Friskus in brief

Friskus VI is a Hanse 445 sailed by the Brattum family from Asker, Norway; Silje (born 2010), Øyvind (born 2008), Elise (born 2005) + Elisabeth and Frode. We have planned for a one year trip for several years, looking forward to taking our children to see new places and spend a lot of family time together.

Elisabeth grew up with her family’s cruiser whereas Frode has been a passionate dinghy-racer ever since he got the optimist dinghy Friskus I, at age 6 from his grandfather. Elise taking on the challenge with her optimist dinghy “Solstråle”, no doubt we are a true sailing family. Friskus VI is for sure a cruiser, however she is definitely geared up to cruise fast.

The Norwegian name “Friskus” means “someone sporty, who sails in all weather, not afraid of exploring what nature brings”. We believe our boat lives up to her name. Leaving Asker just outside Oslo in June 2015, we are heading for the Nord-Ostsee Kanal, the English Channel, further down the European coast, maybe a stop in Morocco before gearing up for the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers from the Canary Island to the Caribbean in November 2015. Then we will see how we find life on board before we decide what to do next. 

On board Friskus VI, most things are planned and organised and we feel well prepared for our journey. However, for this trip, we have planned to not plan everything as we will explore the slow life with the flexibility to see what comes next. Not to forget that a sailor’s life shall be dependent on the prevailing wind!