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Wish apologies to The Beach Boys…. We had a great day at the shipyard, finally putting up the sail! There was a tiny breeze, enough to make it look like she was breathing… I keep saying it, but there are only a few things left so I’m confident we’ll be in the water soon, raidingContinue reading “Hoist up the Sleip-nir sails… see how the mainsail sets… call the Vikings ashore and let’s go and sail!….”

Today we put up the mast with all the rigging on it, and I’m very happy with how she looks fully-dressed! We’re going to put hoist the sail on Thursday and “see how the mainsail sets” as the song goes… It’s so tempting to think we’re close to finishing! There’s still some stuff to doContinue reading “Fully-rigged mast is up!”

Well, as Robbie Burns said “the best laid plans of mice and men go oft a-glay!” Which is to say we are again delayed, and we can’t get Sleipnir finished before Christmas, and since my wife is going over to France to visit her son, so we’ll wait till after she comes back in lateContinue reading “Merry Christmas!”

We finally got the rigging set up for the mast and up it came! In the pictures you can see the post attached to the bottom of the mast with a hinge so it can be removed: its purpose is to provide leverage for the line from the top of the mast (the forestay actually)Continue reading “The mast is UP!!!”

With regret, we have to delay our big day to after the holidays, sometime in January. Basically, we’re just not ready! We’re still working on the rigging and also need to fix the trailer so it will reliably carry her around. I’ll post again when we know for sure what the date is. It willContinue reading “Launching postponed… ((((“

Launch date set for Sleipnir! After 3 years’ work we’re finally ready to join Sleipnir with her element! We’ll be at the Mission Bay Launch Ramp, on December 4th (yes 2022!) at 11 am. That’s off the 5 at Clairemont Boulevard. I look forward to seeing you there! Media will be in attendance, so thereContinue reading

We’re getting close to finishing! This video shows the hull after we cleaned the planks with acid (!!) and neutralized with ammonia… That treatment got rid of the blotchy weathering that built up over time, and needed to be cleaned before we could varnish. We chose chemical treatment over sanding because it’s very difficult toContinue reading “Making oars for Sleipnir!”

Sleipnir had a great time at the Festival over the weekend, with hundreds of people coming by to see her, ask questions and were excited to see her! We met so many interesting people, and so many want to be at her launch and to participate in adventures aboard her!

The Sons Of Norway have invited Sleipnir to participate in the Vista Viking Festival on September 17th and 18th! We are proud to bring Sleipnir back to where she was born! The festival is a yearly tradition at Norway Hall (except for the last 2 years due to Covid!) where up to 10, 000 peopleContinue reading “Sleipnir will be at the Vista Viking Festival!”

Out local PBS channel (for those who don’t know, PBS is the Public Broadcasting Service in the US) sent a reporter out to do an interview with us and the ship, and a few days ago aired the video on the Evening Edition. I really liked what they did, as they included outside footage thatContinue reading “We’re in the news (yeah, again…..)))”