You wanna sail with the tides, here. There can be very strong currents in the little narrow channels here so I don’t want to pass them with the current running against me. That means the time to...Read More
I went to the Seward Sea Life Center today. This Center was build after the Exxon Valdez accident 1989 which covered more than 11.000sq miles with a thick layer of oil and many species died. It is hom...Read More
I met Chris the day I came into Seward. One of my YouTube subscribers follows Chris RV Travel blog as well and knowing both of us will be in Seward at the same time he connected us. Thanks Phillip! ...Read More
I checked in with the Harbormaster quickly before I went to see the Mount Marathon race. Its a run up the mountain and back down to downtown Seward. Mt Marathon, formerly known as Lowell Mountain is 3...Read More
I came in today. Was cruising in just under genua and found a slip in the harbor. Seward is completely packed with RVs. There must be a couple thousand of them headed to Seward for the marathon and ...Read More
my bucket list contained to get drunk with a fisherman in Kodiak. Intentionally I wanted to be in Kodiak for my Birthday and go out and celebrate it here. But because of the ruder dilemma I couldn't m...Read More
I climbed out of my warm and cozy bed with a little gift from yesterday night. It was 10 am already but I didn’t feel like getting up. I only had 3 beer -honestly- but I guess these 3, together ...Read More
Aloha from Kodiak, I left Old Harbor as scheduled at sunrise and followed that narrow stretch of water called Sitkalidak Straight. It was getting pretty tight with less than 200 meter from shore to sh...Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ahoi, I left Hanalei at 8:30 this morning and hoisted one sail after the other until I had all sails up. The wind was moderate with around 10 kn from NE. The mainsail I left in 2nd reef but all other ...Read More
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
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