Njord's Adventures

17 January 2021
Jon Boon’s Njord Adventures
31 December 2020 | Porto Turistico, Marina di Ragusa, Sicily
New Year’s Eve - 31 December 2020
30 December 2020 | Marina di Ragusa
Christmas Yacht Lights in Porto Turistico, MdR
30 December 2020 | Porto Turistico, Marina di Ragusa
The new moon is shy tonight
25 December 2020 | Porto Turistico, MdR, Sicily
Christmas Tree for the Marina
22 December 2020 | Marina di Ragusa Main Square
Happy Christmas 2020
27 November 2020 | Marina di Ragusa
Evening sunset over Porto Turistico, Marina di Ragusa
09 November 2020 | Porto Turistico, Marina di Ragusa
Lunchtime during lockdown - MdR
13 October 2020 | Marina di Ragusa
Surf 'n Turf Barbecue
19 September 2020 | Marina di Ragusa
Back in Marina di Ragusa - 2020
21 July 2020 | Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury
Queen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury
20 July 2020 | Salisbury
Walk by the water meadows in Salisbury
20 July 2020 | Salisbury
Salisbury in the July sunshine
09 July 2020 | Salisbury Water Meadows
Salisbury Water Meadows
17 June 2020 | Marina di Ragusa
Maintenance treats for Njord
14 May 2020 | Salisbury
300944 eventually arrives ...
14 May 2020 | Salisbury
We bought a cow.... well part of one!
14 May 2020 | Wilton Road, Salisbury
9th week of self isolation with Covid-19
18 April 2020
4th week of self isolation with Covid-19
11 April 2020 | Salisbury
Happy Easter Everyone

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 - Lisbon
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Lali and Rute enjoying a Sangria at the famous Pete
A simple lunch on board in Oeiras Marina: soup, salad and a glass of red wine. The (chilled) red wine is for medicinal purposes only!
James & John (father & son, brother & nephew).
View across the valley from the historic streets in Sintra
Rosa and Susana outside the dog shelter in Sintra. They showed us all around the area with Rute and we had a lovely day out.
Waiting for a ride around Sintra?
The Harrison family
Our Bimini in action with the one way see through sides! It has reached the mid 30s during the last week inJuly 2014
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Washing is always important to yachties. Here is our washing out on the line in Estrela !
Peter
Peter
John needs to take a music exam when he gets back to school. Here he is practising with a new recorder that his Mum just bought him. Dad is supervising!
Sirius with his new bed. He went straight to it for a siesta.
John and Sirius having a siesta
Approaching the famous bridge crossing the Rio Tejo. This is the Ponte 25 de Abril. It is 70m high so we had no worries about crossing underneath it. It was built in the 1960s.
Njord
Santuario Cristo Rio. This masterpiece was the work of the Portuguese sculptor Frncisco Franco de Sousa and overlooks the city and Ponte 25 de Abril bridge.
The Ponte 25 de Abril with the Santuario Cristo Rei statue in the distance
The docks alongside the Rio Tejo
The Praca de Comercio in the foreground with yellow buildings was a great landmark to see on our trip. The square and area around is being renovated and Peter and John had not seen it since they had planted the trees in the area and started the work as it has been closed off. This building was once the palace of the kings of Portugal and has seen in its time various historical events.
Here you can see Saint Engracia
Rio Tejo
Going towards the mouth of the Rio Tejo, this lovely old vessel passed us with full sails hoisted. Just behind the stern of the sailing vessel you can see the Discoveries Monument. This commemorates the Portuguese discoveries and its heroes. On the sides of the monument there are sculptures of the great heros and the Infante D. Henrique holding a ship in his hand
This cruise liner passed us in the River Tejo on its way to her next stop Vigo. . It passed very close and towered above us. It was on our port side.
And look what was on our starboard side at the same time. This Royal Caribbean cruise liner on its way to Gibralter. It passed us on our starboard side as we were sailing at 6.75 knots up the river on a beam reach.
John, my nephew at the helm outside Cascais. This was his first helming experience and he did very well.
Peter, my nephew has now taken the helm. He helmed out in the bay between Cascais and the entrance to the River Tejo and Lisbon. The winds started to get up as he helmed and we reached 7 knots whilst he was "in charge".
Concentrating hard at the helm
Leaving Cascais bay and coming along the coast at Lisbon
Peter and John
John concentrating at the helm
 
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Who: Vic Farhi & Clare Harrison