Category: cruising
here is the whole rudder story
after a terrible weekend full of work, dirt and sweat I finally splashed again on Wednesday. So ZERO is back in her element and I could rest and fill up my batteries again. When I got hauled out last ... Read More
check da new vid..!
Aloha, it's time for a new episode of sailing syZERO.. here it is.. come aboard and sail with us from Kona on the Big Island to Kaneohe Bay on Oahu. Our friends Anja and Norbert joined us on this very... Read More
Belive it or not..
I left the boatyard.. I launched this morning and am now anchored just around the corner.. I finally got a little sleep last night, but I’m going to have a good nap right now.. This has be... Read More
Day 3: rudder rebuild!
Aloha.. It’s 4 am and I just dropped the paintbrush.. The rudder is rebuild! (..and I’m ready for some good sleep) Thanks a lot to Jim from Pdf ( Pacific Diversified Finishes) and hi... Read More
1 more day..
I left the workshop at 8:30 this morning and actually driving back to it to finish what I started.. Did the laminating the whole night and HOPE it’s not to much fairing.. Am super tired!... Read More
Got the rudder out
Good news.. The rudder came out quite easy.. BUT, to get the shaft out we had to pull the prop and the prop shaft.. That wasn’t part of my plan.. Anyway.. We can use the old ruddershaft and can ... Read More
waiting for my haulout
aloha, I was on the mooring ball the whole week and waiting for my haulout. But I got almost everything sorted out. haulout will be on Friday morning. I then hopefully can get the rudder out very quic... Read More
broken rudder breaks the budget!
Oh My God..! When I went ashore to talk to the Boatyard and get some information about how to deal with my broken rudder I got shocked about HOW expensive it is to haul out your boat and repair a brok... Read More
SunsetNews_day 6
I’m back in shallow water and tied to a mooring ball at Keehi lagoon in Honolulu.. I have a couple very intense days behind me and feel a little exhausted, especially after the last night. I had... Read More
I’m getting towed into the harbor..
The ropes are attached and I’m getting towed into the harbor. I called boatUS to tow me in.. All is good..!... Read More
Sunset News – Day 5
Ahoi, I’m getting closer to Oahu. I could sail the whole night and got ZERO to perform upwind like never before.. It kinda seems like anyone should sail his boat without using the rudder at leas... Read More
Sunset News – Day 4
Ahoi, I sailed the whole night and logged a lot of miles. But just after I woke up I recognized a dump “bang” and the genua starts to flatter.. What happened? I was still lying down but qu... Read More
Sunset News – Day 3
Yep. The rudder is definitely broken. I dove down today and I could clearly see the rudder is separated from the shaft. It’s still a mystery to me how that happened but it’s a fact that it... Read More
Rudder failure!!
The wind died and I started the engine to bypass quickly the area without wind. The weatherforecast said there will be wind a few miles up north.. So I dropped the sails and let the autopilot do the w... Read More
2.000nm straight north_teaser
I did this quick video to talk about my last day on Hawaii and my thoughts and feelings about the BIG ADVENTURE in front of me.. enjoy... Read More
24 hrs until departure – SOLO OCEAN CROSSING
Aloha, it’s time to say Goodbye! Goodbye to the beautiful Hawaiian Islands, Goodbye to the awesome warm climate, Goodbye to the warm water and Goodbye to all the amenities shore life has to offe... Read More
Season 16 started.. new video online!
Aloha, to sweeten your holiday we just uploaded the new video of the new season.. All is new and we completely redesigned the video.. Enjoy and don't forget to like and share!... Read More
didn’t I want adventure..?
yesterday I started cleaning the hull. For any reason was my second dive tank empty so I only had one to use and .. guess what..? I didn’t nearly got the hull clean with only one tank.. The grow... Read More
I guess I found my rhythm, again
After my friends from Maui and Big Island left I wasn’t really motivated to do anything on ZERO. But since yesterday when I epoxied the padeyes to strap down the dinghy into the deck I found m... Read More
52 weeks of cruising – a summary
Time flies! Today is the day we splashed ZERO 52 weeks ago.. After going through a major refit and spending over a year on the dry in Mexico we finally splashed ZERO on Friday the 18th of April and br... Read More
I finally arrived at my final anchorage on Hawaii..
I’m glad I decided to go the long way. When I left Nawiliwili Bay I had two opportunities.. I wanted to go to Hanalei Bay but there are two routes to go there.. First I could go north, up the co... Read More
left Nawiliwili and found a beautiful little anchorage
Yesterday i only worked on the boat. I tied ZERO to the loading dock and met John who helped me filling ZERO’s fuel-tanks.. Not that i called the fuel-company 2 weeks ago and even on Friday they... Read More