Embrace the Journey
Adventure Sailing on Grayhound, 1776 ship design
Sail Cargo worldwide
Authentic Adventure
Welcome! Want to challenge yourself and learn new skills? Come and sail on our replica 18th century tall ship.
Find out about voyages.
Adventure Voyages on Grayhound
One-day trips in the UK & France
Voyages, e.g., Brittany, Scottish islands, cross-channel, transatlantic, Caribbean
Cargo deliveries – join us and contribute to sustainable trade
Check the challenge ratings (little anchors) because some voyages are more demanding! Read about voyages and challenge levels
Private Hire
Are you a private individual or small group wanting to hire Grayhound? Let us host your wedding or significant birthday, or scatter your loved one’s ashes at sea.
Dreaming of a private expedition? We will take you to the ends of the earth. There is no limit to where Grayhound sails.
UPCOMING highlight
Brittany Discovery Sail .
Departure: 5 April 2025 from Douarnenez, FR
Return: 8 April 2025 to Douarnenez, FR
Join traditional lugger Grayhound as she takes you around on an exciting sailing discovery of Brittany’s coastline.
The Vision
Environmentally friendly adventures and cargo delivery on a classic tall ship
Care for the Environment
We believe in a sustainable world in which we learn from the past, live well in the present and care for the future.
Grayhound enables this and inspires a new way of carrying passengers and cargo.
We only start the engine when absolutely necessary, and we carbon compensate through Atmosfair.
I am in love with this boat and definitely planning to join them again! I would recommend this team without any doubts! Good luck, Grayhound! And thank you very much for the great fun!
Dmitriy Ponkratov, September 2022
Do you want to ship cargo with us?
Are you a business seeking a unique venue for client entertainment or team-building exercises?
Are you a TV or film production company needing a fully operational, replica 18th-century ship?
For all these corporate enquiries please visit our partners, Grayhound Shipping.
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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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Wow – well done Grayhound
Some beautiful photos! Well done, Grayhound. Fair winds back home xx
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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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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Hopefully I’ll have more luck sailing with you next year! xx
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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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We followed you guys in the parade and can I just say your energy was amazing ❤️ happy sailing x
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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Food is more important for mood than weather!
I can declare Isabel's cooking is amazing. Gracias. Xx
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 is the best home anyone can have!
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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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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I would love to sail with you 😍 can you answer my application please? 🙏
Really looking forward to joining you in Paimpol
Summer 2024 saw Grayhound getting a proper refit! We took the ship to the slipway in Douarnenez, where we gave her some well-deserved caring time. we scraped off the barnacles, tarred everything, got a fresh metal scrape and shine and upgraded with a new sonar! 📡⚓️
The engine got a solid fix-up, and we passed the inspection with flying colors! A huge thank you to the team for the hard work and to Douarnenez for the top-notch facilities. 🔥🏴☠️
🎬 photo by @matt_baratella
#refitcomplete #grayhoundship #sailrefit #pirateshipvibes #toughasnails #SeaReady #sonarupgrade #shiplife #pirateshiprefit #oceanbound #SailingStrong #talesfromthesea #barnaclebegone … See MoreSee Less
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First time i have seen her out of the water since she was built at Millbrook by Marcus and i helped on it during the build and i was also there when she launched