Rowing the Viking ship Krampmacken.



Rowing the Viking ship Krampmacken on the river Bug in Poland.

In 1983 the ship travelled 581 km upstreams in 34 days. It had to be rowed 259,9 km and sailed 251,5 km. Hauled from the river bank 21.5 km and carried on land on a special wheel construction for 48,1 km.

In 1985 the ship travelled 2726,5 km upstreams and downstreams, mostly downstreams, in 131 days. It was rowed 1508,5 km, sailed 560 km, hauled from the river bank 217 km and carried on land 441 km on the wheel construction by handcraft.

Rowing and sailing and hauling the ship.

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