clouds. After rowing out, we set sail immediately and then eat breakfast as we sweep…
Extracts from the Log Book, Sunday, July 29th, 2007
10.34, log 644, WNW 6, light clouds. The anchor is raised and we row out of the fjord.
11.23, W 7-8, cloudy. There…
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About the logbook
The web version of the ship's logbook contains excerpts from the Sea Stallion from Glendalough's logbook. The logbook is kept by skipper Carsten Hvid and mates Vibeke Bischoff, Kjetil Sildnes and Poul Nygaard.