The king is a very experienced sailor. Saw him going out yesterday but forgot my phone. He went out today too.
He has several boats and his ship but also a ocean sailing race boat and this old green sailboat which he went out with today with his crew. The crew is usually some old friends of him. This old sailboat was built in n 1937 and was used in regattas by king Olav. The present kings father.
Cool thing is a few years ago the sailboat was in a museum and in a very bad shape and not seaworthy, leaking water. The king brought it out and restored it. It's now in pristine condition and he's using it for everyday sailing. The boat that tows it out of the harbor is also his and a beauty. I've posted about that before. It's called "stjernen" meaning "the star".
Cool thing is there is very little visible security around him. There is a speedboat following them out with a couple of policemen. If I wanted I could very well walk by them on the pier and speak a few words to him but we don't do that. You don't speak to the king unless he speaks to you first.
In the first picture you can see the king sitting with his back towards us on his boat. In the other two he's holding the rudder.
During the summer the king is living in his summer residence close to the harbor. Actually the harbor is a part of his property. The summer residence is actually an active farm with livestock. Been in the royal family since the year 1305. Present building is from 1733. You can see the main building in the last photo. We drive past it on our way to the harbor.
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