Despite the miserable weather we are having tonight (Wednesday), Saturday promises to be excellent, if a bit chilly. Be sure to bring a "skin-out" change of...
The Cloisters, part of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, has mounted "the largest exhibit of the Lewis Chess pieces seen outside Britain" from m0w until...
Bailed out the ship today from all of the rain over Tuesday and Wednesday. It was up to the edge of the lyfting (eek!) and took quite a while to pump out. ...
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longship-company@yaho...
Dec 9, 2011 2:56 pm
Reminder from: longship-company Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/longship-company/cal Haulout Voyage (Rescheduled from previous week) Saturday...
We had nine folks show up yesterday to perform practical miracles in getting the ship hauled out and transported to its winter quarters at LSCoNEO. I will let...
As Bruce reported, the haulout voayage and haulout were successful, though with the latter being a learning experience that it was good to undertake when we...
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Fred Blonder
dr.e.henry.thripshaw@...
Dec 13, 2011 5:44 am
We've been invited back to Marching Through Time at Marietta: April 21 & 22 Also, the Southern Maryland Celtic Festival is scheduled for April 28, 2012. Who...
Hello from Ireland, where we are being hammered by a wintry gale. I'm currently writing a fictional novel set in 12th C. Scotland/Ireland that includes some...
We will never know how many were lost at sea without a trace, but I suspect it was not a small number. Of course the Norse were, as much as possible, "fair...
In a message dated 12/13/2011 5:47:07 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, mblaydoe@... writes: Today, the largest wave ever was recorded: 67 feet Er, I'm not sure...
Sorry, should have specified at the Irish coast. Here's the headline: http://www.thejournal.ie/biggest-wave-ever-recorded-off-irish-coast-today-303908-Dec2011/...
I was informed a few months ago that a new living history timeline event is tentatively being organized for June 2012 in Isle of Wight, Virginia. I was...
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Fred Blonder
dr.e.henry.thripshaw@...
Dec 15, 2011 9:05 pm
"He was especially interested in knowing if LSCo might be willing to bring one of our boats. " The big question is: "is there water at the site?"...
Also, what is the date? Very important to be able to block out time on my summer schedule. Its a LONG trip to Isle of Wight from where I live. I'd be able...
Also, what is the date? Very important to be able to block out time on my summer schedule. Its a LONG trip to Isle of Wight from where I live. I'd be able...
The date is tentatively scheduled for June 22 to 24. The event would be in the town of Smithfield which is right on the water. Lothar "The truth sometimes...
Writing a novel here, and I have a 12th C. trader sailing around the west coast of Ireland, heading for an estuary near Donegal Bay. Is there any brave soul...
In the 12th century, cogs and hulks are starting to predominate, while the Norse knarrs, the workhorse of the Viking era, are falling into disfavor. Cogs were...
In the 12th century, cogs and hulks are starting to predominate, while the Norse knarrs, the workhorse of the Viking era, are falling into disfavor. Cogs were...
My ship is not Irish. It's likely an older knarr, as my main character (Hiberno-Norse) stole vessels from fleeing Vikings many years ago.  "were gradually...
If the wind was abaft the beam (coming from behindish), assuming the dog jumped from the leeward (port in this case) side, they would probably head around to...
Marc is way more experienced with this so his advice trumps mine. <grin> Julie, I'll see if Google Earth will put me right with the local area around Sligo so...
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Billie J. Grey
bjgrey@...
Dec 20, 2011 11:46 am
Okay, just a bit of "rescuing wolfhound who doesn't want to be rescued" mechanics. The weight of a large dog relative to the weight of a small man would...
Julie, I did a quick check using Google Earth just now of the area north of Sligo bay. The island shows up just fine on the satelite image (still unnamed), but...
To riff on Marc's and Billie's comments- Striking the sail in a hurry can be somewhat chaotic. You want to drop the sail quickly, and gather it inboard to...
I'd be tempted to frog two oars, tie cloth around the blades, and then use them like a giant scoop. I'm sure the dog would climb up onto the cloth and with...
