Boat Type	Nordlandsjekt. A northern species of the “jekt”. The jekt was built and used only along the Norwegian West coast.
Hull Typology	Open hull (except the aft-cabin and sometimes a short front deck). Very broad-beamed with a transom stern.
Dimensions	Varied a lot. The size generally increased towards the end of its era, around year 1900. The Nordlandsjekt was used for long journeys (between Northern Norway and the towns of Mid- and Sothern Norway,) and was generally bigger than the jekts that belonged further south. The biggest jekts could be up to 25 meters long at the end of the 19th century, still the beam would be around one third of the length or more.

Craftsmen & Techniques	The jekt was generally clinker-built. There existed a few exceptions from this rule towards the end of the era (around 1900,) when some of them was reinforced with an extra layer of carvel planking on top of original the lap strake hull. A very few were also newbuilt in carvel technique. The origins of the jekt are uncertain, but it probably appeared in the 16th century. It shares a lot of features with medieval ship types, but the transom stern is unique for clinker ships of the size of the jekt. The jekt-building in Northern Norway is linked to sami craftsmen, the indigenous people of northern Norway. The jekt was built without drawings, in a suitable place, close to the forest, where the materials were collected.
Distinctive Features	The jekts was one-masted with square sails (top sail and mainsail, including bonnets.) The transom stern is characteristic, but the very high bow is probably the most distinctive feature.
Propulsion	Square sails. One mast. The hull type was not at all ideal for the transformation into engine propulsion, therefore very few of the jekts had an “after-life” as motor freighters.

Purpose	The jekt was a specialized freighter, ideal for cargo for which the loading limits were set by volume rather than weight, and which did not lose value in case of slow freights. Like Stockfish. Much of the stockfish trade went from northern Norway, where it was fished and dried, to Bergen, which for a long period had export privileges with stockfish and other goods from the northern regions. On the return journey the jekt was loaded with grain, salt, garments, liquor and other goods sought-after goods in Northern Norway.
Type & Origin of Wood	Locally sourced wood, pine or spruce depending on where it was built.
Region & Period	Most of the western coast of Norway from the 16th century, from Troms in the north to Rogaland in the south. The northern tradition lasted longer (till around year 1900), the production was also bigger here, both in numbers and size. The southernmost tradition seems to have disappeared early in the 19th century when the jekt was replaced by the gaff rigged jakt.

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