Ahoy, I'm soo happy that I could manage to finish the next episode before we slide into the new year. We had a great 2016, which most parts you know already.. but I can assure you there is a lot more ...Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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