Freya & Us
| Vessel Name: | Freya of Wight |
| Vessel Make/Model: | Westerly Oceanranger |
| Hailing Port: | Portishead |
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
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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 [...]
Stowaway
Our welcome back was really good. Freya looked lovely after Paul's varnishing and painting in January and the new upholstery is fab. Our first job had to be a run to the supermarket as everything would be closed for 2 days over Easter. On the way we bumped into Gordon who invited us out to dinner with Andrea and Bob as they were leaving in the morning - sorted!
Freya was on the hard and so we had a few days to do all the necessary jobs to get her ready to go back in the water plus the usual task of removing all the Saharan red sand. After 2 days of washing, polishing and anti-fouling she looked very smart and ready for our 11.00 o'clock date with the tractor on Tuesday. This is Greece, they didn't arrive until 1.00 but by the middle of the afternoon we were tied up on the pontoon, our home for a few days.
Paul discovered that Brindle, our Wi-fi booster was broken - essential and so definitely needed fixing. We ordered the necessary parts from the UK and hoped (prayed) delivery would be quick. It was, 3 days later they were here and working - yippee, a bit more on the list of things to do and off we go! Except when we serviced the engine the air filter disintegrated as did the new one from the cupboard! Now it was Friday afternoon, a new one couldn't be ordered until Monday and would be delivered on Tuesday - oh well, a few more days in Kalamata! There are definitely worse places to wait and the sun is shining.
Paul had a new Cobb bbq for Christmas which had its inaugural outing. After a trip to the wonderful Kalamata market we were well stocked to go and Gordon came to be guinea pig. We had a successful meal and evening being joined by Ann and Peter from Sacre Bleu for drinks after dinner. The local cats were particularly interested in the bbq (in particular the leftovers) and we now have a new best friend in Tiger, who has been adopted by the pontoon, or has he adopted them, not sure, and visits all the boats when cooking begins and his nose starts twitching! He wakes Gordon up every morning with a friendly paw through the hatch in case he's forgotten it's time for breakfast!
The link to our map seems to be stopping people leaving comments on the blog, so I've removed it from these posts for now. I will be keeping it up to date so simply go to one of the special map only posts and click the link there to see it
