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Although initially a working row or sail boat, the
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Oselvar, both as a sports and leisure boat. In 2009, the boat was voted Norwegian national boat in a poll held by the
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crossing, the wooden boats were taken apart and then 'flat packed' for shipping. Instead of sending complicated assembly instructions, they sent
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for hundreds of years. It was named after the major important building site for this type of boat during the 18th century, at the mouth of the Oselva River in
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is a small wooden rowing boat traditionally built and used along the west coast of
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Video from sailing
Oselvar regatta at the Tysnes island, June 2016, Norway.
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with thin, very wide planks. Almost all parts of an
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Video from sailing the
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This type of boat has been very common in the outer regions of
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