How to get started with Sailing

I throughly enjoy talking about sailing and a lot of people (seemingly) enjoy listening. Often enough, I get the question how you get started. This is where the following post will help you.

Experiencing the Open Atlantic

I recently had the opportunity to join a yacht transfer from the Canaries back to Mainland Europe, over a thousand nautical miles. As I did not have any open Ocean nor multi-day sailing experience yet, I jumped on the offer immediately. Here’s how it went.

Why I love Sailing

I’ve been through a multitude of sports in my life, but not one of them has sparked my interest as much as sailing has — despite, or maybe because, I started only five years ago. From the start, the prospect of being able to visit two thirds of the world without the need for fuel or infrastructure fascinated me.