WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of State John Kerry’s “message in a bottle” is on the way to the United Nations for the June 8, 2016 World Oceans Day. “The oceans provide the air we breathe, the food that we eat, regulates our weather, and touches everybody, even people who are not physically located next to …
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Published on May 24, 2016 Captain Björn Ahlander talks about the experience of sailing and navigating Draken the traditional Viking route from Norway to Shetland, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Greenland and Canada and USA.
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Draken received a warm welcoming as she made landfall in Qaqortoq, Greenland. A welcomed greeting after encountering icebergs en-route from their trip from Iceland. After 6 days of sailing, the ship sailed into the harbor of Qaqortoq, in the south east of Greenland, near the bay where Erik the Red lived. The Viking Erik the …
Built in 1907 for J. R. Hanify and named after his wife, Martha Fitzmaurice Hanify. J. R. Hanify was the Commodore of the San Francisco Yacht Club. Martha is a B. B. Crowninshield design built at W. F. Stone Boat Yard in San Francisco. Martha is 68’ on deck; 84’ sparred, 16’ beam, 8’ draft. …