Yesterday’s rain, fog, and low tide proved to be a good time to spruce up Flekkerøy, a double-ender with a history around here.

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She’s a 1936 Norwegian pilot cutter that took the Viking (North Atlantic) Route to sail here from Norway several winters ago and has been cruising the Maine coast since.

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Apparently, they’ll soon head to Nova Scotia. A book by Flekkerøy’s engaging two-person crew, Bjørnar Berg and Klara Emmerfors, may be in the offing. Here's an image of her taken last summer:

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(Brooklin, Maine)

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