Covid 19 and Sailing holidays
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
3y ago
Here in Portugal the rules still prohibit us from sailing.  Once we know more we will update the schedule page.  We look forward to being able to sail with you later in the year, but meanwhile stay safe. Thanks voyages@velvetadventuresailing.com 07801627660 ..read more
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April 2021
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
3y ago
Hi All Well, a whole year and no trips. Still locked down in Portugal and like everyone else waiting and hoping for better times. Stay Safe Lin, Richard and Velvet Lady ..read more
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Where are we
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
4y ago
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Challenging Sailing and peaceful anchorages – you can have both in the Spanish Rias
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
4y ago
Where would you like to go for your sailing holiday and what do you want out of it? A question that is sometimes hard to answer, because you haven’t really thought further than wanting great sailing, a nice relaxing time, nice weather! It is often easier to answer with what you don’t want – crowded anchorages, mad dash at 3pm to get a marina berth, hot and sticky weather, no wind until late afternoon, limited choice of places to go…  Where then might you fancy – Why not Galicia Ria de Cedeira Cap Finisterre Sanxenxo Cap Villano Finisterre town Finisterre Dolphins Bueu Baiona Galicia ..read more
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Sailing holidays for individuals in the Spanish Sunshine this summer
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
4y ago
Not able to find enough people for a bareboat charter? Don’t want the responsibility of being the skipper? Done a couple of courses and are looking for something different? Want to find out what it is like sailing on a bigger boat? Skippered charter could be your answer.  Pay for your berth and join a group of like minded people on board – we take the responsibility of finding the other people and we won’t cancel even if we don’t fill all the spaces. The boat is an Oyster 55, Velvet Lady. Oyster is a design world renowned for its sailing ability, spaciousness, comfort and safety. Velvet L ..read more
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Summer 2020
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
4y ago
At the moment we are sitting in the Spanish Rias about to head to Rota in southern Spain, where we plan to spend 3 months varnishing!  Monday the wind is due to shift to the north so we’ll be off again but the last week full of gales has given us time to get around to writing that all important 2020 sailing schedule. Easter is a traditional time to dig out the sailing gear and get started – so that seems like a good time to start – and where better than Spain and in the sunshine. This will be our 14th summer of sailing, and for the first time we’re not heading north to the Arctic b ..read more
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Ready to head South
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
4y ago
We’ve spent the past 8 weeks in Plymouth having some major time consuming refit work done on Velvet Lady. That is all finished now and we are ready to head south, we are just waiting for a gap in the weather. We’re going to spend the next few months in Rota on the south coast of Spain and do some more internal work, mainly painting and varnishing and will be ready to start trips again in the Spring. So, the refit in pictures Hire a big crane to lift the rig Lift out and blast off the antifouling Woodwork in the sunshine for the new heating Move into a shed because of the ..read more
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Norway, Shetland, Fair Isle, Orkney, Scotland.
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
4y ago
3 weeks ago we left Norway, and we are now at anchor in Broad Bay, just around the corner from Stornoway before heading in tomorrow. The past 560 miles have sometimes felt like a dash from one sheltered harbour to another, but we have found some hidden gems on the way. We’ve carefully watched the weather and first picked a gap to sail downwind all the way from Norway, around the top of Shetland and on to Scalloway. We arrived there 24 hours before the first gale and we spent 3 nights at anchor waiting for it to abate. Strong wind is so often followed by calm and so we had a lo ..read more
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Homeward Bound
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
5y ago
We’ve had a thoroughly enjoyable time in Norway this summer – our new route from Bergen to Floro and vice versa gave us plenty of opportunity to explore, visit new places and meet the locals as we tied up in ‘tiny’ little harbours We were a bit disappointed when our group booking for the final trip fell through and those of you who follow us on AIS may be puzzled as to why we are in Scalloway. Richard and I had already decided to sail from Norway to Stornoway two handed for a change and with it being too short notice to fill the trip we set off from Norway early. We have long wanted to ..read more
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Glaciers, Waterfalls and Wimbledon
Velvet Adventure Sailing
by velvetadventure2
5y ago
We were really lucky with the wind – Fjord sailing has a notorious reputation for either too much wind (severe gusts) or none at all resulting in lots of motoring. We hardly had the motor on. A constant SW wind saw us doing countless gybes all the way into the fjord to Vik one day and then with the same steady wind we managed to tack out over the next 2 days – always in awe of the fabulous sights surrounding us! From the snow glistening on the glacier to waterfalls thundering down the hillsides there is a new sight around every bend – with some spectacular anchorages We were tucked ..read more
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