Category: cruising
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
video tour of ZERO from ChrisAndGtravels
Chris is running this awesome RV youtube channel and we met in Seward Alaska, after Philip, who follows both channels, put us together. Its a shame that he has done a full video tour of ZERO before I ... Read More
Joe Juneau
Juneau! Juneau is the biggest city by far in this remote area. More than 30.000 souls call Juneau home and I have no idea how much tourists are strolling through the streets every day. We docked ZERO ... Read More
Joe Juneau
Juneau! Juneau is the biggest city by far in this remote area. More than 30.000 souls call Juneau home and I have no idea how much tourists are strolling through the streets every day. We docked ZERO ... Read More
new episode is online.. last days on Hawaii
its edited and uploaded, now you just have to watch it!! come and see the most beautiful waterfall with me.. enjoy the latest episode of my SOLO Sailing on Hawaii..... Read More
Things happen, everything changes!
The last post from Yakutat didn’t went through that day. The Internet in Yakutat was very weak and broke down often. But it went online now. Better late than never.. BUT.. When I was at the Yaku... Read More
Review from a SOLO SAILOR
So here I am, on the airport again. Here I am, at the belt. Here I am, picking up Rebecca again. Here I am, turn the page! Its been almost 4 month since I saw here disappearing behind customs in... Read More
Small, smaller, Yakutat!
When I left Cordova I had to cross the orca inlet. The chaets say only navigate this waters around high tide and with local knowledge. I hot the local knowledge from a couple fisherman and sailors and... Read More
Hanalei is a beautiful place.. next episode of sailingZERO
Hanalei is a beautiful place and provides anything a sailor needs to live a dream life. I met a local who drove me around and showed me his favorite secret beach. Why didn't I sailed to Kauai earlier.... Read More
Cordova, only reachable either by boat or by plane
I only wanted to get some transmission oil here bur they told me about the salmon jam festival. An annual fund raising event with local and some foreign bands and artists. It’s kinda small compa... Read More
MEGA WOW! Prince William Sound and Columbia Glacier
I needed a break. A break from civilization, especially ?civilization? in form of uniforms. As soon as I woke up in Whittier next morning, I untied my lines and set sails east! The decision to explore... Read More
my trip to Acnhorage..
started good and ended good. BUT in between it was horrible! Dave, a subscriber from youtube, picked me up yesterday morning. He wanted to see ZERO and crew LIVE, while we are so close to his home. I ... Read More
the new episode of sailing ZERO is online
I proudly present.. The new episode of sailing ZERO. Watch me turning into a SOLO sailor, slowly.. My first leg to Kauai started wild..... Read More
beautiful Prince William Sound
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
Seward Sea Life Center
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
getting interviewed by a youtube blogger
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
Mount Marathon Race in Seward
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
happy 4th from Seward
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