🌊 Top 20 German-speaking sailing channels in 2025 ⛵️ – for dreaming, learning, and setting sail Ahoy - I’m Stefan from Sailing into the Blues! In this video, I’ll show you the top 20 German-speaking sailing channels of 2025 - from small solo projects to grand around-the-world voyages. Whether you’
Ahoy! I’m Stefan from Sailing into the Blues! After covering #1–20, we now continue! In this video, I’ll introduce you to #40–21 of the most popular German-speaking sailing channels of 2025—from exciting refit projects to long-distance adventures and hilarious family crews. Whether you’re here to
Last fall I bought a sailing boat in Stade. It's a small Hallberg Rassy 310 called Paikea. Now the winter is over and I'm going there to see and help launch the boat. And then it's off into the blue - sailing into the blues!
Single-handed sailing trip: Around the northern IJsselmeer | Sailing into the Blues A long weekend alone on my 31-foot sailboat – I set off from Hindeloopen on a short trip around the northern IJsselmeer. Fantastic anchorages, misty atmospheres, and quiet harbors make this trip special. My route: ⚓
Paikea will be transferred from Stade near Hamburg to Hindeloopen on the Ijsselmeer, her home port this season. The 3rd leg will take her from Groningen via the Lauwersmeer, Leeuwarden and Harlingen to Hindeloopen. #sailing #sailing #hallbergrassy #north sea #hr310 #sailingintotheblues
Welcome aboard Paikea, my Hallberg-Rassy 310! In this video, I’ll take you on a short room tour – from the deck and cockpit down below to the saloon, galley, and cabins. Along the way, I’ll show you why this boat is so well suited for single-handed sailing – smartly designed, safe, and easy to hand
Single-handed sailing trip with the Hallberg-Rassy 310 “Paikea”: 190 nautical miles from Hindeloopen via Lelystad, Amsterdam, and IJmuiden to the North Sea, on to Den Helder and Texel, through the Kornwerderzand lock back to the IJsselmeer, and back to Hindeloopen. Lots of locks, varied sailing area
⛵ Back on Board – repairs, new equipment & single-handed maneuvers ⛵ A lot of time has passed since the last video – and there’s a lot to tell! 📍 Grounding on the Staande Mastroute After an unexpected grounding near Groningen, Paikea’s keel was thoroughly inspected and repaired. ⚓ New anchoring s
🚤 Single-handed mooring made easy – my standard maneuver according to Duncan Wells In this video, I show you my new standard single-handed mooring maneuver, which I adopted from Duncan Wells' book “Stress-Free Sailing.” I demonstrate how the maneuver works in different situations – and why it has p
Learn how advances in technology allow boats to go faster than ever before in this video from NOVA: “Making Stuff Faster.” Host and technology columnist David Pogue examines two factors that limit speed—energy and resistance—and describes how Oracle Team USA maximizes the speed of its boat. Instead
