I'm hopelessly in love with the traditional style of sailing boat and the workboats of yesteryear. Most of the contemporary designs don't cut it with me.
it was my stepfather Odd Henriksen who build this boat at Frøya in Norway and named it Nangyala, i have been a part of the build and also sailed it many times in waves up to 10 meters, good to se that it is still in good use.
Sorry for the extremely late reply, but yes many boats has been built by norwegian yards in modern times. The tradition is still alive but very few boats beeing contracted lately. Truls
Colin Archer family emigrated to Norway from Scotland in 1825 were he became one of Norway great naval architects. His boat designs are credited with saving hundreds of lives. Inch for inch some of the most sea worthy boat ever built, is anyone in Norway building his boats?
The has been offered for sale, you can see some pics from inside in the ad, I have added link to the ad in the description of the video as links cannot be added in this answer for som strange reason! Truls
very beautifull! I used to sail and live aboard a New colin archer CA 40 20 years ago. I love the way you found solutions (electric aids) for the winches and how you furnished her with a cockpit cover for the helmsman! great! Is she still for sale?
Colin Archer family emigrated to Norway from Scotland in 1825 were he became one of Norway great naval architects. His boat designs are credited with saving hundreds of lives. Inch for inch some of the most sea worthy boat ever built, is anyone in Norway building his boats?
Yes, but the family resetled from Norway to Australia and established a farm called Eidsvold between Maryborough and Bundaberg Later a gold-rush took place before again beein a farm well known for tits horses. UK Prince Charles visited the place several times just for that. One of the sons wich resetled to Australia resetled again back to Norway, and that son was Colin Archer.
