Karl is back in the water! One more time he got his butt fixed and is floating again. Thank you so much to all of you for your encouraging words and for the support of our videos, which helps to keep Karl afloat!
After various discussions with different p...
Karl is floating happily again and now it’s time to give Maria a hand with her sailboat Joana for a change.
Simon and I head down to Vista Mar Marina and tag team a couple of jobs on the to do list.
And of course there is some good home made food invo...
Karl is afloat and all happy again and our buddy boat Joana is nearly ready to head out, too. Maria is waiting in vista Mar for her crew to arrive, her parents.
In the meantime, there is one more thing that needs to be done before leaving. With all the ho...
Guess who is super happy to be out and about on the water again? Simon and I did a tiny 8 nm test sail to Taboga, to see if the weld is holding up okay under way and everything looks quite alright. We had a really beautiful sunset sail!
The next day, we m...
The Gypsea Fleet is all ready to start sailing South! We are officially checked out of Panama and set sails for Las Perlas to enjoy some island time and boat prep before sailing to Colombia.
Karl and his crew are enjoying the wind in the sails and the wav...
The sailing fun goes on! After a beach clean up and lovely beach fire meal accompanied by the Old Sea Dog singing is some songs, the Gypsea Fleet takes up anchor again and all four boat go on a lovely sail to the next island in the beautiful Pearl Islands....
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The Gypsea Fleet is on the move again to the n...
The Gypsea Fleet is finally leaving the pretty Pear Islands and casts off on a 160nm sail down south to Colombia.
We say goodbye to Barry under way who casts off the Marquesas and keep heading south with Bahía Cupica as our first destination in Colombia....
During the night sail to Colombia, I have an encounter that leaves me and the surprise visitor screaming.
The Gypsea Fleet sails across the boarder to COLOMBIA! We are enjoying the fun of buddy boating, joining all boats along an invented line that we ca...
The Gypsea Fleet reaches the first anchorage in Colombia, Bahía Cupica, and we are having a decent arrival party that Simón labeled “brain damage” material.
We take up anchor again to go to the close by Bahía Limon because we saw in the charts that...
The wind in this area is always on and off and it’s a never ending game of spotting a little wind ripple and pulling all sails out only for the wind to die right in the moment that you are all set to sail.
Simon is being a patient crew, though, and we t...
We arrived in the beautiful Bahía Nabuga where the Embera people live and take off to yet another hike to a pretty stunning waterfall hidden in the dense jungle.
We would have loved to stay a little longer and explore the area a bit more, but the Gypsea...
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After we cleared into Colombia, the Gypsea Fleet went ashor to explore Bahía Solano and to fill up with fresh veggies. The small town of 7.000 inhabitants has a tranquil and friendly vibe and we sat for a while at the main plaza soaking up the local cultu...
After two months on board, Simon is leaving Karl to head back home to Canada. It's been super fun to have him as crew and we had a great time sailing and exploring together.
Simon left just before xmas and I went home for a short last minute xmas visit, ...
I am getting my sailboat Karl ready for the next solo sail to Ecuador in Bahía Solano.
It seems like I had a little guardian angle looking after Karl whilst I was on a short visit home in Germany. Unfortunately, this little protector also thought of Karl...
It's been a while since I sailed a multiple day passage all by myself...so my belly is a little upside down with my usual pre-departure anxiety nausea. But it's time to untie the lines and to sail down 500nm to Ecuador.
The passage will be a bit of a chal...
Solo sailing without an autopilot is not much fun. Less than half of the 500nm passage from Colombia to Ecuador, my autopilot stopped working and I could not fix it. Whenever there was wind, I could use my windvane to stear the boat, but unfortunately ther...
After six days at sea, my sailboat Karl and I are finally reaching the Equator. This magical line that many sailors dream about. When I first fantasized about crossing the equator on my own keels, I surely had a different szenario in mind. Nevertheless, ev...
This solo sail has been one of the most special moments in life and a proof to me that the ocean does run through my vanes and that I am right where I should be.
I had asked the ocean for some clarity and I got all the answere that I needed.
Thank you oc...
We are sailing the remote pacific coast of Colombia on a traditional sailboat: After arriving in Ecuador, I travelled back to Colombia to help Maria bring down her traditional sailboat Joana. We arranged some of the trip as a ten day charter, hopping along...
The off course cruise with our charter group continues further south along the Pacific coast of Colombia. We explore the pretty Island of Gorgona, sail through the night and Share a couple of capfuls with the crew, Neptune and Joana.
More about Joana on w...
Sailboat Joana is docked at the military pier right next to all the confiscated drug runner submarines. Check out the not so touristy town of Tumaco with us.
Our guests leave us in Tumaco and Maria and I start the passage south to Ecuador after a short ri...
Our voyage down south to Ecuador on SV Joana continues and we cross the Equator dressed up in our Shellback outfits.
We safely make it to Bahía Caraquez and get greeted by Ariosto who guides us into the river mouth to the mooring. A fun ride through the...
Karl needs a new autopilot, so I decided to fly up to California to pick up my new pelagic autopilot in person because it was about the same price as shipping it and most likely easier than dealing with customs.
During my stay, I stayed with my friend Man...
Ride with me through the beautiful Alabama Hills.
Enjoy & Ahoy,
Nike
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After a small boat break in California, it's time to head back to good old Karl in Ecuador. Maria travels up to Quito to pick me up and we explore the pretty...
Wanna know how to change a transmission oil seal? Check out how I did it on my sailboat.
My Transmission oil seal had been leaking for a while and I finally decided to change the seal. Unfortunately, I did not have the right tool to do the job and had to...
As a sailor, I live on and of the ocean. This vast body of water has always fascinated me, I have always felt magically drawn to it since early childhood. During the last years, I have seen the drastic effects that plastic pollution has on our oceans. Shor...
Upsi, my sailboat is sitting aground on a sandbank in a river. But no worries, I did this on purpose...to clean my hull. My sailboat has one speciality: TWIN KEELS. This enables me to dryfall with my boat in tidal water bodies to inspect my hull, to clean ...
We sail peacfully through the night and suddenly the boat stops! The rudder and prop got caught in a massive floating fishing net that extends for miles and was not lit. My sailboat Karl is hanging in the net whilst a 2 knot current is pushing the boat in...
Boobies are just the cutest, especially the blue-footed ones. The way they dance and pick up sticks to show how good of a nest they can build...Just super sweet! I could watch them for hours...
Isla Plata is a very pretty island, just off the coast of Ecu...
Maria and I are sailing from bay to bay along the pretty coast of Ecuador. Isla Salango does not look too enviting to explore by land, so we decide to take a slow boat day and just hang out, swim, watch the local tourist boats pull up and enjoy the quiet o...
Karl and his sailor girls are off the hook in Cabo San Lorenzo (Ecuador) and headded to Bahía Caraquez. We have a georgous sail and launch our trawler to take another Microplastic sample. And what great news: we find 0 plastic in our sample. Quite interes...
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