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 [...]

Great sails to start the year

06 April 2019 | Chios Town, Chios - 7,673 NM
Lorraine Chapman | Wet and windy
The wind settled after a few days and we were very ready to leave Lakki by then. It is lovely but it was time for a new view. At about 9.15 we received a message from Dee and Kevin - they were dropping their lines in the marina across the bay. We dropped ours and followed them out to sea. The sea was still a bit choppy but the wind was perfect as we set the sails for Patmos - a fantastic first sail of the year averaging 6.5 knots over the 20 miles. We tied up side-to on the empty quay which had been so busy in June last year and we were able to catch Kestrel's lines as they arrived just behind us. We walked around the sleepy village as it prepared for the summer onslaught before having fajitas for dinner on Kestrel followed by Uno - a good day.

No time to hang around before the weather changes again and so in the morning we set off for Ikaria 25 miles away. We weren't expecting a brilliant sail but we set the sails and again managed to sail a reasonably straight course to the still empty marina. The sea swell was a bit too big for comfort but a great sail nevertheless. At one stage Kestrel and Freya were so far apart we could barely see them on the horizon - it was hard to believe we were going to the same place but as we got closer our routes converged and we arrived just in time to catch their lines again! After a short walk around town we all had dinner on Freya before a good, peaceful nights sleep. We decided to stay put the next day as we waited for the winds to turn southerly. We walked along the coast to the next village, Thermia, which was like a ghost town almost completely closed or preparing for summer. It's a strange village that's seen better days. Its huge spa hotel dominates and sadly becomes more and more derelict. It was a lovely walk though, finished with lunch on the quay. Kevin caught a bonito on route to Ikaria and so we got the Cobb bbq out in the evening and cooked it on the quay for dinner.

In the morning the weather had turned southerly as predicted, not quite strong enough to sail the 50 miles to Chios but a comfortable motor sail with the Genoa poled out. Now our luck with the weather has run out and we're both moored on the town quay in Chios town. It's pouring with rain and there's a big swell in the harbour causing the boats to continually joggle around, very tiring! There was also loud music until the early hours in one of the bars near by last night! But we also have high winds forecast and so we have to occupy ourselves on board until it all passes.
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