1985 LIFTHRASIR

Name/Title

1985 LIFTHRASIR

Entry/Object ID

1985 Lifthrasir

Tags

Boats

Description

The wooden boat LIFTHRASIR, a Cable Car Gig Sliding-Seat Lapstrake Double.

Use

San Francisco Bay: recreation, regattas, and piloting club open-water swimming events.

Made/Created

Artist

Jeremy Fisher-Smith, Boatwright

Date made

1985

Place

City

Marshall

State/Province

California

Notes

Built from the design and lines of the VIKING, ca. 1900

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Length and beam of boat

Width

43 in

Length

22 ft

Weight

270 lb

Dimension Notes

Outriggers provide 63 inches between oar locks. Oar length 124 inches and 33" handle to button

Materials

Material

Wood

Material Notes

Port Orford cedar planking and various hard woods. Copper rivets and brass fittings. Le Tonkinois Varnish.

Location

Room

Zahler Boathouse

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Research Notes

Notes

"Lifthrasir" name is from Norse mythology. In Norse mythology, Lif and Lifthrasir (also spelled Life and Leifthrasir) were two people designated to be the sole human survivors after Ragnarok, the battle at the end of the world. In the battle of Ragnarok, all the gods were doomed to be destroyed, but the forces of evil would also be killed. The woman Lif and the man Lifthrasir would survive the cataclysm. ... Their progeny would repopulate the reborn Earth." Source: https://kids.britannica.com/students/article/Lif-and-Lifthrasir/312183. See also: https://www.britannica.com/event/Ragnarok#ref164876 Scholarly references: Líf and Lífþrasir are mentioned in the Poetic Edda, which was compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the Prose Edda, written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson. Many scholars have speculated as to the underlying meaning and origins of both names.