Last Christmas
Go sailing – let it go. It’s Friday afternoon. A sentimental Friday. For the very last time in this house we took the Christmas decoration out of the boxes. It’s not even Advent yet, but Holger is a […]
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Extreme sailing contrast: Cat and Mono within one month
Can it be more extreme? Foreword by Karin: Speed is your friend. When I read Holger’s article, I thought: Well, there’s something else that needs to be explained. Let’s say the setting. The fact is that Holger is
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Sailing throught the Brexit Chaos
How the Brexit Chaos affects sailors and the maritime industry I’m totally into British humor. For 3 years now we have been regularly entertained by a stand-up comedy called Brexit. Absurd, stupid, ironic – the full program, sometimes
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300 days to go
The empire strikes back – if it’s not too busy. It starts in 42 weeks. Over 500 times I have written the number of remaining days in the steam of the shower and now you can call it
When is enough enough
How do you know you can go? It was a wonderful morning when I woke up in the small bay in St. Johns (USVI). We anchored in crystal clear, warm Caribbean water. The sun was just rising and
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400 days to go
About wine tastings, engines and Facebook. It will probably take significantly days less before we leave Luxembourg. In 400 days the Rivercafe is handed over and we put our heads on “Rivercafe” pillows for the first time. The
Dirty cruise industry – how to “dispose of” garbage
Fire in Paradise The cruise industry is booming – and struggling with its reputation as an environmental polluter. Rightly so. The marketing departments are bringing out well-sounding phrases about environmental commitment, but this is more a show than
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Welcome KKoum
That’s how work is fun. She’s a beauty and freaking fast: The new KKoum, an Outremer 5X catamaran with 59 feet. A dream yacht. Our friend Jerome asked Karin for the design of the ship branding. It was
450 days – bureaucracy does not like world travelers
Curious experiences with administrations On my to-do list, I’ve been working on bureaucratic stuff for the past 50 days. I had to learn that one virtually does not exist as a world traveler. Kafka and Boris Vian, both
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About anchoring in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean
Useless conversations and anchor chains If I feel like conducting a useless conversation, I tell a townie that I’m going to sail around the world from next year on. The effect is similar and differs only in nuances.
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