Land ahoi!
I can see Kodiak Island 20 nm in front of our bow. Its a nice sunny day and the wind just dropped from 18 kn to 8 kn. A couple more hours till I can drop my anchor in Alaskan soil.. ( 1,787,254 views)... Read More
SunsetNews Day 16
Sailing at its best! The wind came up last night and I pulled up the staysail, unfurled the Genua, shook out the reefs in main and mizzen and trimmed the whole set to pull us north. Since then were do... Read More
SunsetNews Day 15
What a beautiful day! The usually grey sky cleared up around noon and since then the sky was spotless blue. The air was bone dry and cold. It almost felt like you open the door of your refridgerator. ... Read More
SunsetNews Day 14
2 weeks on the water now.. Around 1.900 nautical miles. Almost straight north. I’m off my plotted track just by 10 mile and I’m crossing 51°N any moment. I decided to make my landfall o... Read More
SunsetNews Day 13
I was awake for just a few moments and had barely checked the instruments, our position and the surroundings when all of a sudden an unknown noise appeared. It sounded a bit like a flat tire, a rhythm... Read More
SunsetNews Day 12
Two big cargo vessels were passing my course yesterday night. They were sailing east in a distance if around 10 miles from each other and were passing around 15 nm ahead of me. I contacted one of it t... Read More
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
check da new vid..!
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
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! ( 1,787... 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