Message in a bottle

01.04.2026, Message in a bottle, September 2025

Location: 47°40 N – 015°22 W NIEDERALPL/AUSTRIA
Sailing has the image of freedom. But what does this freedom feel like? In “FREEDOM ON A SAILBOAT – AN ILLUSION?” I try to find out what freedom ultimately does to us. There are people who make history with their yearning for freedom, for example adventurers like Felix Baumgartner or Reinhold Messner. History can also be written through films. In “MY NAME IS BOND, JAMES BOND” I describe the environment in which Sir Sean Connery, THE James Bond, lived.

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01.04.2026, Message in a Bottle December 2025

Location: 09°36.8 N – 079°34.7 W LINTON BAY MARINA, SHIPMENT / PANAMA
The opposite of sea time is “LAND TIME – LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL.” Or not. Land time with a boat is probably the most unpleasant aspect of a sailor’s life (apart from disasters, but more on that another time). My theory, which I describe using an example in “SAILORS WITH A SIMILAR MINDSET,” is that sailors think similarly to other people with certain hobbies.

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01.04.2026, Message in a Bottle October 2025

Location: 39°59.2 N – 009°41.1 W SANTA MARIA DE NAVARRESE, SARDINIA / ITALY
The difference between “seeing” and “discovering” is about as great as that between a thunderstorm and a hurricane (yes, I know – not every analogy holds true). Discovering new things at sea requires, among other things, good weather forecasts. “FOUL-WEATHER GEAR OR SWIM TRUNKS” highlights the importance of acquiring background knowledge about weather.

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01.04.2026, Message in a Bottle November 2025

Location: 40°35.4 N – 008°14.9 W ALGHERO / SARDINIA
Who tells us what is right or wrong? Where is the line between individualism and selfishness? In “THE WORLD AROUND US,” I introduce some inhabitants of our planet who are always with us and ask questions I have no answers to.

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01.04.2026, Message in a Bottle January 2026

Position: 09°28.5 N – 078°30.9 W LOS PUYADES / PANAMA
We’re going to make a long-held dream come true and sail into the Pacific. You’ll find our reasons and a brief description of the sailing area in “NEW HORIZONS”. Our new cruising grounds feel like an open-air zoo: sea lions, rays, whales, turtles, colorful coral fish, … But first we’ll be crossing the Panama Canal. Another highlight.

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01.04.2026, Message in a Bottle February 2026

Location: 09°27.0 N – 078°33.1 W TUPILE / PANAMA
We survived storms, hurricanes, pirates, technical failures, … at sea. “WE SURVIVED DISASTERS” provides a brief overview. A thought about how—if you believe the media—we’re always just about to face the next disaster, which never actually comes. We’re waiting for a fellow sailor who isn’t coming either because of his ship’s “LIST”.

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01.04.2026, Message in a Bottle March 2026

Location: 09°35.5 N – 078°42.8 W SILBADUP / PANAMA
While we indulge in the luxury of sailing in what is probably the most expensive sailing area in the world, we experience the purest form of money laundering right here. “MONEY LAUNDERING IN PANAMA” is about this and our work.

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