The taste of a freshly brewed coffee and a soft breeze on your body. The rising sun is wrapping your body in a gentle, warm doona. You observe two friends catching up at the beach and going for a swim, connecting before the day unfolds.

Escargot pace at the Côte. Pure French Riviera feeling.

You can get fined by the Italian Coastguard for carrying an outboard motor on your vessel while not having it mentioned in your insurance papers. A friend of mine paid 600€. Called my insurance company and they confirmed, even my 1.5 HP electro outboarder needs to be registered. #sailorbeware

Never get tired of this evening vibe. #sailing #Roma #closereach #porttack

What a start 🙏🏻, Grazie Bella Italia. If you sail along the southern coast of Sicily, consider the marina in Scoglitti. Great protection and marina infrastructure, Giuseppe and Franco will help you wherever the can and the espresso in town is magnificent.

⚠️NATO military exercise with live weapons firing from Feb 22 to Mar 6 in Central Mediterranean Sea (NAVAREA III 0027/26). Navy vessels may be unlit & unpredictable. Caution advised. #SafetyAtSea

I am looking for navigational warnings data for my boat brain project and I came across the official webpage of the Spanish Armada. Good info's there. Especially the link to the "Portal i-avisos". armada.defensa.gob.es/ihm/Aplicaci...

Step 1 done! #bostbrain

Reflecting 2025

They are so elegant #blackswan

Nothing says 'standard time' like a Krupp gun pointed at your midday meeting. Synchronize watches... or else. #Wellington #Te-Ika-a-Māui

Aotearoa ❤️

The South Island feels like home. Miss my boat. #Glenorchy

Blown away by New Zealand. Miss my boat.

Meeting inspired people and capturing their stories. Hell yeah. #Brisbane #V2Expo

On the water again, just a bit faster than usual. #fushing #boating #Queensland

Just another day at the office #dredging #goldcoast

Golden Hour at Gold Coast #queensland

Good morning world.

Good night mate. What a day down under. #goldcoast

Australian beaches play in a different league. Cannot put my finger on it, but it is a different vibe #Queensland #beach

I found my place for this winter. A bit earlier than planned, but that’s life, hey. Scoglitti, a small town on the south side of Sicily. Very cute and most important safe for our Cooee. The owners of the marina are very supportive and always have an eye out for their stuff and the boats. #sailing

quite a fascinating creature, but not funny to touch.

Bye bye for now Malta. I’ll hopefully be back soon.

To protect the ocean, we need one thing above all: data. But collecting this data, especially in remote ocean regions, is anything but easy. Many areas are still a blank spot on the scientific map. So the aim is to enable non-scientists to make ocean observations. #TheOceanRaceEurope

Almost 600 nm, what an experience and learning curve. I feel I added some barnacles to my back 😆.

Finally we arrived in Malta. What an inspiring spot. Cannot wait to dive deeper into people and culture.

A downwind passage to Malta. I mean honestly can it get sweeter?

This one really surprises me. A modern pirate village 😆🤣. Only accessible by boat. #Girolata #Corsica. Despite loads of boats a gem.

Buenas tardes navegantes #Calvi #sailing #corsica

Pretty to moody 😅

The Boat Brain next step. RaspberryPi5 and a MacArthur hat to connect to the NMEA2000 system. Bought a touch display and a Adafruit sensor for temperature, air pressure and humidity. Let the fun beginn. #sailorsforscience #geomar #dwd #citizenscience

Une noisette, s’il vous plaît ☺️. #Calvi #Corsica

Anchoring serenity in Calvi #Corsica

Adieu beautiful Cote d’Azure and hello Corsica. #Cannes

Some gorgeous anchorages around Cannes. I am very delighted by French anchoring and boating. The most respectful I have seen in the Med.

That was an awesome journey back into my childhood. Louis de Funes even has a museum here in Saint Raphaël. Magnificent #cotedazure #sailing #landexploration

The bay of Saint Tropez, hehehe their tender is as big as my boat 😆😆

Good evening sailors. After being frilled under the current heat dome in Southern France we enjoy a a magnificent evening with heavenly temperatures. Vive Cote d’Azur.

Good morning sailors! Adios #portvendres hola #toulon

Scope of 4 to scope of 5 😄 #weather #cell #thunderstorm #roses

mate, she’s a cracker. Full in headwind and after a Sunday lunch beer. Tough times 😆

Fun morning exploration and coffee hunting #kayak #sailing #anchor

Good night

Que aproveche 😄

That was a long sailing brake. A fantastic wedding and a beautiful communion later, we are on the way again. Buenas tardes navegantes. #sailing

The Story of the Wave: How the Moken Listened to the Sea When the tide pulled back from the shores of Thailand’s Surin Islands on the morning of December 26, 2004, tourists laughed and ran out to collect shells from the suddenly exposed seabed. For most, it was a curious novelty #Laboon #Indigenous

What a wind shear. Sailing changed the way how I look at the world forever 😆

Exploring Tarragona today. Defo no instagram-location. That’s exactly why I find it attractive #character #lesstrodden