Nordland (boat)

Two Nordland Boats, the larger one is low in the water, loaded with a hold of fish or wooden logs. Photo from between 1890-1900.

The Nordland boat (or Norwegian: Nordlandsbåt), is a type of fishing boat that has been used for centuries in northern counties of Nordland, Troms and Finnmark of Norway and derives its name from Nordland county where it has a long history. It has dominated the Lofoten and Vesterålen islands fishing industry for centuries and is closely related to the old Viking longships.

## Contents

* 1 Construction
* 2 Sami versions
* 3 Unique feature
* 4 The Nordland Boat today
* 5 References
* 6 External links

## Construction

Traditional Norwegian Nordland boat near Kvitvær (Lurøy, Nordland)

The Nordland boat has a clinker, or lapstrake hull design and has its rudder on the sternpost. Its length varies from 14 to well over 40 feet and usually has a length to beam ratio of 3-1 to 4-1. It has a high prow and stern, shallow keel, v-hull and has an inboard gunwale, which can be used to drain off the fishing nets when they are drawn on board. Some of the larger Nordlanders have a detachable cabin that is used for shelter, often having a wood-burning stove inside.[1]

The Nordlander normally carries a large single square sail with the largest boats carrying a topsail. It's one of the few types of boats that still carries such a sail to the present day.

Oak had been a favorite wood for ship builders for centuries for its resistance to rot, strength, and durability. However, oak is not native to Norway north of the county of Trøndelag and is also a heavy wood which would make such boats difficult to pull up on shore, which was done on a daily basis. For these reasons, the materials used for the Nordland is almost exclusively pine, and in the northern regions, spruce.[2] Pine and spruce are lighter woods which would make it easier to be drawn up on shore, but at the expense of durability.

## Sami versions

The Nordland boat has a very long history in the north Norwegian coastline, with both Norwegians and Sami, who are first recorded as sailing such boats from about 950 onwards. Around 1000 AD the Sami were described as producing Nordlandbots for their Norwegian customers along the northern coastal farming communities, which the Norwegians soon started to build for themselves.[3]

One of the biggest differences between the Norwegian and Sami built Nordlands is that the Sami 'sewed' the lapstrakes together using reindeer intestines, while the Norwegians used iron rivets.[1] Nordland boats continued to be built for over 1,000 years, and in the early 20th century it was still used for fishing and coastal transport.

The coat-of-arms of Nordland County, Norway is from modern times (1965).

## Unique feature

One of the unique features of the Nordland is its ballast system. Dozens of fist size round rocks are placed at the bottom of the boat to keep the boat weighted down. If the boat is either swamped or capsizes, then the rocks are designed to roll out of the boat which would lighten the boat and thus keep it afloat.[4]

## The Nordland Boat today

Nordland boats today are no longer used as primarily fishing boats but as pleasure craft and have annual races.[5] The coat-of-arms of Nordland County shows the traditional boat - the Nordlandsbåt.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Christiansen (1968) p.85
2. ↑ Christiansen (1968), p.82-3
3. ↑ Olsen (2005)
4. ↑ Wooden Boat Magazine, A Nordlandsbat for Maine: An American Sailor Orders a Norwegian Icon, March/April 2003
5. ↑ "Trebåtdagan på Rognan" (Boat Regalia at Rognan) http://www.hildringstimen.no Retrieved December 25, 2007

## External links

* The Nordland-type boat - a sailing sculpture

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Types of sailing vessels and rigs

Overviews|

* Age of Sail
* Maritime history
* Age of Discovery

Sailing rigs|

* Bermuda rig
* Crab claw
* Fore-and-aft rig
* Gaff rig
* Gunter rig
* Junk rig
* Lateenrig
* Ljungström rig
* Lug rig
* Pinisi rig
* Square rig
* Tanja rig

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* Mistico
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* Yawl

Multihull vessels|

* ʻalia
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* Kora kora
* Lakatoi
* Lanong
* Outrigger canoe
* Pahi
* Paraw
* Pentamaran
* Proa
* Quadrimaran
* Takia
* Tongiaki
* Trimaran
* Ungalawa
* Vinta

Naval and merchant
sailing ships
and other vessels
(by origin date)|

| Ancient|

* Balangay
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* Dhow
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* Galley
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* Bireme
* Trireme
* Quadriremes
* Tessarakonteres
* Dromon
* Junk
* K'un-lun po
* Lepa
* Mtepe
* Uru

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Post-classical|

* Balinger
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* Bomb vessel
* Cog
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* Jong
* Knarr
* Koch
* Kondura
* Longship
* Malangbang
* Shitik
* Tongkang
* Zabra

15th c.|

* Carrack
* Chinese treasure ship
* Caravel
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16th c.|

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* Fluyt
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* Lorcha
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* Square-rigged caravel (round or de armada)
* Xebec

17th c.|

* Bermuda sloop
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* Koff
* Pink
* Polacca
* Ship of the line

18th c.|

* Bilander
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* Lanong
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19th c.|

* Blackwall frigate
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* Golekan
* Iron-hulled sailing ship
* Warship
* Janggolan
* Lambo
* Leti leti
* Palari
* Tamar
* West Country
* Windjammer

20th c.|

* Montagu whaler

Fishing vessels|

* Bago
* Falkuša
* Felucca
* Herring buss
* Jangada
* Jukung
* Masula
* Mayang
* Patorani
* Nordland
* Sixareen
* Sgoth
* Smack
* Tartane
* Well smack
* Yoal

Recreational vessels|

* Dinghy
* Pocket cruiser
* Sailing hydrofoil
* Sailing yacht
* Sportsboat
* Trailer sailer
* Wharrams
* Windsurfer
* Yacht

Special terms|

* Inflatable
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* Mersey flat
* Norfolk punt
* Norfolk wherry
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* Pinnace (ship's boat)
* Pram
* Scow
* Sneakbox
* Thames sailing barge
* Wherry

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* Nautical operations

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