What does it mean to life full time on a boat? Are we just drinking cocktails in the sun all day long? I’m Sure that is what the most of our friends back home in Germany think.
Is it really true? Or is it more a never ending work on our floating home Sea...
Time to set sails again!
After spending more or less 4 weeks around Nuku Hiva it was time for us to discover more of the beautiful Marquesas islands - after we got the permission to finally sail!
We leave wonderful Nuku Hiva to discover Ua Pou, go for a...
#sailing #seatramp #weltumsegelung
Since we can't leave for the Tuamotus as planned, we explore more islands of the Marquesas.
Mario shows us his latest handicraft project for the watermaker and we try to get a new car radio.
Can't be that difficult, can...
#seatramp #Sailing #Tuamotus
Join us this week when we make it to our first atoll in French Polynesia, Raroia, Tuamotus.
We planned to sail to Fatu Hiva on the Marquesas but had to change the plan with too much wind on the nose. We arrive after 3 days ...
#sailing #seatramp #cruisinglife
Hanging around in front of the Twin Palms Yacht Club for a while means a lot of social activites with the other cruisers around! Cruising life is never boring!
Dinghy drift for sundowerns or beach cleaning sessions orga...
#sailing #segeln #seatramp
After 3 wonderful weeks in Raroia its slowly time for us to move to the next atoll.
Together with our friends on SY YumYum and SY SYBO we leave Raroia and sail to the atoll, Makemo.
After a short stop in town, the bad weather s...
#seatramp #sailing #segeln
After we arrived last time in our next atoll, Makemo, and let the bad weather passing while Mario started to learn kiting, it's time for us to snorkel thru the entry pass of Makemo. For that we anchor in front of town, where we ...
#sailing #segeln #seatramp
Time for us to discover a new Atoll!
Together with our friends SY YumYum we sail over to Fakarava and stay for a night close to the entry pass while our friends continue to another spot.
On the next morning Thierry decides to k...
#sailing #liveaboard #tuamotus
Are you afraid of sharks? Fakarva is a wonderful place, but totally infest from sharks!
Still hanging around in Fakarava with lovely other boats, we slowly get used to all the sharks around us.
It's time to go in the water...
#sailing #tahiti #seatramp
A last flight with our drone over wonderful Fakarava and it's time for us to leave to Tahiti. First time since the crossing that we have to use the Gennaker, will this work?
But finally, we catch a fish! Before things involve in...
#sailing #friends #moorea
Greetings to our friends from Vulcan, Berlin!
To avoid the Covid situation on Tahiti we sail over to Moorea and see our first whale. A short but fun scooter trip around the island with Thierry we end up in one of our legendary d...
#whale #moorea #sailing
Time for some whale fun around Moorea!
After a offical whale watching trip is not an option for us, we take the crew from Anita and YumYum out on our boat to search for some whales! A manoverboard maneuover later, we have to give ...
#seatramp #sailing #segeln
Back on Tahiti in a lonely bay we leave for Port Phanton. Unfortunately our mainsail decides to break and we are worried if it can be repaired or if it is even possible to order a new sail. Due to Covid19 the deliveries are sti...
Back on board after spending 5 weeks family time in Germany, it's time to get ready to leave Tahiti again and sail back to the Tuamotus, as Cyclone season is starting!
But... again we have some problems! Our outboard engine doesn't work really anymore, w...
Join us in this episode when we start our sailing trip from Tahiti to Rangiroa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia.
We waited a couple of days for a better weather forecast, it looked really wavy and uncomfortable, but onces we start, we are luckly and can enjoy ...
After our smooth and relaxed sail last week to Rangiroa, it's time to start exploring the island. We had some more electrical problems on the sail to here and Mario starts to find out what happens and we try to find a solution for it. Looks like we have a ...
To change the scenery we move towards the other pass of Rangiroa. Mario tries to find a mechanic ashore before he starts his MacGyver modus to find a solution for our burned diode and I have to repair my not working toilet.
We have luck that we can manage...
After a relaxing time on Rangiroa it is time to sail on.
We make our way to Fakarava to meet up with our friends from SY Yumyum again in a few days.
On the crossing we are accompanied by two German backpackers who have been traveling in Polynesia for qu...
We are back in wonderful Hirifa and spend a few relaxing days on the beach with our friends from Yumyum.
After the last days and weeks were quite exhausting, we decide to spend the next days only doing boat work in the mornings and spend the rest of the ...
It's getting close to Christmas, it's time to start thinking about a gift for our Trampi!
After our anchor chain is completely rusting, we invest in a new one and get it delivered to Fakarava shortly before Christmas. 90m new chain, first get it on the ...
Once we have our new anchor chain on board, we set off to follow our friends from YumYum and Nomad to the uninhabited atoll of Tahanea.
In Tahanea there are only many palm trees, birds and fish. It is absolutely uninhabited and there is no reception there...
Honestly, I have mixed feelings to post this video. We know all that the world is strange right now and how blessed we are to be able to do what we do. Covid sucks!
We can still hang around with other boats and enjoy drinks and games every night. In this ...
After spending wonderful weeks in Tahanea with our friends Yumyum and Nomad, the time of saying goodbye slowly begins again!
While we leave together with Nomad and Roxy for a southern anchorage in Tanahea, Yumyum continues to Makemo and we find ourselves ...
After an awesome time on Tahanae we are back in Fakarva to celebrate New Years Eve with some other sailors.
Nearly a year ago we bought a welding machine back in Panama and finally Mario is trying to built us a gaff.
We need to bring the genertor to the...
Finally we start slowly our way to civilization up to Rotoava, the main town of Fakarava. We plan to make a few stops on the way up and on the first stop our anchor chain get stuck and we need help from friends to get it up again.
Back in the main town we...
In this episode, we leave Fakarava and head to the next atoll, Toua.
It's only a short trip of 15 miles, but entering the pass turns into uncomfortable riding through the waves. While I'm still filming the dolphins in front the fun starts, I almost go ove...
Toau, one of the worst pass entries for us as we showed in the last video, turns out to be a beautiful, uninhabited place in Paradise.
We enjoy a few lonely days, relax and explore the underwater world and then we have to get out again!
Where we went in...
After stopping at Toau's False Pass, we go ashore to pay for the buoy and look around a bit on the moto. The mountains of garbage are once again extremely dissapointing.
We leave westwards for Rangiroa, the second largest atoll in the world and are greet...
Time for some more underwater fun in Rangiroa! Join us for some shark feeding on the beach from the local fisherman including an explanation what they are doing, a short swim with dolphins and I eat a tasty fresh oyster I found while snorkeling!
Rangiroa ...
After a relaxing time off Rangiroa town we set the gennaker and head to the Blue Lagoon.
Our project for today will be to show you the steps needed to make your own coconut milk. Sure, we could just open a can, but that would only be half the fun.
On the...
We make our way back to the west pass of Rangiroa. The promised wind does not show up, but we are accompanied by dolphins.
Back at the east pass we briefly explain why we are still stuck in Rangiroa, start to work off our betting debts and spend time in ...
After we still hang around in Rangiroa, the possibility arises for us that Mario can sail with another boat to Tahiti that he can take care of our alternator problem and some other stuff.
While Mario sails to Tahiti, I stay on the boat and enjoy the peace...
After many weeks on Rangiroa it is finally time for us to sail on. The alternator and a new diode are installed again and Trampi is ready to go.
With one laughing and one teary eye we leave Rangiroa and set sail for Tikehau.
Whether it's just because we ...
Tikehau, South Seas beaches as you would imagine them! A real dream.
After leaving Rangiroa last week after a wonderful time, it is time for a short stopover on the neighbouring atoll of Tikehau. Known for its countless manta rays, which we unfortunately ...
After 6 months on the paradisiacal atolls of the Tuamotus, French Polynesia, we are heading towards Tahiti. However, there is still one island that interests us insanely. Makatea. Millions of years ago also an atoll, the island was pushed up and today impr...
Welcome back in Tahiti!
After we explored last time the wonderful island Makatea, we made our way down to Tahiti to go shopping, spent some quality time ashore and get our first Covid shot.
Now we have 4 weeks time before the 2nd dose and we don't want to...
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