VERABREDUNG ZUM SEGELN

Das ist das Motto der JESTER AZORES CHALLENGE, bei der 31 Einhand Segler, zumeist aus England, in Plymouth zusammen gekommen sind um gemeinsam, ein jeder auf seinem eigenen Schiff, Richtung PRAIA DE VITORIA, TERCEIRA / AZORES zu starten.

Die Spielregeln könnten einfacher nicht sein:
– Schiffe von 20 – 30 ft
– Muskel Kraft zum Vortrieb ist erlaubt
– one way zu den Azoren, Zwischenstopps erlaubt
– kein Zeitlimit
– Skipper sollte mindestens 18 Jahre alt sein und ggf. über ein gültiges Visum verfügen
– Keine Gebühren, keine Security Inspektion, keine Bedingungen
– Teilnahme aller Yachten, die am Start Tag 27. Mai am Start erscheinen
– Haftpflichtversicherung empfohlen
– Kein offizieller Zieldurchgang
– kein Preis

Ein Amateur Event reinster Form! Continue reading →

WELELDREIS IN MINIFORMAT

Op wereldreis gaan, maar wel om zes uur thuis zijn voor het eten. Zo voelt het voor Titus Bekkering als hij in een vakantie van Nederland naar de Azoren en terug zeilt. En als een oefening in nietigheid in een oneindige ruimte.
Here is the publication in the Dutch sailing magazin ZEILEN  Continue reading →

FISHY, FISHY – IDENTIFIED, FISHY, FISHY – BAKED, STEAMED OR FRIED?

Sailors at sea are always looking for a bit of variety, at least as far as the menu goes. Often that variety comes in the form of a stroke of fortune – or misfortune, if you prefer to look at it from the fish’s point of view – with the fishing gear. Eating the catch is one thing though, identifying it quite another!

Hamburg-based fisherman and graphic designer OLIVER FRIEL has been working away patiently for years to help seafarers put a name to a face (or fillet). His book fishfinder names and identifies – in 25 European languages – 180 fish regularly found in Europe, grouping them by region for ease of use. Catching, preparing and, in due course, devouring fish need not be such an impersonal experience after all: from restaurant table to cockpit floor, with fishfinder you know who you are eating.

Thanks to the efforts of Oliver Friel, yachtsman and former layouter for German sailing magazine YACHT, and database and web developer Dr. Jens Teich Filemaker Engineer , the book is now also available electronically as the FishfinderPro APP. Sailors on shore leave in foreign parts need no longer feel quite so isolated: the rest of the menu may be a mystery, but with this new app in your pocket you can at least identify the fish on your plate. His number’s up anyway; the least you can do is get his name right!

KALKUTTA – BLUE SKY – WEISSWASSER – HOW DOES THIS FIT?

A puzzle hardly to recognize – at least in case you have been unable to meet two happy persons – a complete family though!
Griselle – temperament from Mexiko spent some time in KALKUTTA / MUMBAI for social mission work for Mother Theresa sometime in 2008. During one of her sundowners in her daily Pub named “BLUE SKY” – she met her Alter Ego – Tino Schumann, pharmacist from WEISSHAAR / Oberlausitz / Eastern Germany – working in mission in Kalkutta as well. A very special meeting – with perfect consequences, millions of people are dreaming about – without ever getting this dream to reality!

A lucky day – two minds running the same wide way to fulfill their dreams…

Living together since now 4 years, luck has got a name “ENYA” – running around like a tumbling ball on her three year old legs – and cross their yacht.

Their dreams become true – the family intending to head for the wide oceans for at least the next 4 years – when the school demanding yet another kind of life again. The Pharmacy has been sold, shor life being converted to boat life.

The adventure will start on May 7th 2012 in TRAVEMÜNDE Germany.
How about future plans? Very certainly the story will not end back into normal life, as this family will be capable to accomodate at nearly any other place in the world easily – as they are happy and wide open to other people all over the world. Continue>

DSCHUNKEN SCHOONER DORY DO IT YOURSELF IN THAILAND

Hi everybody!
Sorry for not sending some update earlier, but I was just very, very busy, and tired.
I hope you are all fine and well doing. Continue reading →

Hi Peter,

The boat is stuck on Hamble Spit. It was Saturday morning, there were at least three different racing events on and a good few hundred boats – plus the ferries and maybe even a cruise ship – must have motored by on their way out to the Solent. Not only that, but it was near enough to shore for anyone out walking their dog to have a good laugh too!

Amazingly the boat just sat on its keel and rudder without falling over.

Best wishes,

Chris Sandison UK

here are the amazing pictures