USA
The USA offers a wide variety of sailing areas from the Florida Keys to the East Coast and the Great Lakes – ideal for long-distance cruising, ICW cruises and life on board with infrastructure.
Caribbean - Diary III - Feliz Navidad Y Prospero Ano 2026
Page 3 - Christmas Eve under the catamaran and between Christmas and New Year's in Miami... December 24.12th - 31.12st2025 Patricia and Toni von der Twende invited some sailing friends over for Christmas Eve. To accommodate so many people, they found a pragmatic solution – where is the most space on a catamaran when it's ashore? Of course: underneath it... which also protects against the rain...
Guest article by Gordon: Sailing with a hammerhead shark and a crocodile – 10 days on an adventure course in Florida
Mar. 2025 Anyone who thinks sailing is a relaxing affair with champagne in a hammock and seagulls singing to you about your lunch has never been out with Petra, Bernd, Florian, and two curious crocodiles. But let's start from the beginning. Jet lag, dinghy, cabin—welcome to Florida! After a 14-hour flight (in human time: about two seasons of Netflix and three sluggish meals), we landed...
Key West, the southernmost point of the USA
23.03. - 01.04.2025 Welcome to the Conch Republic... A travelogue about Key West. Key West—the southernmost point of the USA—was a very special moment for us on our circumnavigation. From 1830 onward, European immigrants from the Bahamas became the first inhabitants of Key West—they were popularly called Conch. From the 20th century onward...
Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 28
Not always sunny days in Key West... March 29.03 - April 01.042025 Saturday morning we plan to leave for the final shopping trip - but it's raining. Okay, a little later then... At noon it's still raining... Shortly after 13 p.m. the weather has calmed down and we're just about to leave when Jan arrives with his fully functional dinghy and gives us a thank you gift...
Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 27
There were only two left... March 25.03th - March 28.03th.2025 Tuesday begins with a farewell – Florian is the last crew member to leave the boat today, and we continue our journey alone – presumably until the end of the season. Around noon, he sets off, well-provisioned with the last block of tofu... to travel back to Miami by Flixbus. Farewell to Florian. On...
Caribbean – Diary – Volume II – No. 26
21.03. - 24.03.2025 There were only three left... Since the old railroad bridge in Marathon is broken and has a gap, we can sail through it with our high mast and continue on our way. First, we sail past the 7-Mile Bridge, which connects Marathon to the next island, Bahia Honda. A lot of concrete was used here...