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Viking shipSailing like the Norsemen once did

Pascal Schürmann

 · 19.03.2018

Viking ship: Sailing like the Norsemen once didPhoto: YACHT/B. Scheurer
The "Orzel Jumne", a replica of an old Viking boat, in the Strelasund on the Baltic Sea
The "Orzel Jumne" is a replica of a Viking boat as it sailed the Baltic 1000 years ago. The trip today is a journey back in time

On a Viking boat across the Baltic Sea? Living like the Vikings in the 12th century? This is exactly what ten young women from Poland set out to do, all with little sailing experience and the aim of getting to know and understand the everyday life of the Vikings - a journey in the service of science.

They are accompanied by two men with sailing experience on the "Orzel Jumne", a replica of a Viking ship. On their adventurous journey in Viking clothing, they face many challenges, such as cooking over an open fire on board, a lack of privacy, strong winds and capsizing.

You can read more about the sailing adventure on the "Orzel Jumne" in the new issue of YACHT (issue 7/2018, available now at newsagents and as a digital edition).

Pascal Schürmann

Pascal Schürmann

Editor YACHT

Pascal Schürmann joined YACHT in Hamburg in 2001. As head of copywriting and head of the editorial team, he makes sure that all articles make it into the magazine on time and that they are both informative and entertaining to read. He was born in the Bergisches Land region near Cologne. He learned how to handle the tiller and sheet as a teenager in a touring dinghy on the Sneeker Meer and on a tall ship on the IJsselmeer. During and after his studies, he sailed on the Baltic Sea and in the Mediterranean. As a trained business journalist, he is also responsible for boat financing and yacht insurance reports at YACHT, but also has a soft spot for blue water topics.

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