Fredoya

After a windy and snowy month of January, the RETURN of the sun above the mountains and therefore on the mast of Fredoya which will patiently wait for the April thaw for maintenance.

End of the month and winter session under unstable and stormy but sunny weather by our 3 team members. Penultimate round to Skjervøy managing the winter depressions, between snow – rain and very strong winds, we were still able to […]

12 months ago, we were waiting to cross the Panama Canal, The Covid still creates a lot of anxiety for us but many of you have navigated through it to reach the board.We are therefore continuing in 2022 with the […]

Departure under the rain, able to stay awake until 4 a.m. to hope to see the Northern Lights … a great reward with the added bonus of the humpback whales which arrived in large numbers while the orcas, fishermen and […]

Much less killer whales and no whales but fantastic northern lights and an adaptation to extreme cold and sea life for a novice crew but on top!Photo album and plans for spring … Soon

Orcas and humpback whales are present as well as too many cruise ships of all sizes.Beautiful days without enough light to immortalize mammals and the northern lights in photos, but their heads are full of images for those who have […]

2 weeks later the link to the photos on Facebook

Arrived under a blue and dry sky after 1888 NmThe first part Concarneau – Ålesund with a small stop in Holland for a quick meal with our travelers FlOcs but above all to repair the autopilot with 2 top crew.Second […]

ÅlesundUnder the rain and with a temperature that borders on 7 ° C in the morning.We disembark the 2 creaw members and continue to Tromsø.We continue north, taking advantage of the Norwegian telephone network, therefore WITHOUT iridium and END of […]

Still 30 Nm from land and already 4G working

The Honduran repair of the engine of the pilot having released at 90 Nm from Amsterdam; and our FlOcs being out for a walk here, we stopped at IJmuiden We hope to get back on the road tomorrow, Sunday 3; […]

The weather forecast not good for Ireland anyway for Scotland; it will be the North Sea. So far away Tromsø !!!

I would need 3 pages to write the nightmare to install the IridiumGo so I zill write soon a new article. It’s time to sail to the North and we will be ok to receive the Grib file for the […]

We are approaching very fast and very busy to the end of our French time. The new chain is aboard.The satellite phone with subscription has arrived.New sails Main é Genoa are deliverable on September 10.Food supplies are slowly but surely […]

Officially welcomed in France Sunday 15.Moored in Marans’ Harbour for 30 days of supply and maintenance …The crossing took place in 10 very variable days, a track in line with the forecast routes but with a little less wind than […]