Nordlys (1873) the worlds oldest engineless cargo ship. 

We made our small version of the "Nordlys" in a garage in Campo Alegre, Caracas, Venezuela. Our father named it with same name remembering the scandinavian culture. Danish knowhow and venezuelan trees. It took 12 hours from CCS to La Guaira in a truck over the Old road to LaGuaira as it couldnt travel trough the tunnels of the modern Caracas -LaGuaira Road. We travelled the Caribbean Sea and fished, scubadived, swimming, What a luxury life with amazin less tan 2000 USD (1970) in 3 years of working (saturdays & Sundays) for a 32 feet, 3 beds, dinner table, SAILING Beauty with a motor auxiliary. KWOLEDGE IS POWER. Thank you father !

I was raised near the northern part of Lake Michigan and have always liked the old cargo schooners, there is 3 sunken schooners out from the shores of Frankfort and Arcadia that went down in the storm of November of 1896.

I went to sea at the age of 16 after a year of schooling to be an abel seaman. When stowing wooden barrels you use what we called "sausages" in between the barrels. Just old pieces of rope to keep them from damage and shifting. I'm now 64 and love to see your way of shipping.

Wonderful ship, i wish it was more common to see larger sailing ships around, i would happily go to work as crew on one without much thought, they are so majestic and, while the work may be hard at times getting to sail across the sea makes it all worth it

Sailing is one of the great natural experiences.

thanks for posting this...and for raising public awareness...perhaps you could film some of the ship's interior?

Two cargo schooners on the coast of Maine still sailing, each built in 1871 and both engineless.

The last engineless commercial cargo ships still made money for their owners well into the 1930s. They were barque rigged, four mats, about 300 feet long, of about 3000 tons that carried up to 5000 tons of cargo. It is still remarkable that they were sailing across the globe with absolutely no engine carrying serious tonnage in an age when the first passenger commercial aircraft began to appear.

Beautiful...A labor of love working on a boat like this...

This is so badass.

She is absolutely gorgeous!, the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!. All the luck in the world. Le gra mor!. Gérard lacey in Ireland. X.

This will result in all ships returning to sail and thereby polluting less...Not.

The cost of hiring a tug for coming into or leaving port..seems costly...why not add a engine for docking purposes..

hello to everyone so this is not the oldest cargo boat sailing because i have been sailing on the isla ebusitana 1856 in spain the boat is in a perfect condition it used to be a cargo salt boat between ibiza and barcelona and now it s a charter boat for tourist

great song. it's also very interesting to see the barrels as the means of storage.

Nordlys = northernlights, a norwegian word.. beautiful vessel !

Great ship on sails only, though at 1:40 with sails down and I don't see a towline, how is she moving??? Appreciate your kind reply. Wish you always good winds and at least 2 mtrs water under the keel. Saludos = cheers Bienos Aires, Argentina

I love sailing and sailing ships but not having an Auxiliary Diesel is stupid. A small engine saved our 48' wooden stays'l schooner when it dragged an anchor. It also gave us motion and electricity for days of calm seas in the pacific. It just stands by ready to save the ship when you need it. You don't have to burn a lot of fuel.... Don't have kids if you want to save the planet. If you want to save your ship put an Auxiliary diesel in it! Don't try to fool everyone that that ship didn't have an engine when it is obvious it did for most of it's life! You can see where it the dead wood was filled in to cover the propeller cut out.

Great video, and great choice of accompanying music.

Please tell me they are hauling rum or whisky, something that could age well with slow transport.

the poor little guy with the champagne lol

You wouldn't catch me anywhere near that thing in open oceans that thing is small

1:12 that is some really bad luck right there. Ship getting christened and the bottle doesn’t break. That’s an ill omen

Nothing like seeing an old gaff rigger making way! Makes me want to drink some rum right now.

I like how the description talks about raising awareness about pollution, and then in the video they are trying to break a glass bottle against the ship...

please slacken your main & mizzen boom when pulling sails up, You'll be able to get a better shape in the sails by tensioning the top gaff & make it easier for the crew & by doing that you can use the top gaff for sail shape by easing her in a gust , loverly ship , hard bottle.

I would like to do something like this one day. Idc what it pays that looks like the perfect job to me. Atleast on a boat like that lol.

My daughter is in Italy and needs a ride with her dog to America is there any way she clould charter a ride on your boat? If so how much would it cost. She wants to come home but they wanna charge way to much for the dog and make her go through way to many hoops ill pick her up anywhere in America?

How was it powered before the sails went up? Was there a tow you can't see?

Good 👍👍

he couldnt break the bottle 😂😂😂😂😂😂

If the ship is engineless, how does it move @ 1:43? EDIT: Oh, there is a tug on port side, didn't notice that.

Lovely ship I bet that champagne had some fizz in it after that beating haha sail safe all aboard

At 0:36 that power plane operator is doing a gawd awful job on those planks. Look at all the gouges.

Meanwhile I'm at home trying to open a bottle of champagne, drop it from waist high to the ground, glass everywhere. Everytime fkng time.

Nice vid. As for returning to sail for mass shipping, I don’t think that’s gonna happen. It’s a nice fantasy but not economically viable on a mass scale. It’s not that sailing ships are too slow (modern sails and sail rigs can reach pretty good speeds), but rather on a modern cargo ship the hull and deck need to be designed to accompany shipping containers or large amounts of bulk freight, the placement of sails and the shape of the hull required for a ship to operate optimally under sail would not be optimal for carrying cargo in the modern world, and thus the volume of cargo per ship would have to be greatly reduced, which is economically inefficient. A hybridization of sail and engine power is possible and is being experimented with, but going full on engineless won’t work in the modern world outside of some small cargo runs like in the video.

She has beautiful lines, but am I imagining that she's a bit keel hogged?

engine less? do you tug her in and out of port

Anyone know what the rigid short line hanging over the stern is... ? .It can be seen at the launch but is clearly still there in the later shots

"Nordlys" is the Norwegian name for "northern light". I'm wondering if this ship was Norwegian, but can't find any information about it...

1:42 She seems to be underway in a narrow shipping lane, without sail and there was no sign of a propeller ... ? How so ?

I don't know as to which one I should be impressed with... The unbreakable ship? or that wine bottle???

Bet the cargo was aquavit!

This was a vissing vessel.

Engineless? Appears so by the out of water shots but seems to be making headway while the sails are being hauled up. How would they maneuver in port without a motor?

Respect......

Oliei, it's a new tradition on an historical wooden ship. Not compatible!!!😋 Good luck and always 3 feet water under the bottom.

I have sailed on the Lewis R French which is a Maine windjammer. She has no engine, earns money carrying passengers every summer and she was built in 1871. The accuracy of this post is pure BS.

I was thinking the other day if I was as rich as say Richard Branson. Or the like. I would start a sailing trade company. Mixing modern amenity and such with traditional sailing transport. Use smaller ports that can't take the large cargo ships. I was born in Coos Bay Oregon so no bias really.

Real one ! 👍

the propeller is missing on this boat? ;)

Unbreakable bottle. Soft ship or hard bottle?

You only christen a ship on its MAIDEN voyage... Not when you repair her and put her back out to sea..... Unless you're remaining her.. which is VERY bad luck.

Can you tell me what was in them barrels ? I think it's a great job you'r doing there 👍👍🇺🇸

What is the % of original details on this ship? Is it more than 10?

the music is so annoying. why not just put the sound?

If she is engineless, how is she being propelled in the first scene on the water?

I would die to be a crewman cook.mate anything but topman lol

No engine, but from 1:39 to 2:15 moving with no sail drawing. . . . 🤥

Arrr...Beee....Darrr!!!

In a debate over green energy a guy actually said to me, "You'll never be able to make a cargo ship run on wind or solar power"...

Which musik is it ?

Should i just watch a ppt?

how fast can it go?

which type music is this?

Heftige muziek

See:. Lewis R French and Stephan Taber

not even joking? wowzers w/trouserdst

Hi

Hmmm should have read more comments before making one, see the tug and the wake is a give away

Byitt of her ..un narreted hyistory. Aye

First, one has too have their facts right, don't you think. Why would a small ship have a throttle and forward and reverse levers if it was engineless ? It was easy to see it had engine propulsion on leaving the harbour, the canvas hadn't been raised yet, come on people get a life. 🇨🇦

BULLS**T, moving in the water at a good clip before sails are even up.

xD

"Nordlys, manoeuvered entirely by the power of the wind". What a crock! Then you get to a port and have to beg someone to tow you in and then tow you back out. What a waste of time and effort. Put a damn engine back in for harbour maneuvers!!