The largest of the modern versions of Drakkar (the ship-dragon), where the ancient Vikings once went on my camping trips, sailed from the coast of Norway in the direction of America. Modern longship will go by Scandinavian seafarers who discovered New Light long before Christopher Columbus. Warship of the Vikings able to sail and the oars.
In length the oak Vikings exceed thirty-five feet. The width of the ship dragon of the order of eight meters. Leaving from the coast of Norway last Tuesday, the twenty-sixth of April Drakkar needs to stick to Icelandic shores in the middle of next week. However, stopping in Iceland will require modern Vikings only to resupply.
The organizers of the expedition say, to keep control of the boat is not as easy as it might seem at first glance. The crew are recruited exclusively professional experts who will be able to manage unusual for a modern seafaring ship. The crew of the ship consists of thirty two people. In General, applications for participation were filed by the volunteers.
According to the organizers, the members of the crew are citizens of the Russian Federation, Norway, Spain, Canada, UK, France, Estonia and the USA. Ahead of the expedition a dangerous path, the lack of comfort, exhausting work — all this requires physical strength and personal qualities, so the crew was selected not by geographic or political characteristics.
