Author Archives: John

Es ist become leather ...

In the hall .... Only “Maverick” is still in the corner, waiting for their splashdown. However, this can take a few weeks. Dreading for months before removal of the rudder. Ich habe sowas bisher nur bei der…

Unboxing a Monitor-Windvane

Our new helmsman is American. A strong guy from California. Here are a few photos from unpacking. Better than Christmas 🙂

Here we go further!

Dear Readers, We are sailors but funny people. Since about two weeks forms a hole in my right shoe. That happens in this type shoe again, after about a half to three quarters of a year. I know that, Falls ihr das so schade findet wie wir…

Sunshine despite gray skies ...

I wanted to write about one thing here, because it is close to our hearts. Cati and I have participated in late May to a great event at the Baltic Sea: The hope of the fleet “Sunshine4Kids”. An event, the lasting impression on us, berührt…

Is now “Maverick” bulletproof ...

Dear Readers, it continues. The book (Link), where I 2,5 Months have worked long, has been submitted and will appear on time in September. The garden is revamped, the dike (at least half) gemäht und im Anbau Estrich…

An empty dock

The bridge floats again. At least twice a day - in between because he is always dry at low tide. But at least we have something floating in front of the door, in the evening you can sit with a beer and look into the distance,…