Sailing on Frekado

We woke to another wet and foggy morning. There was also no wind, so not the best conditions to head out for a trip on the boat. We opted to hire a car for a day and a half and go and see some of the sights. The car hire office was a short walk from the...

We set off from the Vagur Quay at 11:20 am and motored out into the fog and drizzle. There was little or no wind, so the motor stayed on the whole way. We experienced the the strong tides as we passed close Litla Dimun, to get a closer look, we were drawn in...

We had a good sleep and felt well rested after our passage. The police called, first in the morning and were extremely friendly and without checking our passports, just stamped them "Incase somebody in Torshavn asked" :). After that we headed up to the tourist...

We departed Loch Laxford at 12:40 and headed out into the Minch and was greeted with the expected 20-24kts of wind but gusting to 28 to Kts. The wind was coming from the SW, so with 2 reefs in the Genoa and a reef in the main, we set off. The sea state in the...

Good night on anchorage. Very sheltered. The wind is per forecast at around 15kts gusting to 22 kts, so will be a little greater when we get out into open water. It is from the south west, so apparent will be smaller.
It was good to hear on the VHF this...