Freyja IV

Freyja IV is a Tayana 52. It is the home of Darren, Kris, Jay and Nate. We have returned to the Australian coast after a 2015 season in New Caledonia and Vanuatu. We plan on getting down to Sydney (at least) prior to returning to Brisbane early in 2016.

Posted: Tue, 28 Jul 2015 - 14:28

All repairs complete, final shopping done and about to push out of Port Vila for a quick stop at Hideaway Island tonight. Freyja is seaworthy again and ready for the next nautical stoush, the remote

Posted: Sat, 25 Jul 2015 - 09:19

Back from Fiji with rebuilt fuel injection pump and clean injectors. They all passed their final bench tests with perfect scores. Pete will put the engine back together today. Fingers crossed! All

Posted: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 - 08:42

No change to our position unfortunately. Looks like we need either a new fuel injector pump or we will need to send our existing one off for a rebuild (to ??). We suspect that we may have picked up

Posted: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 - 08:01

Still in Port Vila. We have had a fairly maintenance intensive week with a bit more to come today. Hopefully we can get that behind us, get the injector pump to keep the diesel on the inside and

Posted: Sat, 4 Jul 2015 - 11:42

Here we are in Port Vila!! Fairly fast passage from Lifou to here courtesy of a consistent 20 knots (even if it had us close hauled all the way). I think the boat liked the conditions more than the

Posted: Wed, 1 Jul 2015 - 13:28

Christmas in July is so passe. How lucky do we feel to have a cyclone in July! The first one ever for this region in July! This will come as no surprise to our cruising friends back in Brisbane given

Posted: Mon, 29 Jun 2015 - 19:30

Spent the morning trying to stem some fuel leaks from our injector pump. Did all we can do without jeopardising the ability of the engine to function. No luck. Engine still runs fine but we now have

Posted: Sun, 28 Jun 2015 - 08:11

Morning update. We are about to head off to explore Lifou in a hire car. Frits and Marian on Argonaut will be hanging around to keep an eye on the boat during the windy conditions while we are gone

Posted: Fri, 26 Jun 2015 - 09:54

The first local we met at Drueulu. The rest we even more friendly!

Posted: Wed, 24 Jun 2015 - 18:52

Just anchored at Baie de Drueulu, Lifou Island. Quite a ride from Mare today. We both remember the forecast saying 20 knots but the wind thought that 30-40 would be more appropriate for the occasion

Posted: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 - 09:06

Anchored at Baie du Nord, Mare Island, in 17 metres of the most amazingly deep blue coloured water. I guess we are at the top of the bottom of the Loyalty Islands. Pleasant sail across from Yate

Posted: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 - 19:31

Arrived at Ile Casey midday and have spend the afternoon exploring the island. Nate has more express explorer points than the rest of us, having gotten lost and run back around half the island

Posted: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 - 18:28

Cruised down to Baie Uie on our way around the bottom of New Caledonia towards the Loyalty Islands. Good place to get out of the perennial 20 knot winds. Frolicked around the bottom of the fresh

Posted: Tue, 16 Jun 2015 - 16:55

Change of plans. Looks like we will be heading to Pentecost Island, Vanuatu to help out with Sea Mercy Rotation 3. Will clear in via Port Vila and hopefully do the Loyalties Islands on the way

Posted: Sat, 13 Jun 2015 - 18:57

Still hanging out in Port Moselle pending a decent weather window. Have hired a car and driven around the island (in the rain). Fully stocked and ready for adventure....... in the meantime the

Posted: Sun, 7 Jun 2015 - 13:49

Sitting at Port Moselle Marina, Noumea. Waiting out some yucky weather and restocking while we plan for our jump across to Vanuatu as soon as the weather is right. Special shout out to Rich from

Posted: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 - 18:57

Relocated 35 miles or so to Ilot Uatio. Our own little island with its twin, Ilot Ua, next door. A dreary and blustery first half of the trip with 20 knots and 2m southerly swell making for an

Posted: Mon, 1 Jun 2015 - 08:39

Moved around the corner to Vao this morning after a great day touring Ile Des Pins yesterday. Over the last couple of days we have climbed the highest peak on the island (about 260m high), explored

Posted: Wed, 27 May 2015 - 18:47

Anchored at Kuto, Ile des Pins after an all day, uphill, motor-sail slog-fest. 20-25 knots on the nose all the way here with a good showing by the swell and wave departments. A tag-team effort

Posted: Sun, 24 May 2015 - 20:16

Anchored at Port Koube, Ile Ouen. Not really a port just a big bay surrounded by large hills. The upside is that we have a bay a third the size of Sydney harbour to ourselves! Still very windy from

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