Restoration of Historic Norwegian Wooden Sailboat Celebrated ~

Sailing Away ...On Saturday, March 28, I sailed as a guest aboard the Frithjof Wiese on her first leg back to Norway - Sausalito to Santa Cruz.

I am happy to have preserved this bit of her history...more

Enjoy the video! - Victoria

People who love wooden boats held a bon voyage party Friday evening on the Sausalito waterfront for one of the rarest and largest wooden ships still afloat. They were celebrating the at-long-last-finished restoration of the historic Frithjof Wiese, a 55-foot-long Norwegian gaff ketch constructed of 60 tons of Douglas fir and white oak.

In 1986, the owners of the massive old sailboat, originally used to rescue Norwegian fishermen in the North Sea, began a marathon effort to refurbish the 80-year-old vessel, designed by Colin Archer, a legendary figure in the world of wooden boats. more...