The Snekke: Norway's timeless motor launch

摘要

Last November, I spent a week in southern Norway bussing from one small town to the next up the eastern coast in search of owners and enthusiasts who could tell me something about the region's ubiquitous traditional powerboat, the snekke (also called sjekte, or kogg, depending on where you are). These double-ended open motor launches have a powerful place in the collective cultural memory of those who grew up on this coast. Everyone I met, it seems, either had one in their own family or had a friend whose family had one.