Beamshelves, the deck and knees Following the end of our summer break, where many of our volunteers were sailing and working on other projects, work has recommenced with fervour, and already after only a couple of weeks, the ship has changed enormously. With a huge hand from a highly skilled team [...]
How can we work on environmental issues through creative processes and theatre? On the 27th and 28th of October we organised theatre workshops to explore together how to combine environmental awareness and performance art! On Saturday, the 29th of October we presented the results to the public and informed more about [...]
Sailing circus show Ripples Hawila Project continued its collaboration with the circus company Acting for Climate, with the artistic performance Ripples. Ripples is a contemporary circus performance about eco-grief and utopia, which sailed across the Baltic Sea to inspire people to act for a more sustainable future. The performance was played on [...]
Craftship event for gender minorities In the first week of August, a small group of us returned from sailing, cycling, and holidaying to welcome Under Ombygning, a collective of non-binary, trans, and female tradespeople/construction workers for the week. The collective meets once per month in a social setting to provide a space for [...]
Video: fairing and hanging the first ceiling plank Since undertaking the major reframing operation whilst on the slipway, we have now relaunched Hawila and are very happy to be afloat once again! The planks have been slowly taking up and the seams are now tight. We have been busy [...]
3km of rigging cables were donated to Hawila by Sailmaster BV This week we have received about 3km of rigging steel cables of various sizes, which were donated to us by Richard Tefsen, proprietor at Sailmaster BV, from Harlingen (the Netherlands). Sailmaster BV mainly works on large new-built projects and the [...]
We joined the Copenhagen Folkets Klimamarch On Saturday, our volunteers joined the Copenhagen Folkets Klimamarch which aimed to bring climate change into focus 10 days before the communal elections in Denmark. It was important for us to share this day with others and combine our voices to fight for a sustainable future. [...]
How hard can it be to sail a Viking ship? The Annual TS Regional Meeting in Roskilde, October 16th 2021 Yesterday, October 16th 21, around 40 wooden boat people, mainly from Sealand, met at 10 am outside Roskilde Viking Ship Museum, life-vest clad for action, ready to board three of the museum’s [...]
Another great day for Hawila’s cultural and artistic collaborations! [Dansk nedenfor] Last week Thursday, September 23rd, Hawila Project had the pleasure to participate in Holbaek municipality’s launch of the Land-Sea Art platform. It’s the Danish contribution to the EU-project “Land-Sea Act” that strives for the development of coastal areas in the countries around [...]
The Bulkheads After two months of work and patience, our bulkheads are almost ready! The metal frame doors that our volunteer and journeymen friends assembled in June are now completed, along with four bulkheads made of 15cm2 oak posts, reinforced, and sealed with 45mm x 40mm pine cladding. The bulkhead posts positions were [...]
