The Pacific is for sure a little bit more rolly here and there. It's a good challenge to groove back into solo sailing and to grow some sea legs again.
For once, I find myself to be the one that stands by whilst my friends have an engine failure and I rea...
My friends from SV Chuffed are picking up anchor to head back to Panama City and the fun times of buddy boating are over again.
There are some boat jobs that need to be done before I leave Pedro Gonzales to start my way over to Costa Rica.
Some of you ha...
Karl and I are on the move to San Jose to get a little closer to our next destination. I meet up with single handed sailor Jim and we explore a beautiful river in the anchorage.
Looks like Karl is ready for the next two night sail towards Costa Rica.
Karl and I are still on our way to Costa Rica. It's the typical crazy up and down of cruising life...Some things went really well and some things went not so fantastic. Travelling by myself always throws me from one mood to the other, sometimes feeling tot...
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ATTENTION: this is a short real time video, well, nearly, we had the movie premiere on the 15th of February 2018 in Hamburg (Germany).
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Life as a solo sailor girl is always a rollercoaster and I hope you understand that I live the highs and the lows to a full extent. It's crazy how the lows get blown away by the excitement, the beauty and the total bliss you get to experience as a sailor.
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You might remember Manny from one of the earlier San Blas charter episodes on Sail Joana. After booking a charter on Maria's sailboat Joana in June 2017, he had asked me if he could come and visit me on Karl one day. And here he is! Manny jumped on board i...
Many dared to go on a little hike with me in Bahía Rincon and of course we got a little lost.
Unfortunately, it was already time to say goodbye again to Manny...
My Kayak got stolen in Golfito and after some dull and angry days of trying to get it back...
Leisure time for Karl and me, jipiiieeeeh!!! I moved Karl a little closer to the surf spot in Pavones and borrowed a surf board of my new neighbor Tassiano to try and catch some waves.
Since it's been a good ten years since I last surfed, I did a lot of wa...
I solo sail from Costa Rica to Panama and take on the epic adventure of navigating up a windy, shallow and quite remote river upon my arrival in Panama. My depth sounder has seen bigger numbers for sure, charts are incorrect and I have to be on my toes not...
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After some time back home in Germany and helping Maria with charters on Joana, I am finally returning to my floating home Karl. As usual, he has not been too impressed with my absence and has prepared a fairly annoying surprise fo...
My parents are back on Karl, it’s their second time on board. Last time, Karl was Engine-less and on a mooring. This time, they actually get to take him out for a spin.
They wanted to experience what it is like to live and travel on Karl and I think Ka...
Back to being solo on my little floating home Karl. The first night alone at anchor is a bit stressful due to a massive thunderstorm cruising through. It makes me realize what it means to be back to solo-ing it. My anxiety level peaks up and it feels like ...
ALERT: Coordinates of Boca Chica Marina are wrong. It's supposed to be: 08*13.2047N // 082*13.4485W *sorry* :)
There is always one more little thing on the to do list. I have learnt with the years that the list will never be done and that waiting in some ...
A leaky fuel tank is not stopping my sailboat Karl and me from exploring our surroundings. I lift up the anchor and sail away by myself, leaving Boca Chica behind and heading east, topping along the coast and at some pretty little remote islands on the way...
On we go! From Isla Seca, Karl and I take a little cruise up Santa Lucia for a quiet non-rolly sleep. From there, we move further along the coast to Morro Negrito, which is a great surf spot that can only be reached by boat.
Time for a couple of days of s...
This is a perfect video to show you what I love about sailing around on my little sailboat.
Sailing from here to there, dealing with the challenges that nature confronts you with and arriving in stunningly beautiful remote places. Paddling to shore and e...
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Okay, it's not always easy to film the same sailing stuff over and over again, so I decided to give you a little run through my usual picking up anchor routine. And...a recipie for making ceviche. I hope you enjoy it!
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On we go, Karl and I are moving on along the coast and exploring what we find. Watch till the end if you are interested in some talk about solo sailing vs having people on board.
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I won't say much about this one...but it was a beautiful paddle and an interesting drone experience. Definitely not something I would repeat, though...
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Maria and I left the pretty Rio San Andrés to head over to Vista Mar Marina to reunite with SV Joana.
We encountered some dolphins and some whales along the way, had some good and non existent wind and some yummy passage food. Not too shabby of you ask m...
Come and sail with Maria and me! SV JOANA and SV KARL are currently on the northern Pacfic Coast of Colombia. We love this place so much that we would like to share this exceptional experience with you. That's why we spontaneously decided to do a couple of...
We made it to Vista Mar Marina in San Carlos and jumped right into a little belayed birthday party for Maria. But not before celebrating our arrival with our traditional capful ceremony: one for Neptune, one for each sailor and of course one for KARL!
We ...
Back to Marina life! I had moved Karl to Vista Mar Marina so Maria could give me a hand to weld the hole in my fuel tank.
It’s also time for some engine maintenance!
Unfortunately, I find a little something that adds another fairly big project to the ...
Maria and I are playing Captain and first Mate for two days and deliver a friend’s superyacht from San Carlos to Vacamonte.
On the way there, we stop at the deserted John Wayne Island to explore the ruins of this old resort.
The haul out is an experie...
The hole below the water line needs some welding to prevent my sailboat Karl from sinking and so does the leaky fuel tank which is why I have to move Karl to Balboa Yacht Club to haul out.
Manny came to visit again, just in time for yard and Maria is comi...
The reason for hauling out had been a tiny little hole in my aft cabin below the water line. At the same time, we wanted to try and fix the hole in my diesel tank.
To reach said hole, I had removed a stainless steak water tank which had revealed a whole b...
The second part of yard was mostly filled with trying to take apart the rudder to change the bearings...what a BITCH.
After endless banging and heat treatment, there was only one option left......
The yard bill just went over 3.000$, we were all exhaust...
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Karl is back in the water after welding his belly up and some other problems that needed fixing. Maria, Manny and I take off to a trial run to the Las Perlas islands and a beautiful 40+ gales comes up right on time to test all the fixes we did in yard. All...
I am not gonna say much about this one... Looking at this video still brings tears to my eyes and anger to my heart.
Sorry for the language, but it was one of those moments where nothing else was suitable.
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Time to get my shit together again, I guess! This salty life is for sure a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows, it’s all part of the deal.
After a week of hibernation and procrastination, it’s time to face reality again and to move forward. Which di...
Finally I fix that damn diesel tank that has been bothering me since...four month, I think?! So far it looks like he splash zone is holding up, so at least that means that some of the holes are fixed for now 🤣🤣🤣.
Apart from that, I felt that it w...
First of all, I’d like to send out a big Thank You to all of those who have chipped in to support Untie The Lines during the last two weeks! Karl is going to the boat hospital one more time, so your contributions to Untie The Lines will be invested into ...
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