Hearty welcome in Coos Bay
Ahoy, The passage started quite rough but with every mile we sailed south it smoothed out and when we arrived at Coos Bay the conditions on the bar were easy. We tried to sail as fast as possibl... Read More
Columbia River Bar Crossing – check!
The coast guard lowered the restrictions to boats below 40 ft so we went.. The bar had waves up to 16 ft but now lies behind us.. Heading g south..! Aloha ( 1,791,137 views)... Read More
Leaving Columbia River aborted
This morning we lifted up anchor to go over the sandbars and start our way south. It was a rainy and pretty windy day with southerly winds up to 30 kn and waves 10-15 ft. As soon we arrived the channe... Read More
16-15_Into the wild to bury a friend
3,2,1, GO! the new episode is online!! Ahoy, another new episode is waiting for you to watch, I’m leaving Kodiak heading out into the WILD searching for my own piece of wilderness paradise, cros... Read More
Columbia River Cruise
Ahoy, We had a very nice river cruise today. With a steady Breese, a pushing tide and a little help from the iron Genoa we made it to Rainier/Longview/Kelso and tied ZERO to the city dock. Traffic was... Read More
6.000 subscriber on YouTube.. THANK YOU!
What a surprise after a couple days with almost no Internet.. We climbed over-the-6.000 subscriber mark with our youtube channel.. It seems you like it. Thanks a lot and keep on watching sharing... Read More
Success in Astoria..
Ahoy, We left Bamfield on the Westcoast of Vancouver Island at 2 am yesterday. It was a pitch black foggy night and if we hadn’t had our radar it would have been impossible to leave that narrow ... Read More
Confessions of a SOLO sailor
DON’T MISS THIS RARE OPPORTUNITY.. I uploaded the Confession Video. It’s a special gift for all our patrons and only available over our patreon page. You can find the patreon page here: http:/... Read More
Kodiak, Alaska
Ahoy Mates, I just uploaded the latest episode of our Sailing Adventures and the first one from the far North, Alaska! My first (real) harbor in the far north state Alaska provided me with anything I ... Read More
SOLO to Alaska – LAND AHOY!
Ahoy, it took a little longer to finish this part but I hope you think it was worth waiting for. . . . I wanted to show you detailed how it is . . . out there – far away from any land – al... Read More
Victoria rules!
Ahoy from Victoria. We crossed the strait and landed in Victoria, a beautiful town. Victoria is absolutely what everybody told us it is.. Very beautiful.. Because they wanted to charge us ... Read More
Wooden Boat Festival, Port Townsend
Ahoy, We had a couple really nice days in Seattle. We explored the city and had several local tourguides who showed us the highlights.. Thanks a lot Yale, Drew and Tom! Skyline view from the anchorage... Read More
Tons of dolphins and lots of Bananas.. the second part is waiting for you..
Ahoi, the second part of my SOLO Ocean Crossing is online. It's packed with stories, confessions and awesome sailing shots.. Join the ride with me.. it's just a click away.. Aloha... Read More
Bad News from Bellingham
Were back.. Back in the USA. BUT..it seams they don’t want us. Let’s start at the beginning.. As I posted earlier this year my Visa got cancelled and I had to leave US Territory with... Read More
16-11_Pacific Ocean Crossing – SOLO to Alaska -part I
Aloha, I did it again.. set sails to sail to Alaska, SOLO and NONSTOP. (OK there isn't anything to stop at anyway..) This time I will make it.. hopefully. (knock on wood) Come and join me.. its just a... Read More
16-10_repairing the rudder
Aloha, In this episode you can watch me turning into a work maniac. I have to repair the rudder and hope I can do it within 4 days - the memorial day weekend. I never was so close to break down like t... Read More
voila.. another sailing syZERO episode is waiting for you..
After I arrived in Honolulu the true work began. I needed to figure out how, where and most important for how much I can repair the rudder.. I called so many people and companies, talked to profession... Read More
Whales, Kaviar & a Fogbow
The Islands and channels In British Columbia are as beautiful as in Alaska. But honestly.. Not better as well. It almost looks the same. Green trees from the mountain tops to the high tide line, rocky... Read More
Goodbye Alaska, Ahoi Canada
The two friendly customs officers just left ZERO. We’re officially checked in and got our passports stamped. I haven’t thought we could make it within the given period and actually a... Read More
Sailing without Rudder – NEW VIDEO EPISODE (sailing syZERO)
Ahoi, When I recognized the rudder was broken, I had to figure out how to sail ZERO without rudder. I actually found several ways to steer and could handle ZERO at any course I wanted to go.. I know m... Read More
10.000 miles with ZERO
We are just a stone throw away from Ketchikan. Our last port in Alaska. The last days we sailed many miles. We stopped at the leCombe glacier, the southern most tidewater glacier here. After a f... Read More
Strong Recommendation!! Baranof, Warm Springs Bay, Alaska
Ahoi! After bathing in Tenakee we stopped for the night in Baranof. They have a hot spring as well.. And in baranof they have the natural pools half Mile up stream, where you can bath in HOT water jus... Read More
leaving Kauai – breaking the rudder
Ahoi, now I'm getting serious about SOLO Sailing. I leave Kauai on my own and point ZERO's bow north. Next stop: Dutch Harbor, Aleutian Islands! That's what I was thinking.. but it came out different,... Read More
Tenakee Springs, Alaska
Imagine your are in a place where there us only one road along the shore.. No cars, just bikes, pedestrians or occasionally an ATV uses it and your cellphone tries hard but never will get any signal. ... Read More