The successful 2025 launch of the Myklebust ship at the Sagastad Viking Center is the focus of the latest episode of the international travel documentary series, Travel by Dart. While the series maintains ongoing global distribution across television networks, streaming platforms, and airline in-flight entertainment systems, this feature-length episode has just been released in its entirety on YouTube, allowing viewers to watch the historic event directly below.
Travel by Dart is an unscripted adventure travel series hosted by Sorin Mihailovici. The premise of the show dictates that destinations are chosen at random by throwing a dart at a world map, prompting the host to travel to wherever it lands to explore local history, culture, and community initiatives.
The 47-minute documentary provides a comprehensive look at the logistics, cultural significance, and community participation that made the event possible.
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From Museum to the Fjord: Witness the monumental logistical achievement of moving the 16-ton Myklebust from the Sagastad exhibition hall into the water. The episode captures the incredible moment 2019 World’s Strongest Man Martins Licis helped initiate the pull, marking the ship’s transition into an active vessel.
Martins Licis (WSM19) pulls the Myklebust ship Living History in Action: The documentary showcases the ship operating exactly as intended. From an intense longship rowing challenge between Olympic rowers to an all-out effort to break a Viking ship speed record, the footage proves that Sagastad offers a deeply immersive, tactile historical experience.
Olympic rowers from TeamGB during the Viking regatta Redefining the Port Welcome: See our community’s innovative approach to cultural tourism in action. The episode features our early-morning «Viking raid» on a visiting AIDAnova cruise ship, demonstrating how hundreds of local volunteers mobilized to give 6,600 passengers a highly interactive and unforgettable welcome to Nordfjordeid.
Honoring Authentic Heritage: Alongside the high-energy events, the episode grounds the festival in its historical roots, featuring a beautiful traditional blót (blessing ceremony) on the shores of the fjord attended by Norway’s Minister of Culture, Lubna Jaffery.
The Power of the Nordfjord Community: Ultimately, the video acts as a tribute to the 300+ local volunteers, craftsmen, and partners who came together to prove that history here is not just preserved—it is lived.
