ROSKILDE, Denmark (AP) — For thousands of years, wooden sailboats allowed the peoples of Northern Europe to spread trade, influence and sometimes war across seas and continents. In December, the ...

A clinker-boat master craftsman and his apprentice work on a vessel destined for Faroese waters at the Viking Museum Roskilde near Copenhagen, Denmark on June 10, 2024. (Lasse Sørensen/Courthouse News ...

The brothers have spent hours there over the last year, recreating a piece of their childhood that was once a part of life for everyone living on or around Lough Erne. "At one time, there were between ...

Taupō man Mark Dumble has spent the past five years building this 4m clinker boat from scratch and recently launched it at Two Mile Bay, Lake Taupō. Video / Dan Hutchinson There’s no substitute for ...

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