Category: singlehanded sailing
SunsetNews Day 11
8.6 kn SOG.. That’s what my instruments are showing right now. OK.. That’s not average it’s peak on a wave but anyway.. Its jumping from 7.4 to… Yeah 8.6. That’s frigging... Read More
SunsetNews Day 10
I didn’t expect the fog coming that early.. I can’t see more than a couple hundred meter. At the moment probably less than 200. But even during the day it changed from maybe a mile to arou... Read More
SunsetNews Day 9
As predicted the wind died last night. In the morning I dropped all sails and fired up the iron Genua.. I tried to sit it out but even the water is glassy there’s still a good east/ southeasterl... Read More
SunsetNews Day 8
We just hit the 38 th latitude.. San Franzisco lies 1800 nm to starboard. I’m on the water for 1 week now and had a big pod of dolphins this morning to celebrate it. One week of pure sailing, 10... Read More
SunsetNews Day 7
We were flying the whole night with 7-8+ kn. Today’s etmal was record breaking 209 nm! Can you believe that? I couldn’t..! and after checking the charts and quickly adding up the etmals si... Read More
SunsetNews Day 6
I’m very shortly passing latitude 33. That means I’m north of San Diego already. ZERO is flying with 7,5 kn over the ocean. Occasionally doing over 8 knots. The boat movement is very stead... Read More
SunsetNews Day 5
I woke up with a strange feeling this morning.. I dreamt yesterday that I installed a couple through hulls while under way..? I just mixed a little epoxy and glued them on, somehow..? And this night I... Read More
SunsetNews Day 4
The days are getting longer. It’s after 8 and there is still some light out there.. I eased the course yesterday and we’re doing 60 degree to the wind now. The boat movement is much better... Read More
SunsetNews Day 3
I checked the bilge today and again found some diesel in it. It must come from the starboard tank but I can’t see where exactly. The smell of diesel is kind of cryptonite for me. It didn’t... Read More
SunsetNews Day 2
I’m super lazy and can’t motivate myself to do anything. I’m just laying around and watch the sky. ZERO is sailing on her own and we’re doing 6-7 kn directly towards Kodiak. Th... Read More
SunsetNews Day 1
Aloha, I started slow and sailed just under the headsail until noon before hoisting the other sails. It was very calm in Lee of the island. But when I rounded the Western tip of Oahu we found some win... Read More
2.200 nm straight north – SECOND TRY – Teaser
After all the trouble with the rudder I'm back on the ocean. Next stop Kodiak in Alaska!! stay tuned and enjoy the journey..... Read More
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
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- 3 of 4
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