Archive Monthly Archives: March 2020

Solidarity Among Sailors

Luckily, even as a solo sailor, one is rarely alone. At least not at an anchorage. As I am not allowed to leave my boat since yesterday, I am very happy to have a small “social network” in Portugal. Portuguese friends and other Germans in Portugal, whom I met during my trip, offered me their […]

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Trapped on Board – Now it Stops Being Funny

In my last blog post, I wrote about the fact that, although the situation here in Portugal is getting more serious, there are far worse places than anchoring out here. But an hour ago, the situation changed dramatically: I now have a curfew and I was threatened with arrest if I set foot on land. […]

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Self-sufficiency on board – Sitting out the crisis on my boat

Initially, I wanted to use the next blog post to report about the beauty of the landscape here in Algarve. However, in light of the latest news about the Corona crisis, I am instead writing a small report on the situation on board. I am currently anchoring in the South of Portugal in the Algarve, […]

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Costs of Cruising – Monthly expenses of living on board

Most people don’t like to talk about money… For me it also feels strange, but I do it anyway. Because one of the most common questions when I tell people that I live permanently on my sailboat ahora is: How much does it cost and how can you afford it? Just to clarify: No, I […]

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The sailing digital nomad – How I finance my on-board life

In the summer of 2019 I threw off the lines in Hamburg and have been living on my sailboat since then. In the last few months I have sailed along the European coast and I am currently anchored in the Algarve. Even though my running costs on board are significantly lower than in my “old” […]

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