Grail Dancer
Grail Dancer is a wooden gaff schooner and she was built in British Columbia by Wayne and Maureen Loiselle in 2000. She is the replica of a 1866 Noank Well Smack called the Emma C Berry which now resides in the Mystic Seaport Museum. We, the Thompson family, are the third set of guardians to have the pleasure of looking after her. We bought her in San Francisco in April 2023.
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Grail Dancer is a wooden gaff schooner and she was built in British Columbia by Wayne and Maureen Loiselle in 2000. She is the replica of a 1866 Noank Well Smack called the Emma C Berry which now resides in the Mystic Seaport Museum.
We, the Thompson family, are the third set of guardians to have the pleasure of looking after her. We bought her in San Francisco in April 2023.
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The anchorage at Bajo (Badjo) East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
This might be useful clip for sailors, so they can see what the anchorage looks like at Bajo. It's easy to get to shore via water taxi.
About to leave Gizo to head for Iriri (20.04.26)
The anchorage in Gizo, Solomon Islands
Dawn at Iriri, Solomon Islands (22.04.26)
The anchorage by the slipway on the island of Kolombangara.
Penultimate night in Port Moresby (02.06.26) Papua New Guinea
Crew update .... you definitely need to have a visa to get into the country!!
Port Moresby – update from skipper (27.05.26)
Skipper Si talks about the coming days and where they are heading
One of the last nights in Dili, East Timor
A late night coffee before grabbing the water taxi back to the boat
After months of unoccupation…
Bosun arriving back on board (23 Jan 26). She'd been unoccupied for a good few months at this point!
Nirvani Island, PNG – 11th May 2026
At anchor and just about to jump in for a swim #PapuaNewGuinea
Grail Dancer alongside in Port Moresby
Getting the boat shipshape before we take to the high seas again. #PapuaNewGuinea
Coming alongside on the island of Kolombangara – 22/04/26
The first time Grail Dancer has been alongside in a long time! Hopefully hauling out up the slipway very soon. #SolomonIslands
Dawn in the Solomon Islands – 22 04 26 – Iriri, Kolombangara Island
#SolomanIslands #WoodenBoat #Sailing
First sail in over a year!
Heading to Iriri on the island of Kolombangara. #SolomonIslands
Grail Dancer at anchor in Gizo
Dawn on 20 April 26
Buying new blocks
An insight into the equipment we use on board and a shout out to UK company Davey & Co
Freaky Weather in Baja California! | Ensenada – La Paz
Subtitles highly recommended! We moved on to our traditionally rigged sailing boat Grail Dancer in March 2023. This is our second voyage, setting off from Ensenada BCN in mid July, and arriving in La Paz BCS thirty-four days later. Like and Subscribe to see future content.
Jury rigged and limping on | Alameda – Ensenada p2
Subtitles highly recommended! We moved on to our traditionally rigged sailing boat Grail Dancer in March 2023. This is the second half of our first voyage from Alameda, California to Ensenada, BCN. Like and Subscribe to see future content.
