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VIKING VOYAGE 1000 FACTS AND FIGURES
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THE EXPEDITION
When: July - September 1998
Where: from Nuuk, Greenland to L'Anse aux Meadows, Newfoundland
Total miles: 1500
Miles per day: on a good day, 100; on a bad day, 0; 40-70 average
Duration of voyage: 8-10 weeks
Number of days on shore: approximately 30
Sea trials: June 1998 along the Greenland coast
Expedition leader: W. Hodding Carter
The sponsor: Lands' End Direct Merchants
THE ENVIROMENT
Average water temperature: 40F
Average air temperature: 50F
Average wind speed: 10 - 12 knots
Length of daylight: approximately 20 hours per day at start of voyage; 14 hours
per day at end of voyage
Wildlife on shore: bear, caribou, reindeer, moose, wolf
Wildlife in the sea: whales, seal, walrus
THE CREW
Number: 9
Positions: one captain; one watch captain; one boat builder; three all-
around sailors; one wilderness expert/emergency medical
technician; one amateur ice student/cook; and one writer
(W. Hodding Carter)
Average age: 35 years
THE KNARR
Boat builder: Robert Stevens, Hermit Island, Maine. Stevens is a graduate of
the Apprentice Shop of Rockport, a boat-building shop that was
dedicated to the preservation of hands-on wooden boat building.
Time to build: 7 months
Materials: oak, pine, tamarack, locust, iron rivets and willow trunnels
Weight: 12 tons; 25 tons with ballast
Length: 54 feet
Beam: 16 feet
Depth: 6 feet
Sail: 35 feet high; 1000 square feet total, made from canvas
Power source: wind and as many as 8 oars
Accommodations: no head, no galley; no above, no below
THE GEAR
Emergency equipment: single side-band radio; hand-held GPS (global positioning
system); compasses; lifeboat; immersion suits; extensive
medical kit designed by Dr. Larry Michaelis, a renowned heart
surgeon and Arctic traveler
Clothing: during calm weather they will wear Lands' End clothing and
outerwear underneath waterproof coveralls; in extremely rough
weather they will wear Mustang Ocean suits
Food: dried fruits, grains, vegetables, meats; fresh fruit and vegetables;
edible plants gathered on shore trips; fresh fish
WEBSITE
www.beyond.landsend.com
Viking Voyage 1000 is made possible through the sponsorship of Lands' End Direct Merchants.
For more information contact: Gary Collins, Fleishman-Hillard, Inc., 212-453-2127,
collinsg@fleishman.com, or Lisa Mullen, Lands' End, Inc., 608-935-4274, llmulle@landsend.com.