Description
The Freya 39 is a double-ended offshore cruiser designed by Trygve Halvorsen who comes from the well known Halvorsen yachting family in Australia. She’s a proven passage-maker with a number of circumnavigations to her credit. The original yacht Freya, on which the Freya 39 was modelled, is famous as the three time consecutive winner of the notoriously difficult Sydney-Hobart Yacht Race (1963-1965), until recently the only yacht ever to do so.
The Freya 39 is a handsome boat with an upstanding bow, flush foredeck and a small trunk cabin aft. She was designed as a cutter with a large sail area and hull-stepped mast. She’s heavily constructed with thick layers of fiberglass in the hull and the deck is generally fiberglass with a plywood coring. Displacement is a moderately heavy 26,000 lbs. The Halvorsens were not believers in modern racing hulls or the practice of using crew as ballast so below the waterline she has a long flat-bottomed long keel with a substantially cutaway forefoot and a keel hung rudder. She’s a dry boat with a small cockpit suitable for cruising offshore and is more commonly found with wheel steering rather than tiller.
As well as being a secure and seaworthy cruiser the Freya 39 is no slouch. Owners report that she is capable of 200 miles per day and can sail at a consistent 8 knots and above. This is borne out by the original Freya’s racing results. In Randi Svensens book about the Halvorsens Boats, Iron Men: The Halvorsen Story Magnus Halvorsen states that the Freya had the feeling of a much bigger boat and had an incredibly responsive helm. He reports that she could carry a shy spinnaker longer than any other boat and carry full sail up until 30 knots of wind.
SAILS
Mainsail- Hood, refurbished in 2020
Furling Genoa- Hood, Refurbished in 2020
Spinnaker – Excellent condition
Storm Sail- Excellent condition
Lazy Jacks with Stac Pac
GROUND TACKLE
Anchor – Mantus 85 lbs. with 200′ of 5/16″ G4 galvanized chain.
Windlass – 1500 watt Lofrans Tigress (2018) with deck switches & remote control
SAFETY
4 inflatable life jackets
Single fire extinguisher
High-Water alarm
STEERING
Edson hydraulic
ELECTRICAL
Batteries – (8) wet cell lead acid, series 27 deep-cycle batteries (2023)
4 adjustable solar panels with a total of 550 watts
Solar charge Vitron controller
3000 Vicron Watt inverter- New 1/2025
50 amp battery charger
50 amp shore-power cable
EXTRAS
Mast steps
Tools Box
Heavy Duty outboard crane
“Magma” BBQ on swivel
Adjustable backstay tensioner
(2) USB ports
(6) 12V plugs
(4) Barlow 25 ST winches in the cockpit
(2) Barlow 32 ST winches in the cockpit
(2) Barlow (19 & 20) winches on the mast
INSIDE EQUIPMENT
Oven- Force 10
Marine Head- Jabsco
Refrigerator with Freezer- Premium 31
Heating- Force 10- Propane
Hot Water Heater- Marey Tankless
OUTSIDE EQUIPMENT
Solar Panels- 550 W
Cockpit Cushions
Swimming Ladder- side Mount
Outboard Engine Mount
Davits
TANKAGE
Fuel- #1 tank-17 gallons- stainless steel- new in 2020
#2 tank- 17 gallons- stainless steel- new in 2020
Water #1 tank- 75 gallons with inspection port
#2 tank- 70 gallons with inspection port
Holding #1 tank- 25 gallons- plastic
2022
(8) “Duralast” deep-cycle wet cell lead acid batteries, series 27.
New bottom paint
2021
Deck painted
2019
(4) adjustable solar panels
Polished 2.5″ aluminum rails
Awlgrip painted hull
New Tides sail track
Slugs for mainsail – New stainless-steel
New fuel tank -17 G. stainless-steel
Cleats & Sampson Posts – New oversized
Preventer sheets
Through Hulls – All new in 2019
Depth finder
Windvane
Bilge alarm
110 AC wiring
Bilge pumps – Rule
2015
Windlass – Lofrans Tigress 1500 watt
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