Freya & Us

Vessel Name: Freya of Wight
Vessel Make/Model: Westerly Oceanranger
Hailing Port: Portishead
14 September 2022 | South Wales
04 May 2022
02 May 2022 | Kos - 8,924 NM
24 April 2022 | Lakki, Leros - 8,914 NM
11 April 2022 | Lipsoi - 8,776 NM
07 April 2022 | Samos, 8,735NM
20 March 2022 | Samos - 8,735NM
31 October 2021 | Samos - 8,491 NM
09 November 2020 | Severn Beach, Bristol - 8,735 NM
08 November 2020 | Samos Marina, Pythagorio - 8,735 NM
26 October 2020 | Samos Marina, Pythagorio - 8,735 NM
20 October 2020 | Marathakampos - 20th October 2020 - 8,715NM
09 October 2020 | Limnos - 8,620 NM
30 September 2020 | Patmos - 8,602 NM
25 September 2020 | Evdhilos, Ikaria - 8,552 NM
13 September 2020 | Oinoussa - 8,491 NM
03 December 2019 | Bristol - 8,443 NM
05 November 2019 | Mytilini - 8,443 NM
18 October 2019 | Mytilini, Lesbos - 8,413 NM
11 October 2019 | Molyvos, Lesbos - 8,379 NM
Recent Blog Posts
14 September 2022 | South Wales

Final Story

After 12 years, 8,924 miles, 376 ports of call we officially handed Freya to her new owner last night.

04 May 2022

Interactive Map

By clicking on the link below you can load an interactive map to see our route and explore the places we stopped at.

02 May 2022 | Kos - 8,924 NM

The end of another adventure

Time to move on as we needed to drop Ian and Jess off in Kos for their flight home. There wasn't a breath of wind as we motored to Kos harbour which is very atmospheric under the old castle. It all felt very hectic in the town after a few weeks exploring the tiny, peaceful islands. We were treated to [...]

24 April 2022 | Lakki, Leros - 8,914 NM

Stunning Aegean

It was 11 miles to Skala Patmos and an amazing broad reach sail all the way (almost!) - definitely what it's all about. The sea could've been flatter but it was as expected after the high winds. We went side to on the quay with a Finnish boat where it was very flat and peaceful, especially after the [...]

11 April 2022 | Lipsoi - 8,776 NM

At last, we’re off!

And finally we were ready to go! The engine started first turn, we let off the lines and left Samos marina. We've loved our extended stay on Samos but we're not sorry to leave the marina which is very is unprofessionally run. We were joined on our first trip for ages by dolphins just outside Pythagorio. [...]

07 April 2022 | Samos, 8,735NM

Very stressful final preparations

The engine was removed very efficiently and with great respect for the boat. It was taken to Zlatco's workshop for further investigation! They returned an hour or so later to clean up - very impressive and the engine bay has never looked so clean and shiny! It was very traumatic watching Freya having [...]

Best Sail this Year

24 June 2013 | Peniche - 1,657 NM
Very Windy
Now we're in Peniche - only about 50 miles from Lisbon. We had a fantastic sail here averaging 7 knots. The swell was quite big but we had the wind to get through it with no problem and the sun was shining. When we arrived James and Dorf, who we'd shared a drink with in Povoa (and bumped into in Coimbra) were there to catch our lines and so we shared a few more drinks! We're a bit disappointed with Peniche - the fort is really interesting as it contains Salazar's prison but the town doesn't seem to have much to offer. The market is amazing, as they've all been in Portugal, and so cheap. We've been eating lots of fish and attempted a Portugese fish stew - it wasn't bad even if I do say so myself (Tasha, the recipe came from our Cruising Cookbook) although a bit boney. But the fish cost just 2 €. Rod, who we also met in Pavoa has caught us up here too - more drinks!

Our inland adventure this time was to Obidos. It was amazing but a bit Disney-esque. A restored old town with its walls intact and another long aqueduct. It's blowing a gale on the coast and so it was also lovely to get out of the wind for a few hours. Peniche is on a peninsula and we were going to cycle around it today but I think we may have to forget the bikes or risk being blown out to sea!

We didn't manage our bike ride today either. Instead we did laundry and shopping - see how exciting our new life is! The wind is supposed to reduce tomorrow and so we'll do our tour around the peninsula before heading on towards Lisbon the next day......

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