Author: Fredoya
Cabo Verde 2024
It was a flawless race despite a 32h15 engine start but if we had had to wait for the weather to give us wind for the whole route we would still be waiting.And 100% sailing would not have allowed us […]
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Canaries islands
*September: 10 days in Madeira of pure family pleasure, a bitter aftertaste due to overtourism invading the paths that are so pretty. Cape Verde from November 12 to 28: some news from a free Wifi… From October 31 departure from […]
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Departure for Madeira
After our interlude in Portimao to redo the central rudder, we returned to Culatra where we were able to finish painting the deck and the gantry to make the white whiter but the anti-slip can still wait, it will wait.A […]
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Mid-August and still under maintenance
When you love, you don’t countDespite the leak in the rotating gasket, Fred was able to redo the central rudder, promising not to play leapfrog on the icebergs anymore.In the meantime, Fred took the opportunity to rinse everything using the […]
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Meetings & maintenance
Meetings not preventing maintenance As expected, the Faro lagoon with the Culatra anchorage can accommodate a hundred boats without anyone getting in the way. We spent a hot and sometimes windy start to the summer celebrating the various reunions while […]
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Summer in Algarve
No good wind to go to the Azores.Sublime sunsets, possibility of doing maintenance without swell and going looking for shells as well as beaching at low tide…..We will stay between the lagoon of Faro and Portimao where we have some […]
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New Great departure
After ten days of pilgrimage around Golfe de Fos / La Côte BleueFredoya leaves for Alaska: … time to travel: she will be there in June 2025Watch the programSay what period you are interested in and how many people you […]
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Rigging control
No notable surprises apart from an eye of the shroud turnbuckle showing a trace of crack…? Wasn’t it from the beginning?When in doubt, Hugo from PSL rigging quickly finds one for us and we can raise the sails as soon […]
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Fredoya in PSL until mid-may
Fredoya is well established at Port Navyservice and we will take advantage of the end of the year to recharge our batteries and resume maintenance in January 2024.We will also put the schedule on the site back as soon as […]
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Figari – Port of Pianottoli
We arrived just in time before a gust of wind which would have made it difficult for us to moor.We anchor in the channel while we reconnect the external helm and prepare for the dockside maneuver.Jean Louis, port master, arrives […]
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From the Azores to Figari
After 8 days of rest and refueling, laundry and aperitifs – various dinners, we leave for the last 2,000 Nm to Corsica.With a crew ready for watch: rest for the old guys!In the hope of arriving as soon as possible […]
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GO to Greenland
Anchoring at Houat island to finish tidying up before the high seas: among other things looking after the reefs on the mainsail which feels cramped in its bag.We may be taking advantage of the Brittany coast more than expected to […]
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