Given the multi-thousand year seafaring history of the Norwegians you would expect them to have an interesting collection of vessels.

We like two features on this patrol vessel. One is the way the roof over the bridge is treated. The overhang shades the windows and we are guessing the apparent thickness is for buoyancy, to help in capsize recovery.

The second feature is the combination of a fine bow (for wave penetration) and the salon roof forward. The salon roof provides buoyancy and reduces wave impact on the bridge structure.

The Norwegian equivalent of a US Coast Guard surf rescue boat (47 MLB). This is much larger and more powerful than the USCG design. It also looks to be self rescuing (a good feature in this part of the world given the state of the sea for part of the year).

Along with lots of fiberglass there is a healthy smattering of timber showing. This might have been a fishing boat at one time. Note the Australian flag amidships.

A doubled ended fishing dory out for a Saturday row. The oars must be close to nine feet (2.7m) long.

There are a group of these nearby and we see crews practicing in them daily. Must be a race coming up. We are guessing they are a life boat design, or maybe a surf boat.

Since we’ve mentioned self rescuing designs twice today, how about this configuration for a engineering nightmare. Perhaps these are shipping container cranes being transported to a new facility? Can you imagine being caught in a big blow with this weight aloft? The ship must be heavily ballasted to withstand this weight so high above the waterline.

We’ll close with this winter storage system. They must have one large winch to make this work. But once secured, you have the boat right in the front yard, handy for that long list of projects you’ve been meaning to get at.