Heritage sailing
from Gozo.

A 1989 Biscay 36. One of twenty-nine ever built.
Your day is shaped by the wind.

Check availability → 2–4 guests · 4–5 hours · €480

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Photograph — Anchored — Mistika Bay, Comino

• The boat

Built in Falmouth.
Made for ocean.

A 1989 Biscay 36. Heavy, long-keeled, designed by Alan Hill for the open ocean.

Year

1989

Builder

Robert IvesFalmouth

Designer

Alan Hill

Class

Biscay 361 of 29

Name

Free Byrds

Length

36 ft

Enjoying the open sea Fig. 01

Free Byrds was built in 1989 by Robert Ives in Falmouth, England. A 36-foot Biscay 36 — heavy, long-keeled, designed by Alan Hill for the open ocean.

The same class of yacht races solo around the world in the Golden Globe Race. Michael Guggenberger sailed his Biscay 36 non-stop around the globe in 249 days.

Teak underfoot. A cockpit that sits low in the water. She leans into a gust instead of flinching, and she holds her line for hours at a time without asking much of the helm. — Aboard, April 2026

The teak deck is weathered. The rigging is functional. Everything on her has a job. She is the boat she has always been.

Fig. 02 — Reach, west of Gozo

• The sail

No fixed
itinerary.

A private charter for up to four guests, departing from Mgarr Marina. Four to five hours on the water.

Two people watching sunset from the cockpit, Gozo cliffs in the distance. — Golden hour, Gozo Channel— 01

View from the bow looking at the Gozo coastline. — At anchor — Fomm ir-Rih— 02

Paddle boarding between limestone caves at Comino. — Caves — Comino— 03

At anchor in turquoise water, the dinghy heading to shore. — At anchor — San Blas— 04

When there's wind, we sail. You can take the helm, trim the sails, or sit back and watch Gozo's coastline pass. When the sea is calm, we anchor in quiet bays around Comino and Gozo — swimming, paddle board, kayak, exploring caves. Either way, there's Gozo cheese, ftira, olives, and local wine.

• The day