For centuries, handmade Faroese boats have carried island communities across some of the North Atlantic’s most dangerous waters. Rooted in Viking seafaring traditions, these clinker-built boats became essential to life in the Faroe Islands and remain powerful symbols of Faroese identity. But the knowledge required to build them is slowly disappearing, with only a handful of skilled boatbuilders still carrying the craft forward.

In this episode, our host steps into the boatbuilder’s workshop to experience the patience, precision and skill behind this centuries-old tradition. The journey then moves from workshop to water, meeting the people who care for historic boats, row them, and keep them part of community life today.

Along the way, we discover how these vessels carry more than people across the sea. They carry memory, knowledge and a connection between generations. As the boats continue to be built, preserved and rowed, the episode asks what it takes for a living tradition to survive when fewer people know how to make it.