Diary ARC 2023
Summary of the experiences of our Atlantic crossing 2023 within the framework of the ARC.
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 37 – 42
Tuesday 12.12.2023 - Sunday 17.12.2023
Final week, everything has an end...After initially considering staying a few more days...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 36
Monday 11.12.2023
Sunny - with a chance of rain...We are slowly finding our way into the Caribbean way of life and also into...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 35
Sunday 10.12.2023
Caribbean nights...Now we have arrived in St. Lucia and are beginning to acclimatize - after a good 20 ...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 34 – 21st and last day at sea
Saturday 09.12.2023
Welcome to St. Lucia...At breakfast, the last nautical miles lie ahead of us and we discuss what to do before docking...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 33 – 20th day at sea
Friday 08.12.2023
Visit from Karl and Ella...The last miles lie ahead of us - it is becoming clear that we...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 32 – 19th day at sea
Thursday 07.12.2023
Where summer never ends...At night, the genoa starts flapping wildly - still...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 31 – 18th day at sea
Wednesday November 06.12th2023
St. Nicholas Day...No one took their boots out, and no reindeer sleighs were spotted in the sky. It...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 30 – 17th day at sea
Tuesday 05.12.2023
A potato pancake challenge...In the morning the sun is shining and since a rain shower has just passed through, there is a rainbow.
... ARC 2023 Diary – Day 29 – 16th day at sea
Monday 04.12.2023
Missed Advent...In the morning I remember that yesterday was the first day of Advent, we completely overslept - ...
ARC 2023 Diary Day – 28 – 15th day at sea
Sunday 03.12.2023
Crew Joline versus Fish...We haven't given up fishing yet; we put out our lines every day, but after...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 27 – 14th day at sea
Saturday 02.12.2023
Less than 1000 nautical miles to go...It's getting warmer and the temperature in the cabins is rising, ...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 26 – 13th day at sea
Friday 01.12.2023
There's always something...First of December, time to put the Advent calendars into operation - while Jonas and Bernd chocolate calendars...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 25 – 12th day at sea
Thursday 30.11.2024
We give ourselves a new boarding time...The main topic at breakfast, once again the time - we want to use our...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 24 – 11th day at sea
Wednesday November 29.11th2023
Halfway point...?11th day at sea - the forecasts for when we will reach our destination fluctuate between the 10th and...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 23 – 10th day at sea
Tuesday 28.11.2023
Electricity...a perennial favorite...It's getting warmer, the sun is shining from the sky in the morning and reminds us that...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 22 – 9th day at sea
Monday 27.11.2023
Squalls and flying fish...At around 04:00 a.m. I was woken up in my cabin because...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 21 – 8th day at sea
Sunday 26.11.2023
Birthday on board - the skipper turns 60...We have another birthday boy on board - Bernd...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 20 – 7th day at sea
Saturday 25.11.2023
Tea instead of coffee and an explosion...This morning we have ideal sailing weather, as Frank notes - 18...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 19 – 6th day at sea
Friday 24.11.2023
We now live according to our own time...The day begins with a cloudless sky and decent wind conditions.
A ...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 18 – 5th day at sea
Thursday 23.11.2023
In search of the optimal travel speed...Although Frank gave the order yesterday at dinner at sunrise...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 17 – 4th day at sea
Wednesday November 22.11th2023
Our course: We are headed straight for Africa...In the morning the sea is calm and the sun comes out...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 16 – 3th day at sea
Tuesday 21.11.2023
No wind...no sun...no electricity...and a carrot disaster...The wind comes and goes - in order to be able to continue sailing...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 15 – 2th day at sea
Monday, November 20.11th2023
We're getting ready for Joline...So far, all our crossings have begun with a stormy night. It all started...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 14 – 1th day at sea
Sunday 19.11.2023
The starting signal is given...Today is the big day and on Pier K everyone is making the final preparations...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 13
Saturday 18.11.2023
Sleep again...After the inverter from Germany reached us late yesterday evening, the...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 12
Friday 17.11.2023
To sail or not to sail, that is the question...The thriller surrounding the sails continues. At 09:00 sharp...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 11
Thursday 16.11.2023
Time is slowly running out...We start the morning again at 08:00 a.m. - there is ...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 10
Wednesday: 15.11.2023
Crew in a state of emergency...We're going one step further and starting the day at 08:00 a.m. with...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 9
Tuesday: 14.11.2023
Boat in a state of emergency...Although we start early the next day, events are already happening in quick succession.
We ...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 8
Monday: 13.11.2023
Everyone eats as much as they can, except the person next to them...After breakfast, the sextant workshop takes place...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 7
12.11.2023
Let the games begin...As we all know, major events cast their shadows ahead.
So this morning we...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 6
11.11.2023
Hoppeditzer awakening...Our next two crew members: Robin from Dresden and Jakob from Munich, take off in the middle of the night in Germany...
ARC 2023 Diary – Day 5
⛵ The boat is filling up
📅 10.11.2023
Tonight, our first crew member, Michael, arrives on board. So it's time to clear his cabin, or rather, to clear it.
... ARC 2023 Diary – Day 4
⛵ Something's coming our way...
📅 09.11.2023
The seminars begin today, and we're registered for two in a row. The first seminar, Provisioning, begins at 11 a.m. We've actually already gained quite a bit of experience in this category.
... ARC 2023 Diary – Day 3
⛵ The Man in the Mast
📅 08.11.2023
First, Bernd wants to update the safety equipment today: new hand flares, parachute hand flares, and smoke bombs. Everything you need to attract help in an emergency.
... ARC 2023 Diary – Day 2
⛵ It's finally starting | Everything HiperDino
📅 07.11.2023
I have my registration appointment at the ARC check-in office at 11 a.m. The day greets me with rain and overcast weather.
... ARC 2023 Diary – Day 1
⛵ You're going with the ARC, right?
📅 06.11.2023
Skipper Bernd is up early. Before I've even had my first coffee...
... ARC 2023 – Diary – Day 0
⛵All beginnings are difficult
📅 05.11.2023
During the stormy crossing from Tenerife to Gran Canaria three days ago, our sun cushion broke free from the front deck and fell into the sea, leaving a significant gap.
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