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NorseBoat Spring Fever! Now is a great time to buy a NorseBoat, especially with current favorable US$ and Euro exchange rates that can save thousands of dollars off our Canadian pricing. Interest rates are low and boating fever is high, so place your order today to secure a berth in our 2009 production schedule!
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NorseBoat LightCraft Kits Small boat cruising experts NorseBoat Limited and boat kit specialists Chesapeake Light Craft (CLC) have joined forces to create a unique line of rowing and sailing kits. "CLC's expertise in lapstrake smallcraft kits is a perfect fit for Norseboat," says NorseBoat president, Kevin Jeffrey. CLC has sold nearly 20,000 boat kits worldwide, while NorseBoat has enjoyed broad success with 12.5- and 17.5-foot camp-cruisers. Envisioned as high-performance sailing and rowing craft optimized for fast construction by amateur boatbuilders, the new line will comprise five boats from 8.5 to 19.5 feet, including a 19'6" Traditional Norse Faering, simplified versions of NorseBoat 17.5 and 12.5 Cruisers, a kayak and an 8.5 ft. tender. These new kits will be sold exclusively through NorseBoat and its dealer network.
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Owner Builder Workshops in Lunenburg NorseBoat Limted is now offering one week owner builder workshops at their facility in historic Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Customers can purchase a NorseBoat LightCraft Kit and assemble it themselves in one week under the supervision of our trained instructors. Building a NorseBoat LightCraft Kit in Lunenburg is a rewarding experience that can be combined with a visit to Nova Scotia and the Canadian Maritimes. Workshops are offered May to October 2009. To reserve space in one of our workshops please email info@norseboat.com.
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The Northwest Passage in a NorseBoat!
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12.5 Makes a Great Yacht Tender
Sea trials were conducted during a trip to the Bahamas February 2009. The yacht with tender will be travelling to its new home in the Mediterranean summer 2009.
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NorseBoat Sarasota Rendezvous
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2009 events • NorseBoat Open House, Lunenburg, NS - March 31, 4-6 pm
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Largest Gathering of NorseBoats Ever! La Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan is a classic boat festival taking place on the scenic coast of Brittany, France May 18-24, 2009. At this year’s event there are already eight NorseBoats registered to attend, the largest gathering of NorseBoats to date! NorseBoat owner Kevin Jeffrey will be travelling to Brittany to take part in this event and visit with European owners and potential customers. For more information on La Semaine du Golfe du Morbihan visit www.semainedugolfe.asso.fr. |
A Larger NorseBoat Cruiser? We have recently been asked if rumours circulating on docks about the development of a larger NorseBoat Cruiser are true. The answer is yes, we are currently working on the concept for a NorseBoat Cruiser in the 21.5-22.5 ft. range. The new design will have distinctly NorseBoat lines and features, but with a split sail rig, a cuddy cabin, a ballasted centerboard or optional keel, a self-bailing cockpit, and two rowing stations. The first four customers will have the opportunity to take part in the design and development of this new craft. Please contact us if you are interested in this opportunity. |
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Open House March 31
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We hope you find this newsletter interesting and informative. Please pass it on to other boaters you feel would be interested in receiving it. If you would like us to remove your name from our newsletter email list, please send this request to info@norseboat.com. Fair winds, Kevin Jeffrey, President |
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A NorseBoat 12.5 Tender/Cruiser was recently installed as the tender on a new 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.
Three NorseBoats sailed together in Sarasota Bay, Florida in January 09. Attending the impromptu rendezvous were owners Gene Sweeney of Sarasota and Teri Davies of St. Petersburg (center), and new owners of a preowned NorseBoat 17.5 Tom and Logan Livingston (right). Tom lives and works in the arctic, and is helping with logistics on the Arctic Mariner Expedition. Logan lives and works on a tall ship in New York City. There are plans for a 3-day NorseBoat “Raid” (cruising regatta) on the west coast of Florida winter 2010. Please contact us if you are interested in taking part in this event. 
If you are in the area on March 31, 2009, please join us for an Open House at our new facility in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Time: 4-6 pm. Location: 151 Montague St. Lunenburg, NS. Contact: