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Grayhound Ventures

Adventure sailing experiences & low carbon cargo delivery. [email protected]
+46739841761 http://www.grayhoundventures.com

Grayhound Ventures offers people an experience like no other. Far from being an ordinary charter sailing trip, your time on Grayhound will be very hands on and is not just about the sailing but also the team work, company, food and overall adventure of the voyage. Traditional and adventure sailing on the Grayhound is a unique offering that will want you coming back for more. Combine the amazing vessel with your hosts Oskar and Wille and you will be fans for life. This is Eco Tourism at its best without the normal constraints of life. Come and join us and feel alive again. With up to 10 guest crew allowed on the Lugger, along with Wille and Oskar and the permanent crew it is a very lively place full of life, humour and a down to earth attitude. While you will learn to sail an amazing replica Lugger everyone on board gets to know each other very well and leaves with new friendships and a whole new life experience. Life on the open sea either on deck or below on Grayhound is something that previous voyagers have never forgotten and many of our guests return every year! Teaser:
https://youtu.be/iBTIymrf1-g

02/09/2026

☝️Note that Olivier is only missing on the picture at the end because he doesn’t like his haircut at the moment… 💇‍♂️❌

Apart from that, the crew is happy & healthy, having passed a great summer on board… & now getting ready for our last adventure of the season, our sailing trip to the Isles of Scilly🏝️☀️ - oh how fast this one went by!!

At the same time, the program for next year‘s sailing voyages is already taking shape. 🤫 If you’re interested in joining us, write us a message and we send it over to you!

With the last warm summer winds, a little bit of nostalgia already and as always lots & lots of love,
Your Grayhound Crew ❤️

21/08/2026

Who is at the helm of Grayhound? Get to know our Captain Filémon Darbois!

If you sit down with Filémon, it does not take long to see why Grayhound is in good hands. His way to our wooden lugger comes from years of real, hardworking time at sea. He was part of the crew on the three-masted ship Bark EUROPA, crossing the rough waters of the Drake Passage down to Antarctica twice. Up in the icy north of Svalbard, working as second mate on the barquentine Tallship Antigua, also standing watch on shore, watching out for polar bears.

He went to school at the Enkhuizer Zeevaartschool in the Netherlands to get his formal captain licenses. He is expert in fixing sails, stars navigation and traditional rope rigging. ✨️

Before Filémon was even born, his parents were sailing to Tasmania aboard Antarctica, a 36 meter polar ship built in 1989 for French explorer Jean-Louis Étienne. That ship spent winters frozen in Svalbard ice, sailed to Antarctic volcanoes, and later became Seamaster under Sir Peter Blake until his tragic passing near the Amzon River, before becoming Tara for ocean research today. ⛵️

When growing up, Filémon’s parents took him and his two younger siblings to northern Norway aboard a 10.5-meter strip-planked gaff ketch named Woro Jiri. The family settled far above the Arctic Circle, spending a full year living on Håkøya, a small island near Tromsø. 🇳🇴

Filémon grew up around that quiet respect for the sea, traditional boats, and the health of our oceans. Sailing with him on board means a lot, in terms of experience, teachings and good company 🌊

29/06/2026

While crossing the Raz de Sein, the "Cape Horn" of Europe, we had to wait for the exact right window to pass. This gave me a somehow ancestra feelingl in realizing that we must wait for nature to grant us passage. The wrong timing would have not allowed us to pass because of the strong currents.

An old Breton legend tells about the lost city of Ys, lost to these waters just beneath the hull of Grayhound, a drowned kingdom. They say it was the most glorious city of the Breton coast, protected from the ocean by great bronze gates, until the sea claimed it in a single, tragic night.

On quiet evenings, when the swell is long and the wind falls to a whisper, you sit on deck and listen. The locals swear that at the right turn of the tide, you can still hear the faint, muffled chime of church bells echoing up from the deep sandy floor, ringing a mass for a world long gone.

Soon the Grayhound will cross these rugged waters, harboring sunken cities, epic lighthouses, and jagged shorelines filled with incredible caves just waiting to be discovered. 🌊

08/06/2026

Throwback to when Grayhound crossed the Atlantic, explored the Caribbeans and saild back through storms to the Azores and North of Spain.

On board there was a wonderful crew! Our captain Filemon, , Anthony who sailed with Grayhound to and back from the Atlantic, Fran, Isa in the galley , Mihał and many others!

Here are the log entries about that voyage back by

"March 27, 2024
Evening watch 1600-2000 LT
Thunderstorm and ripped sails

We are now sailing straight towards the Azores. We trying to stay between a high pressure and a low pressure where the winds are strong.

There is a lot of rain and we get constantly soaked by either rain or waves. For five minutes the sun came out and everybody quickly got their gear, clothes and linen on deck to dry them. A gust and a few waves later we gave up and brought everything back, even more wet than before.

Around 1700 LT the mizzen ripped open a seam and almost split in half. No surprises. It's an old sail and it was repaired on the previous Atlantic crossing, so I guess it's a tradition. We hoisted a smaller, makeshift mizzen that someone gave to us in the Canaries. It looks like a dingy sail, but it seems to do the job, because the steering is ok and we haven't lost much speed. We will stitch the old mizzen back together once the weather calms down a bit.

Just after dark, a thunderstorm appeared behind us. First in the SW, then in the Souh. It moved quickly towards North, coming a bit closer. Now its completely dark and all we can see are the flashes straight ahead.

March 28, 2024
Morning watch 0800-1200 LT
Storm-sail

Wind indicator pointing West: Easterly winds. Wind indicator gone: Strong winds.

We had to take down the main-sail and put up a smaller tri-sail as storm-sail. We are still doing 8 knots, no matter how many sails we remove, so it was apparently a good decision.

Water is gushing in through the gun-ports and rain and waves are making sure we stay constantly wet."

What an adventure and a team work must have been in board! And of course a storm is not the norm! It could happen but our crew is more than experienced to get through it without problems ⛈️

22/05/2026

Middle of the night. Anchor chain going down. I didn’t even hear it. I was asleep in my bunk, which, by the way, is right next to the fore hatch where the anchor chain runs. I was just too tired.

Just around sunrise I wake up and get on deck. A dense fog surrounds the ship. But it’s not cold, not warm. Have we reached the Isles of Scilly? The Caribbeans of Europe? I just see fog. Some crewmates undress and jump into the cold morning water to wake up and shower after the crossing of the English Channel. It was a very calm crossing, mostly flat water. Some fog, alternating with scorching sun. Until we saw one of the few remaining floating lighthouses, announcing the approach to the Cornish coast and the Isles of Scilly.

The last land we saw before crossing the channel was Île d’Ouessant, an incredible gem in the northwest of Brittany. It would be nice to see land now, but there’s only fog around us.

The crewmates get out of the water and step on deck to shower, and suddenly the sun starts peeking through the fog. In a matter of minutes, it all disappears, revealing a rocky, bright green landscape, dominated by a thick, white lighthouse.

Soon we start exploring the land. Once ashore, I also take a bath.

Would you like an adventure on the Caribbeans of Europe? June 23 we'll leave Douarnenez to live it all once again 🏝

12/05/2026

The food I had onboard Grayhound was always amazing. Somehow it just hits different after a long day of work and a night watch… like your whole body is just ready for it. Honestly, apart from sunsets, sunrises, and dolphins, I was just waiting to hear that one word: “platos!!”

And it was always so good and vegetarian, I actually learned some vegetarian recipies while on board, like gratin in the oven.

Sometimes I’d sneak around the galley. My idea was also to help out cooking so I could learn some more recipies but let’s be real, to snack a bit and breathe in whatever was cooking. But the chef on board Chiaretta always had it under control. Most of the time it was like, “thanks, but no need,” and fair enough… it’s such a small space that I probably just get in the way more than anything.

And then there’s the ocean providing its own surprises. If a fish jumps onboard, well… we’re not necessarily throwing it back. Or when we catch something with a line, sometimes we’d hang it out on deck, let it dry in the sun, and then just eat it dry and raw. Simple, direct, just sea to mouth.

Ah, of course on board there are music instruments like a guitar, an electric foldable piano and an old violin. But also books about pirates, mysterious creatures and weird rituals.

A floating home, you could say, and you are welcome home 🏡🏴‍☠️

16/04/2026

Grayhound Friends! The sea is calling… There are still 5️⃣ available spots for Douarnenez - Pasaia and back!! 🌊

In Pasaia, the Maritime Festival awaits us, finding place in a beautiful river delta… what the way there will look like? Nobody can say - but crossing Biscay is always an adventure in and of itself.

❓You can join the ship to sail from Douarnenez to Pasaia, stay for the festival, or sail back from Pasaia to Douarnenez.

🤫 our recommendation:
If you can make yourself free from may 8 to 25, we suggest to do the full round trip with us to really immerse yourself in this adventure of traditional sailing.

Find the voyages on : 🌐 grayhoundshipping.com/voyages-list

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