Historic Vessel Vega
This historic humanitarian relief vessel spends her time delivering educational and medical supplies to isolated island communities in South East Asia.
| Vessel Name: | Historic Vessel Vega |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Built at Olve Hardanger Norway winter of 1893-94 |
| About: | Most of Vega's crew are volunteers who join us for a month or so to help us deliver medical and educational supplies to isolated island communities in East Asia. |
| Home Page: | www.sailvega.com |
25 July 2015
The Vega Adventures A rip roaring good sea tale and its all true
Early in 1892, one of Norway's finest boat builders launched a sailing legend.
17 January 2011
Vega answers a call for help from the midwives of East Timor
In rural East Timor where health services are few and far between it is often the local midwife who not only brings babies into the world but also assists with child & woman's health - doing stand in duty as the community health worker. These are usually unpaid dedicated people whose main concern is [...]
22 December 2010
Latest Historic Vessel Vega website updates posted
Merry Christmas and all that. We just posted the latest updates to our website with lots of new pictures and information that people were always asking for. Hope you like it and would love to have your comments. www.sailvega.com
10 December 2010 | Banda Besar
Vega Delivers Educational Materials to Banda Besar
Thanks to Jotun Paints (Singapore) we were able to provide many of Banda Besar's elementary school children with exercise books, and other supplies they need, but many cannot afford.
06 December 2010 | South East Asia
September - October Vega newsletter
Well at last we have the September - October newsletter out. We do not get so far behind from being lazy but due to the complete lack of network connections on the isolated islands we deliver our medical and educational supplies to. This time of year is when we get a chance to catch up.
A short history of the 118 year old Historic vessel Vega
"Vega" was so successful that as recently as 1942 she was still being copied. Over 100 years later "Vega" is the last of her kind and one of a select few to be officially classified "Historical Vessel".
Lars Nerhus, historian and great grandson of Ola Nerhus, has Vega's original half model and states, "VEGA" was well known as a great ship. She was a (true) Nerhus Hardanger Jacht, with that typical hull-form and heart shaped stern". "I was always told that "Vega" was the best and strongest Jacht he (Ola Nerhus) ever built"!
In 1905 shipyard owner Alfred Olsson of Bergkvara, Sweden acquired Vega and after being slightly modified and refit she was re-launched, as a new boat, to become the legendary "VEGA of Bergkvara". For almost 100 years she continued to carry heavy cargos of cement, bricks, and building stone under the Swedish flag.
Baltic traders like VEGA made some impressive voyages including immigrants to North America and cargos to the Mediterranean, Africa, and the Caribbean. Some even rounded Cape Horn to trade with Chile. You can learn more about Vega at www.sailvega.com or www.sailvega.wordpress.com
