Tag 3: the weather is very good for sealing

Hello, my name is Rike and i’m 14 years old. I life in Frankfurt with my parents and my two sisters. I go to the Carl-Schurz-Gymasium which have a line “Ideale sind wie Sterne, wir erreichen sie niemals, aber wie Seefahrer auf dem Meer richten wir unseren Kurs nach ihnen”.

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We are only three days on the boat, but I like it very much. Unfortunately I’m sometimes a little sea-sick, but my body is already adjusting. On the boat is not very much space, the kitchen (Galley), the bathroom and the sleep places are very small, but it’s enough to life. Today in the evening we are about to reach the harbour in Skarrgen, a little town in Denmark. Everyone is very excited. In the beginning of the voyage we had to pass our phones, but ashore, soon in Denmark, we get them shortly back to make some calls. I miss my family a bit but my holidays are amazing. It will be very nice, when we go in groups to a supermarket or something like that and visit the place.

At the moment the weather is very good for sealing, its windy and the sun is shining, hopefully it’s gonna stay like that. We can wear short clothes when we use enough sun cream:).

When I’m on watch with my team, my favourite task is the helm. When I’m doing the charts, I’m very sea sick, so I don‘ like that very much.

I’m very thankful, that I have the chance to be here and meet all these new people. I can’t wait to discover more, experience everything and also see my family in three weeks again.

Text: Henrike, 14 years old


I’m Kara and am 14 years old. I live near Wiesbaden and I go to school at the Obermayr international school in Schwalbach. I have three younger siblings and a two year old Golden Retriever.

I really love to draw, be creative and especially to do all kinds of water sports (including sailing, wakeboarding, diving and swimming).

This is the reason why I decided to go on this sailing trip to learn many new things and experience new adventures. In the holidays my family had the tradition to visit the Baltic See for three weeks in the summer holidays. Since the Coronavirus this tradition could not go on. Luckely, I was able to be a part of this adventure.

Until now we had a lot of luck with the weather and I can’t wait to swim in the Baltic See to cool down from the constant sun. Today for the first time we have raised all of the six sails and the plan is to arrive at Skarrgen. This is a town which is located in the top of the north of Denmark. Our plan is to arrive this evening. I can’t wait to explore the little town tomorrow and if we are lucky we will visit the coast of Sweden in the next remaining nineteen days.

Text: Kara, 14 years old