Grayhound Ventures is in Bay of Biscay.

4 weeks ago

The conditions for this crossing really couldn’t have been any better:
From Fowey 🇬🇧 to A Coruña 🇪🇸, the GRAYHOUND made her 535 miles across Biscay in just 4 days!

Following winds, calm seas, lots of sun and stars and dolphins of course… A true gift for us at the end of this season 🙏

🌊 Now, 5 days later, we prepare ourselves and the ship to sail back to Brittany… Let’s see how the crossing will go – you will hear from us once back in France! … See MoreSee Less

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Grayhound Ventures is at Douarnenez Port Rhu.

1 month ago

Resumé d’un voyage découverte Bretagne de trois jours en dessins – merci Jean Yves pour ces croquis merveilleux ! 🙏 … See MoreSee Less

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Grayhound Ventures

2 months ago

We are back in Douarnenez – and with that, our festival season is officially over! 🎊⚓️

From the @semainedugolfedumorbihan in July to @festivaldepaimpol and @sailamsterdam.official shortly followed by Escale Calais – Grayhound‘s crew and guests had lots of fun sailing 🌊, parading 🏴‍☠️, selling our own cargo 🍷, shooting cannons at our friends from @phoenixtallship 💥, and of course, celebrating 🥳
What a great summer we had! THANK YOU to all our wonderful crew, the adventurous guests we had, and the organizers behind those great events!

And now?
👉 At the moment we are taking a little break in our homeport Douarnenez to prepare for the last two trips of the season. Soon we will be setting sail to the Isles of Scilly and then to Spain! 🌬️ … See MoreSee Less

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Grayhound Ventures is at Amsterdam.

2 months ago

Ahoy!! Recently set sail for @sailamsterdam.official, looting some shots! The crew parade took us around the city, ending with free tattoos courtesy of @henkschiffmacher @tattoomuseum !! Young buccaneers even took charge of our cannons, showing off their quartermaster skills! Now setting sail for festival in Calais join us there!!

📸 @matt_baratella

#sail #amsterdam #festival #tattoos #cannons #crew #parade #grayhound … See MoreSee Less

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Grayhound Ventures

3 months ago

When sailing on Grayhound or any other ship really, you would take turns, or watches to keep the course, help cleaning, pull ropes, be on lookout for any dangers in the dark night waters or adjust the sails if the wind shifts.

But who is on watch “all the time”? Well, the captain is always ready to jump into action — but not only! Also the ship’s cook is generally considered to be one of the most important on board together with the captain! Because they have the task to keep the crew happy basically.

A chef on board would be a day worker, but let’s say it simply: they work all day long! From the moment they wake up to night time they are rolling in the galley with pots, cups and pans.

So here are some of our previous recent chefs! Each of them bringing their unique touch to the cuisine on board, which for us on board is vegetarian 🥕🍲 While, of course, we also collect whatever the ocean offers us as well. 🐚🌿

So thank you Grayhound chefs for taking care of us and keeping us happy while on our long adventures!!

📸 @matt_baratella and others

#grayhound #sailinglife #crewlife #vegetarianfood #lifeatsea #tallship #shipchef #gratitude #adventurefood #oceankitchen … See MoreSee Less

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Grayhound Ventures

3 months ago

Ahoy!
Aboard Grayhound you might meet some actual pirates, cannons shooting and reenactments.

We were sailing from one festival to the next — Pasaia to Gloucester — and that’s where I got to know Wille, Tord, and Oskar. During festivals they dress as pirates and run skits, sword fights, cannon firing, even naval battles.

Tord told me his story one evening, leaning on the ropes. He was the ship’s first cook, back when Grayhound was just refitting in its home port Douarnenez before going to Malta.

And of course he also cooked on the maiden voyage to Malta. Now – not to cook anymore, but as Powder Monkey Caligari! It’s not just a role for him; there’s history behind it. Something lived.

Sailing, storytelling, reality and play. I didn’t expect it. And now it’s one of the things I’ll remember most from Grayhound!

📸 @matt_baratella

#grayhoundventures #pirateslife #tordthepirate #festivalfun #piratecrew #swordjuggling #cannonfire #festivaladventures #piratelifeforme #ahoy … See MoreSee Less

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Grayhound Ventures

4 months ago

We can’t believe it has already been almost a year since the last big refit in the Douarnenez slipway.
We lived on board but just floating over concrete that time!

Everyday for about a week we worked and worked, repositioning the waterline, changing the sonar, changing propeller, scraping barnacles, tar-tar-tar, scraping metals, repainting, counting and scraping the anchor chain and more. For some days it even rained and even a simple task became very challenging.

It felt like we had been transported into a new universe where the ship needed a lot of attention. Even more than the usual required for when she’s on the water. Getting her out of the water felt like she was asking for our help to get in shape again and so we did!

So here are some behind the scenes. Photos and vides go from the start to end of the refit. The last video shows the last day when everyone was so tired we fell asleep on the floor.

📸: @matt_baratella

#refit #barnacles #slipway #sailship #hardwork … See MoreSee Less

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Grayhound Ventures

4 months ago

One day while at anchor, we just went exploring caves. Anchoring after some days at sea feels like going home and sitting down. Resting, while admiring the calm and the beauty surrounding the ship.

We go for a swim or paddle with the dinghies. Have a nice dinner and sing some songs before a good earned sleep.

Our next adventures will bring us to Paimpol and Sail Amsterdam festivals both in August. We are really looking to be there and meet everyone new and old friends!

📸 Leo, Hanna, Filemon … See MoreSee Less

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