simply. sailing

sailing places. whenever possible

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Strait of Malacca - It is so humid here that Wind Change seems to be surrounded by fog constantly. An eerie and yet beautiful scene at the same time.

Nightwatches are challenging: The sight is poor, the shipping lane is unbelievably busy and the fringes are lined with poorly lit fishing boats and unmarked nets.

There are seemingly no other yachts out here, and the fishing boats often come very close or follow us for periods of time out of curiosity.

If you have never sailed the strait of malacca I will say this: The feeling in these waters is unlike anywhere else. There are a million boats, from small fishing boats to containers and yet you always feel completely on your own. Engulfed in humid fog, maneuvering across these shallow, yellow colored waters.

So go see them!

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Du denkst kurz darüber nach, wie es ist in diesem einen Moment an dem ein Segel Wind fängt. Ein leises Rauschen und sanfter Druck, Licht fängt sich im ausrollenden Stoff.

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First evening out at sea. What a way to get us started nature!

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Starting our journey from Langkawi to the Gold Coast

5000 Sea Miles, Thousands of Islands, high traffic areas and pristine wildlife, sharks, starfish, dragons,cities, villages, dances, night markets, winds, waves, sun and thunderstorms. Sunrises and sunsets. We will see it all. Adventure Time!!

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Also - Rebak Marina and Resort

At night the sea is lit up in a faint green glimmer because of bioluminescence, so swimming is beautiful fun. Before Sunrise we hike around exploring the island, which besides the resort is made up of rainforest. We try to sleep outside on the trampoline whenever we can. Needless to say Langkawi is astonishing.

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step one: dry-dock in Rebak Marina

cleaning, sanding, anti fouling, painting, anodes for the saildrive, interior work.

We call it: getting jobs done and hitting the pool in the evening

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... and so it begins

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Picking our dinner fresh from the adriatic. Blended with tomatoes and garlic: voila!

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The kornats are so incredible we just had to sleep with a view

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tomorrow I will board a new boat in marina agana (near split). needless to say: i can not wait! destination: dubrovnik for now..

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So I finally got around to starting this new blog. It is supposed to chronicle a year of sailing, waves and all the challenges and freedoms that come with that life. 

I will try to update it regularly, depending on wifi possibillities and such. Mostly it will be impressions, snapshots and some random thoughts.