A series for those who love sailing ships and the sea. Asgard II
This beautiful brigantine was built in 1980 to give Irish youngsters a taste of life under sail. Last August her trainee crew set sail from Galway under the bos'n's eagle eye and made course for Kilkerrin where Asgard II was met by a fleet of black hulled Galway hookers, historic craft which once used to supply the islands off Ireland's Atlantic coast. Narrator Tom Salmon Film editor DAVID BARRETT Photography TM JOHNSON Producer BRIAN HAWKINS BBC Bristol