CWB chose this tye of boat as our logo because of the long history as a Northwest work boat. The Faroe Islands are a Danish possession located about halfway between Scotland and Iceland. They were first settled by Vikings about 1000 years ago. The islanders prefer the boat types of their ancestors and still build them with imported wood, as no trees grow in the Faroes. The construction allows a flexible hull, favored by Scandinavians who feel it offers less resistance than a rigid hull.
Flexibility is achieved by widely spaced frames and lack of decking.
Traditional Scandinavian boats are also built to certain aesthetic standards. A pleasing sweep of the lapped planks is an important factor. The planks are usually beaded to help show this off. This is a replica, built by J. Breiby of Eagle River, Alaska, in 1978. It is a copy of a boat built by Niklas Koltri of Torshavn, Faroe Islands, in 1976.