It took 10 years of work to prepare a Viking longship for a trip no longer than a football field. How it got to that spot ...

PORT HADLOCK — A group of shipwrights went back in time over the weekend as they learned boat-building techniques used in the 11th century by Vikings. “This may be the first time that Viking ...

SAN DIEGO — Some carpentry buffs spend their retirement years building birdhouses, furniture or jewelry boxes. Tom Kottmeier had bigger plans. The 76-year-old San Marcos resident has spent much of the ...

Tom Kottmeier’s 33-foot wooden boat, built over the past two years, will be shipped to Sweden in 2024 for a sail to Stockholm harbor VISTAVISTA — Some carpentry buffs spend their retirement years ...

Join me as I take on the challenge of building a full Viking longship from the ground up! From shaping the hull to adding the ...

MISSION BAYMISSION BAY — For decades, Thomas Kottmeier has been driven by one obsession: to build a wooden replica Viking ship. He thought about it, studied, practiced, talked about it with his family ...

A big player in the cruise industry is diving into the Great Lakes market. Switzerland-based Viking, which built its name plying the rivers of Europe, is extending its reach into North America in 2022 ...