Location: Horda Museum, Stend, Bergen.
Organiser: Vestland Fylkekystlag, the Oselvar workshop, Forbundet KYSTEN (coastal federation), Kystkultur.no
More info here: – Registration
PROGRAM:
Thursday 7 September
15.00 – 17.00 Arrival/registration/welcome
16.00 – 17.00 Refreshments: sandwiches
17.00 in the auditorium in Båthallen:
Greetings from the City Museum in Bergen
Presentation of the organisers, Horda Museum, Båthallen and the museum area
Practical info during the square rig seminar provided by Kjell Magnus Økland
17.00 – 20.00 Short tour of Båthallen (boat hall) focusing on the Oselvar, by Stig Salbu Henneman and Kjell Magnus Økland, tour outside, launching, rigging and boat use
On the shore in Mjelkevika: Short presentation of the participants, the boats and boat owners at the seminar. Out on the fjord: the participants get to know the inner parts of the Fanafjord
20.00 – 21.00 Dinner: meat and vegetable soup/stew
21.00 – 22.00 In the auditorium in Båthallen:
Eldar Heide: A square rig on the Oselvar – questions
Informal chat afterwards
Friday 8 September
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast: sandwiches, and make sandwiches for lunch
09.00 – 10.00 Morning assembly in the auditorium in Båthallen:
Frode Bjøru: The western Norwegian square rig south of Stad – large variation over short distances
Short discussion. Practical information about today’s activities out on the fjord
10.00 – 15.00 Rigging, sailing on the Fanafjord, packed lunch – go ashore at Stendaholmen
Rowing versus running with square rig/sprit sail
Rowing versus reach square rig / sprit sail
Rowing versus beating square rig / sprit sail
Tacking with square rig
Square rig versus sprit sail: Reach, beating, running
Sailing around a triangular course with buoys on the fjord
15 – 16 Mooring/landing in Mjelkevika
16 – 17 Dinner, fish
17 – 20 Seminar in the auditorium in Båthallen:
The Oselvar workshop: construction and rigging of the four-oared boat Harald + use of the alnastav measuring stick in boat building + measurement of boats and increased understanding of the Oselvar workshop
Thomas Due Sivertsen: Vestland Fylkeskystlag and plans for the four-oared boat Harald
Fanafjorden Traditional Sailing: presentation of Fanafjorden Traditional Sailing and experiences from sailing with square rigs from Horda Museum since 2012
Kai Linde: a contrast to the Oselvar’s square rig tradition: the square rig on the Nordland boat
20.00 Supper: sandwiches + leftovers from Thursday
21.00 Summary of the day in the auditorium in Båthallen
Atle Knutsen: The new editor of Tidsskriftet Kysten introduces himself
Coastal cultural entertainment and informal chats
Saturday 9 September
08 – 09 Breakfast + making sandwiches for lunch
09 – 10 Morning assembly in the auditorium in Båthallen
Kjell Magnus Økland: Are there rules of thumb regarding the rigging of square rigs and sprit sails on the Oselvar and if so, what are they? Short discussion
Practical information about today’s tasks with measurements on land and activities out on the fjord
10.00 – 11.30 Measuring sails and rigging, hulls, thwarts and oarlocks on land
11.30 – 12.00 Rigging, preparation
12.00 – 12.30 Packed lunch outside/landing on the beach in Mjelkevika, or other location
12.30 – 15.30 Sailing with starting line and drone/time lapse filming and return to land
15.30 – 16.00 Landing and taking down rigging on boats
16.00 – 17.00 Dinner at the museum potatoes/meat balls/mushy peas and vegetables
17.00 – 20.00 Seminar in the auditorium in Båthallen:
Kjell Magnus Økland: Square rig, sprit sail, Bermuda sail and other types of sail used on the Oselvar.
Thomas Johnson and Jan Tufteland: “Brugdebåt” from Austevoll – boat used to catch and transport basking sharks – extreme sport 1750-1850
Terje Planke / Tore Friis Olsen / Eldar Heide: Safety in a traditional boat
Debate and discussion
20.00 Dinner + leftovers from Friday
21.00 Summary of the day
Bjarte Vestøl: On a rowing trip to Finland with a four-oared Oselvar
Coastal cultural entertainment with jokes and informal chats
Sunday 10 September
08.00 – 09.00 Breakfast
09.00 – 12.00 Morning session in Båthallen with discussions, summary of what we have learned, presentation of the research effort, evaluation and proposals for next year’s seminar.
12.00 – 13.00 Final meal – eat up all leftovers – clean and tidy – return home
The seminar will also include
– exhibition of old original square rigs
– 25 boats on display in Horda Museum’s boat hall
