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Local group to sail Viking ship from Europe to Northwest Florida in 2027

| Hansen Hasenberg

Around two dozen people are building and plan to sail a ninth-century Viking ship replica across the Atlantic Ocean using only oars and sails. The destination: Northwest Florida.
According to Blade Handler, a Pensacola native and member of the crew, the ship is planned to depart from Denmark next June and arrive in the Pensacola area either late August or early September 2027.

A replica of the Gokstad ship, a well-preserved Viking ship. A group of over two dozen people, mainly from Florida, will sail a similar vessel across the Atlantic Ocean in 2027.

 

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