Njord's Adventures

Getting ready for the sale survey in Marina di Ragusa yard, April 17 2023

27 December 2023
Clare Harrison
We have found great new owners for Njord and we will be passing her on to her new owners on May 1, 2023.

We have had the most amazing seasons sailing her in the UK from June 2012 and then from May 2014 in the Med until April 2023; 11 fabulous years of Njord’s glorious adventures

Njord in Porto Turistico 2023

27 December 2023
Clare Harrison
Final happy days for us with Njord in the Med.

A fabulous yacht for our Med Adventures

Njord in Marina di Ragusa 2023

27 December 2023
Clare Harrison

January 2022 - Marina di Ragusa

26 February 2022 | Marina di Ragusa
Clare
The year has started off with very cool evenings and cold overnight, the days very windy but with some beautiful sunny days. This weather is somewhat different to the previous winters we have spent here, but then the weather in the UK and rest of Europe has been unusual too.

This photograph was taken mid January on our pontoon by Njord. I managed to do my yoga practice this particular day here as there was no wind at all, beautiful.


Sunset over Porto Turistico

25 February 2022
Clare Harrison

Fleet Street towards St. Paul’s London 2022

25 February 2022
Clare Harrison
Vessel Name: Njord of London
Vessel Make/Model: Malo 39 Classic
Crew: Vic Farhi & Clare Harrison
About: Learnt to sail together and the first sailing experience was in Lanzarote in 2005. We then bought Mandarin, a Bavaria 39 and in June 2012 bought Njord, a Malo 39 from the Baltic.
Extra: As attributed to Mark Twain: Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bow lines, sail away from the safe harbour. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Njord of London's Photos - Marinas
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Njord in Villasimius, Sardinia, Med Mooring
Ibiza Marina
Real Club de Nautico Palma
Spain - Denia - Njord in Marina de Denia
Spain - Alicante - Njord in Berth G 43, Alicante Marina
Lagos Marina, The Algarve. We arrived at the beginning of September and this will be our main marina through the autumn (2014) to the spring (2015
Spain - Cartagena - June 2015 - Njord along the quayside in Cartagena with blue sail bag
Spain - Cartagena - June 2015
Spain - Garrucha Marina - June 2015
Spain - Garrucha Marina - June 2015
Spain - Garrucha Marina - June 2015
Spain - Almerimar Marina - June 2015
Spain - Almerimar Marina - June 2015
Expo Marina at midnight
Spain - La Herrandura Anchorage - June 2015
Expo Marina, Lisbon Only part of the marina is dredged. This mud photo is the other side of the pontoon to the finger berth that Njord is berthed on. She certainly sits on the mud at low water springs but at least we have water around us still. This photo was taken at 0.1 metres above chart datum on 12 August 2014
Spain - La Herradura - June 2015
Expo Marina, Lisbon Wallowing in the mud at low water springs!
Spain - La Herradura - June 2015
Spain - Fuengirola Marina - June 2015
Gibraltar - Ocean Village Marina - May 2015
Gibraltar - Ocean Village Marina - May 2015
Gibraltar - Ocean Village Marina - May 2015
Figueira da Foz Marina Njord is on the hammer head and can just been seen to the right of the photograph with her bow towards us. The entrance was quite easy but there were not enough staff on duty (only one) to help all the yachts that inevitably come in together so we selected our own pontoon stretch and then others followed suit.
Spain - Rota Marina - May 2015
Spain - Rota Marina - May 2015
Spain - Rota Marina - May 2015
Marina Punta Lagoa, Vigo This marina is situated up past the ferry and cruise liners moorings and landings and past the marina in the centre of Vigo. It is a very busy Ria and important for cargo ships loading and unloading. However the Ria is large and there is plenty of room for everyone. We choose this marina which has excellent facilities and is situated in a very quiet and tranquil location under the wooded hillsides of Vigo.
Portugal - Vilamoura Marina - May 2015
Portugal - Vilamoura Marina - May 2015: Very good marina facilities, short pontoons with no mid cleats but lots of help from the marina staff to help you moor up.
Marina Punta Lagoa, Vigo
Portugal - Vilamoura Marina - May 2015: The view across our pontoon to the marina restaurants and pubs.
Ribeira Marina, Ria de Arosa This is a small state run local marina mainly catering to small leisure fishing boats. There is one pontoon of locally resident yachts but they do hold Sunday regattas (races) in the summer season when many visiting yachts come for the sport! There is only one pontoon which forms the boundary of the marina for visiting yachts. Mooring is stern or bows to. This was our first experience of picking up a lazy line. The pontoon is not recommended (by the marinero) in high winds and bad weather.
Portugal - Lagos Marina - May 2015: Look across the marina to the old part of the town
Ria de Muros This little island in the Ria is just in front of the turn you need to make for the fishing harbour and marina in Portosin.
Portugal - Lagos Marina - May 2015: The footbridge that connects the marina to the main avenue in Lagos. The bridge is lifted upon request to let yachts come and go.
Portugal - Lagos Marina - May 2015: Looking across the marina towards the outskirts of Lagos
Camarinas Marina, Ria de Camerinas. This was a very unspoilt and pretty Ria. The marina is state run as are most of the Spanish and Portuguese marinas along this Coast. Very little English is spoken here but with help from lots of people everyone gets along and understands what you are trying to say. There is a nice restaurant with well cooked fresh food at the top of the pontoon entrance which also plays host as the local yacht club. Here people of all ages came each night we were there to watch the various football matches being played in Brazil. There are no laundry facilities in the marina but just outside the gates is a laundromat where for €8 we had all our sheets and clothes washed, ironed and folded beautifully and much better than my efforts.
Portugal - Lagos Canal - 2015: Channel marker in the Canal from Lagos Bay to the Marina entrance
Portugal - Lagos Marina - Christmas 2014:
Sines Marina on the hammerhead. The wind blew up as we entered the harbour to 30 knots and it was tough coming into the marina and berthing safely, so we opted for the hammerhead and had a good straight approach in from the marina entrance
Sines Marina Looking towards the castle in the old town. Sines was the birth place of Vasco da Gama, whose father was the local mayor
Oeiras Marina. This marina is at the mouth of the Rio Tejo. Oeiras is about 20 minutes by car or train from Lisbon. The marina is charming with lots of facilities including a swimming pool we can use, the town centre is in walking distance along the promenade and it is lively with restaurants, cafés and a few small shops. The marina will drive you to places if requested.
Oeiras Marina. The entrance from Njord
Marina Club Real Nautico, A Coruna This marina is not the posh new one that you first see around the breakwater upon arrival in A Coruna, past the Torres de Hercules, but the one in the centre of A Coruna
Expo Marina, Lisbon. The entry and exit sluice gates. They are very narrow and great care has to be taken negotiating them as the wind and tide affect the passage through.
Expo Marina aka Marina Parque das Nacoes, Lisbon. This is Njord
Cascais Marina. This is a very smart marina in the centre of Cascais. It had good facilities in a big complex with cafes, restaurants and a mini-mart which also has a chandlery business.
Nazare Marina, Atlantic Coast of Portugal. This is a fishing harbour and easy to get to the visiting yachts
Douro Marina, Porto. This is a lovely new marina with good facilities. The approach channel is quite shallow so good notice has to be taken of the channel markers and a straight line taken when turning at 90 degrees from the channel into the marina entrance
At the entrance protecting Ria de Vigo from the Atlantic swell and weather. You have to get a licence to anchor at the Spanish National Parks. They are a group of nature islands off the rias and are protected. First of all you have to apply for a navigation licence from Vigo which can be done on line easily. However it does take up to 10 days. You then get a navigation number for your boat which you enter into an online reservation system stating the island and dates you want to visit. By return you get a confirmation which you need, if challenged by the roving authorities, whilst anchored. There is no charge to visit however. The maximum you can stay is two nights at anchor. At Illas Cies where we went you need to be careful with the rise of tide. The local Spanish tide tables showed us a range of 5 metres. However it was more like 10 metres! So it is necessary to lay out a lot more chain than the standard text book calculation. The bottom is sandy and it is easy anchoring otherwise.
Oeiras Marina looking towards the marina office and the restaurants, cafes and bars
Marina Portosin, Ria de Muros This is a very pleasant marina almost at the far end of the navigable part by yacht in the Ria. The Ria is great for day sailing, it
UK - Sutton Harbour Marina, Plymouth - May 2014: Sutton Harbour Marina, Plymouth. This is a great place to be, right in the Barbican area, down by the regenerated water front and near the Mayflower Steps. The marina is behind lock gates which are easy to enter and leave once you have tried it once or twice. However most times the gates are open on "free flow" so on the traffic lights and requests to the lock keeper you can motor straight through. In the bad storms of winter 2013/2014 the marina was well protected from the high and destructive waves.
 
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Who: Vic Farhi & Clare Harrison