von rikepaetzold | Aug 15, 2019 | Boatlife
Routes: Circles and Zigzags! Many of those who set out to go long term sailing have the plan to do the whole thing: They want to circumnavigate the globe. For a whole circumnavigation there is basically one route most cruisers will take: the coconut milk run or as you...
von rikepaetzold | Aug 15, 2019 | Boatlife, Lessons learned
Well well well, many people have said many things about the perfect boat to cruise safely and comfortably and how to find it. Logically enough most came to the conclusion that it depends on people and plans. And budget, of course. We didn’t really have any and...
von rikepaetzold | Aug 22, 2017 | Boating, Boatlife, Food, Video
We get asked how and what we cook left, center and right so I decided to start a cooking channel additionally to our adventure show. This is our first cooking video and I have to apologize the not ideal quality and lack of footage but to my defense: I was practically...
von rikepaetzold | Jun 21, 2017 | Boating, Boatlife
Your dream is to go off sailing but you get seasick easily? This is annoying or intimidating you? Then this post is for you! I will explain how you can avoid to get seasick. Did you know that lots of people out there sailing do get seasick? Of course there are those...
von rikepaetzold | Apr 4, 2017 | Boatlife, Inland Travel, Lessons learned
Since we are traveling by boat and there is four of us, renting a car to get to inland destinations makes sense. We like public transport a lot but the boys are at an age where they pay full price for tickets in most countries, hence it’s just more economic to...
von rikepaetzold | Feb 12, 2017 | Boating, Boatlife, Video
One of the many upsides of cruising in a sailboat is the freedom you have to go almost anywhere. Beautiful beaches, charming port towns and secluded bays – there you go. 1) ‚Pleasure crafts‘ prohibited to berth on public quays Exept a place is...
