Jakob:
Turid was the name of the converted fishing boat from Lofoten that we sailed around the coasts of Sweden and Finland with when I was little. Turid came to the family in the summer of 1966 when I was five years old.
Turid newly arrived at the home port of Örnsköldsvik in 1966.
The boat had been bought by two Swedes at Røst in Lofoten in 1965. She was driven to Stockholm during the summer and was for sale the following year. Turid became ours, and dad got help from the previous owners in getting the boat up to Örnsköldsvik.
I still remember how I scouted for Turid from Norrgård on Nötbolandet outside Örnsköldsvik where grandma and grandpa had their summer place. I scouted and scouted for Turid who would come from outside Hörnskatan. Finally I saw a little dot, and I was sure - it was Turid. Mum probably didn't believe me when I ran and told her what I had seen, but I was right – the dot got bigger and bigger and it was coming towards us!
Voice at the far end of southern Lofoten.
Turid was thus a Norwegian fishing boat from Lofoten, built in 1935. Turid had an exciting history, e.g. like a whaling ship with a harpoon on the foredeck and a barrel in the mast for a lookout. When she came to us, she was in original condition with old cod skeletons in the nooks and crannies of the cargo hold and a large heavy spark ball engine in the engine room. In the forecastle there were three short berths for overnight crew.
After a year, Turid was rebuilt to be more suitable for a family with children and after that I spent a series of long childhood summers on board. More on that later.
Turid in the Stockholm archipelago in 1971.
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