by Kai Echelmeyer | Mar 19, 2023 | Carribean
Family Finkbeiner With Martin and his book Elmo I sailed from St. Martin to the Dom Rep on the Aracanga. During the three-day crossing, I collected a few thoughts and try to bring you along a bit.Let’s start with the crew and the boat. Martin and Riki know each...
by Kai Echelmeyer | Mar 13, 2023 | Carribean
Roadtrip Reunion with polish hitchhikers! On 21 February, I arrived with Simon on his windsurfing sailboat off St Martin towards evening.The island is the smallest territory in the world that is shared by two states. For a long time, this was France and Holland, who...
by Kai Echelmeyer | Mar 3, 2023 | Carribean
It is shortly after midnight on the sailing ship Julie Marie. On the horizon I can see the lights of the Caribbean islands of Antigua, Montserrat and Nevis in different directions.I’ve taken over from the skipper Simon and now I’m on shift for 3 hours:...
by Kai Echelmeyer | Feb 17, 2023 | Carribean, Uncategorized
I translate my texts from German to English by deepl – to be transparent.”Dylan is here!” When we arrived in Martinique, I was flooded with information. Sure: for 16 days on the Atlantic the only input came from 6 fellow sailors (apart from the daily...
by Kai Echelmeyer | Feb 15, 2023 | Atlantic
In the last few months I have been on several sailboats, hitchhiking from Europe across the Atlantic to the Dominican Republic. In this blog post, I would like to share with you my experiences and tips on hitchhiking across the Atlantic, especially on how to find a...
