Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than those you did. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the wind in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain
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January 8, 2015
After six weeks I arrived well back in winter wonder land Germany. In the next few days(/weeks) I will retouch my pictures and will upload a small selection. Meanwhile here is my favorite shot. During the trip we had a couple of dolphins joining us for a while. These group of dolphins liked to jump
Position Reporting
November 19, 2014
It seems that I will be able to report my position once in a while by using the satellite phone. I might be able to send a mail directly to the blog with a short status and my position. If that doesn’t work I still can send a text to a friend, who’ll publish the
Current Position
August 27, 2014
I’m not totally sure yet. But it seams that I can publish the current position of the boat on my blog. Currently it works like a charm but that might be due to the fact that the boat is in range of a marina. Once on the open water it most likely won’t work.
Hit by a cow
August 17, 2014
Here is one picture, which I took in Peru this year. It captured the moment, when an angry cow hit the ‘cowboy’ to push him down the boat. Lucky shot.
Planned Route
May 30, 2014
It’s not totally fixed, but currently we plan to sail from Lanzarote down towards Cape Verde with the final destination at Grenada. In total it’s a distance of 3,100 nautic miles. On the subpage I updated more detailed information.
It’s getting real
May 24, 2014
The adventure to cross the Atlantic by sailing boat is getting real. After some intensive search I found two guys who invited me to sail this leg together. The whole trip will start at the end of November this year. I can’t wait. The boat is a Beneteau Oceanis 381 (11,8 meters).