Author Archives: John

High and Dry

Done. It stands on land. Finally. With the help of friend Nico, we have it set last Friday with the last daylight on dry land. So now we can start, with the work … John

Ende der Season

In mid-November, It is getting colder … Last Saturday we finally arrived at our winter camp in Hamburg-Harburg. Friday will ship the ausgekrant. There is soooo much to do. My list is pretty long for the winter. Above all…

Yet another ship change

Dear Readers, long as I have nothing to read from me. Why not? Now, es war mir einfach peinlich … Embarrassed to report, dass wir schon wieder ein anderes Boot haben. How did it happen? Now, after speaking to “Maverick too”…

Back in Lisbon

Dear Readers, the day after four months stands at an anniversary: Then there is exactly five years ago, I am broken up with Maverick from Wolfsburg. Madness, as time goes by … The first stage consisted of 2.800 Highway miles, the…

Mission accomplished

Maverick is at her new berth in the loop – The trip was successful! Slightly more than 450 Nautical miles in the wake. Overall 90 Motorstunden auf der Staande-Mast-Route und im Nord-Ostsee-Kanal mussten wir der alten Maschine zumuten.Was mich echt erstaunt:…

Arrived in Kiel

Yesterday afternoon we went to 98 Channel kilometers in NOK finally landed in the Baltic Sea. Unknown territory, or. Neuwasser for Maverick – so far east it has never been. A great feeling, endlich mit dem Boot in der Heimat zu…