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FIRST NORSEBOAT 21.5 OPEN HEADS FOR BERMUDA!
NORSEBOAT 17.5 FOR RETIREMENT HOME IN MEXICO
A NorseBoat 17.5 with black hull was recently completed for a couple from Belgium. The boat will be shipped to their new retirement home in Mexico.
A new NorseBoat 21.5 sailed outside Rockland Harbor during a photo shoot by John Snyder of MarineMedia.biz. The winds were stiff and the sunny morning proved a perfect time to capture the 21.5’s high performance and ease of sailing.
In July NorseBoat Limited was awarded the Nova Scotia Boat Builders Annual Export Achievement Award for 2012. Glen Cairns and Kevin Jeffrey were on hand to accept the award, presented by NSBA Board President, David Canning.
The sassy, smaller sistership to the 17.5 continues to win the hearts and minds of North American sailors. Customers love its simplicity and versatility. Sailing and rowing perfomance is great, and fitted with an electric motor it is an ideal “green” tender or motor launch.
NorseBoat 21.5 hull #4 was delivered to her owner who lives in Toronto, Ontario. His comments after the first season: “The boat is a real pleasure to sail and lives up to all expectations. We continue to enjoy the boat, which is performing terrifically.”
NorseBoat 21.5 hull #6 was launched late April 2012 in Rockland, Maine. The new owners from Philadelphia, PA travelled to Rockland for sea trials and to trailer their new boat home. How did they like it? “Our NorseBoat 21.5 is great...it far exceeds our expectations”.
Professional photo-journalist John Snyder of Marine Media took photos and video during the sea trials.
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NORSEBOAT 21.5 IN THE BAHAMAS
The first NorseBoat 21.5 made in Maine was delivered to The Abacos, Bahamas in February 2012. NorseBoat owner Kevin Jeffrey and his wife Liza travelled to Man-O-War Cay to perform sea trials with the new owners of “Clementine”.
The NorseBoat 21.5 lived up to expectations with its well balanced, easily handled rig. Clementine’s sleek hull design and custom Bahamian colour scheme drew a great deal of interest from locals and visiting sailors.
NEW NORSEBOAT 17.5 HEADING TO DUBLIN, IRELAND!
Ireland joins the growing list of countries to have a NorseBoat sailing and rowing craft plying their waters. The new owner is taking delivery of his NorseBoat 17.5 early May, 2012. NorseBoats are shipped overseas in ocean freight containers. A 20 ft container can handle two NorseBoat 12.5s or 17.5s, and a 40 ft. container can handle one or two NorseBoat 21.5s, one 21.5 and several smaller boats, or up to four smaller boats.
In March 2012 Phil and Hoa McLean (NB 17.5 hull #48) competed in the Everglades Challenge, a 300 mile adventure race from near St. Petersburg, FL to Key Largo. Despite prevailing strong winds, which kept many competitors from finishing the race, they had great fun taking part in the event.
An excerpt from their blog: “...just had the most incredible broad reach. 17-20mph winds well aft of the beam for about four hours under spinny and full main. Started hitting sustained 7.5-8.2 mph surfs by GPS that were so much fun! Spray shooting out left and right. ...a fantastic adventure.”
To watch their video click here.
NORSEBOAT 17.5 COMBINATION SAILBOAT, ROWING BOAT, AND ELECTRIC LAUNCH!
NorseBoat customers in Long Beach, California recently took possession of their new NorseBoat 17.5 Electric Launch. 
This particular craft is a standard NorseBoat 17.5 sailing and rowing boat combined with our Electric Launch package, which includes a built-in electric motor with solar charger, double bimini, cockpit table, and stereo system.
NEW NORSEBOAT 17.5 ROWER MAKES HER DEBUT ON PEI!
The first NorseBoat 17.5 Recreational Rower was launched on Prince Edward Island summer 2011. The new owner and NorseBoat president Kevin Jeffrey performed sea trails during a NorseBoat Rendezvous held in Victoria-By-The-Sea. The rower, equipped with two sliding seat rowing units, handled stiff winds and moderate
chop with ease.
VIDEO CLIPS OF THE NORSEBOAT 21.5 ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUTUBE!
Follow this link to a series of YouTube video clips of the NorseBoat 21.5. This video footage was taken winter 2011 in Florida, shortly after the Strictly Sail Miami show. They illustrate the classic lines, high performance, and ease of trailering and launching and retrieval at a boat ramp.
SAIL MAGAZINE AND PRACTICAL SAILOR REVIEW NORSEBOAT 21.5 SAIL Magazine editor Adam Cort and Practical Sailor editor Darrell Nicholson went for test sails on the new NorseBoat 21.5 following the 2011 Miami Boat Show. With Darrell were his two sons and a friend. The editors were able to experience the quick set-up and launching made easy by the 19 lb pivoting carbon mast. With a well balanced helm the kids were able to polish their sailing skills, and the cabin proved to be a fun place for them to hang out.
NORSEBOAT 12.5 SERVES AS TENDER FOR AUSTRALIAN SCHOONER!
A NorseBoat 12.5 is now serving as the tender for a classic schooner (in the background) along the north coast of Australia. The schooner’s skipper loves the versatility, sailing and rowing performance, and load carrying capacity of the NorseBoat, and how his NorseBoat 12.5 complements his larger vessel.
NEW NORSEBOAT 21.5 CHOSEN FOR SAIL MAGAZINE’S BEST BOATS OF 2011 !
The NorseBoat 21.5 has been selected as one of Sail Magazine’s Best Boats of 2011 in their small boats category. The notice appeared in the September 2010 issue of Sail Magazine. The NorseBoat 21.5 will be on display at Strictly Sail Miami 2011.
THE FIRST NORSEBOAT IN SPAIN MAKES HER DEBUT ! The first NorseBoat 17.5 to be owned by a customer in Spain is shown sailing near her home port of Vigo on the Atlantic coast. The boat was shipped to Spain in August 2010 from our Lunenburg, NS shop where she was built.
Note the efficient, fully battened boomless main and roller furling jib. A small outboard motor tucks neatly into the stern.
TWO NORSEBOATS GO THROUGH NW PASSAGE IN 2010!
The two man team of Kev Oliver and Tony Lancashire returned to Gjoa Haven in the Canadian arctic mid August 2010. They completed their 2000 mile expedition through the NW Passage, ending in the settlement of 
Resolute (see details below). Another NorseBoat 17.5 went through the arctic this season, this one on the deck of an expedition motor yacht that left Lunenburg, Nova Scotia harbour July 2 heading east to west through the NW Passage.
2010 VICTORIA-BY-THE-SEA SMALL CRAFT FESTIVAL A BIG HIT! 
NorseBoat Limited sponsored the first annual Victoria-By-The-Sea Small Craft Festival, held in one of the most picturesque seaside villages on Prince Edward Island, located in eastern Canada. This celebration of small watercraft drew boat owners and tourists from as far away as Norway. NorseBoat had one 12.5 and two 17.5 sailing and rowing cruisers, and one of their new Norse Faering 19.5 kit boats. This informal gathering of small boat enthusiasts had all the classic ingredients for a fun filled day on and near the water: a variety of small craft, good food and drink at the village’s local establishments, good weather, and warm water (PEI has the warmest ocean water north of Virginia), Make plans to join us next year on PEI!
EIGHT NORSEBOATS SAILED 
TOGETHER in Brittany, France during the “La Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan” sailing event May 20-24, 2009. The owners and crew of eight NorseBoats and nearly 1000 other small craft took part in four days of sailing, rowing and social activities in the waters and quaint villages of the Golfe du Morbihan. Kevin Jeffrey and Liza Wendt of NorseBoat travelled to France to join in the fun. For photos click here. The Golfe du Morbihan is reputed to have the second strongest currents in the world and at times the sailing was challenging, but the event was well run with ample support vessels and staff. The weather was mostly fair, the scenery and Breton food superb, and the comraderie between NorseBoat owners and crew unforgettable. Next year’s annual NorseBoat rendezvous in France will be in the St. Malo area of Brittany.
NORSEBOAT SAILORS having fun on a summer outing in Rockland, Maine. 
The six-person crew consists of new NorseBoat 17.5 owner Chris Tessier of New Hampshire, USA (port side aft), a Maine family going for a demo sail, naval architect Mark Fitzgerald (port side forward), and NorseBoat president Kevin Jeffrey (taking the photo).
IN MARCH 2009 A NORSEBOAT 12.5 
was installed as the tender on a 65 ft. power yacht in Aventura, Florida. The owners wanted a tender that matched the elegant lines of their new yacht, and ideally one that could be sailed, rowed, and motored equally well with a crew of up to four on board. The NorseBoat 12.5 was a perfect fit. Sea trials were conducted in the Bahamas February 2009.
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“NorseBoats...sexy looking with a sweet sheerline and a shapely bow profile.” -Robert Perry, naval architect
“I have sailed Whimsy (NorseBoat 17.5) for two days now ...what a rush! You have designed and engineered a masterpiece!”
D. Thayer, Maine
“I have Viking blood in my veins, and the NorseBoat really gets it stirring...this is one of the best small cruising boats I’ve seen in a long time.
Steve Isaac, WaterTribe
She has been our home for six weeks, and she has been superb. She has been out in big seas, clocked 7.8 knots downwind, is very dry - and we've put her through hell. Her rig is simple and robust, and she can be rowed at over 3 knots by one person.
Kevin Oliver and Tony Lancashire, Arctic Mariner Expedition
“The NorseBoat is fantastic - meeting and exceeding my expectations, which were derived solely from the internet!
J. Austin, architect
Cambridge, MA
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