At age 6 my host father started making money playing shows with his accordion. After saving up for a while, he bought this boat at age 11. He asked it made to his specs by a local craftsman, and by age 12 it was completed.
(He's shown on the left, helping his son up out of the boat).
It's still in beautiful condition, and the family enjoys summer days out in the bay. The boat is made in typical viking style, like this ship which used to be manned by a 20-man crew to England from Denmark:
Check out the Serpent's head on the bow:
Naturally, flying the Danish flag.
The craftsman who made it - now his son finds work by repairing his father's boats, but they're not made anymore because the process is so labor-intensive and newer technologies have taken over. The wooden planks of these old viking-style boats (including Lars') had to be bent to make the curve of the boat which is extremely difficult and time-intensive.
It's beautiful.
Newer boats in the harbor.
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