Viking Sail 2000
THE VIKING TRAIL TOURISM ASSOCIATION ("the VTTA") organizes a sail of Viking replica ships in and around northern Newfoundland and Labrador in association with the Vikings 1000 Years tourism event in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (the "Viking Sail").
The event is the 1000 years celebration of the Viking Leif Ericsson arrivival to North America in the year 1000 AD.
The "Krampmacken" at Red Bay in Labrador or "Markland".
The "Mjøsen Lange" sailing into Red Bay.
The Viking ship "Norsemen", the "Krampmacken", the "Viking Saga" and the "Tälja" at Red Bay.
The crew saw a lot of whales and an iceberg. Here is a whale just ahead of Krampmacken.
The 1000 years celebration of Leif Ericsson's arrival to Vinland at "Viking Sail 2000"
The viking ship flotilla sailing into L'anse aux Meadows on July 28 2000
About 17 000 people were watching at the shore together with TV
Here "Krampmacken" with the Icelandic ship the "Islendingur"
"Krampmacken" taking down it's sail.
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