Sailing KorakiDispatches from the sea — life aboard, passages, and ports of call.https://sailing-koraki.com/Round the Buoyshttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/borkum-ii/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/borkum-ii/Sailing. No destination today, for once.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTravelling Lighthttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/lelystad/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/lelystad/A trip to Lelystad, where I come to appreciate my light 20-litre rucksack all over again.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTFavourite Placeshttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/vlieland/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/vlieland/It took me ten years. Now I’m finally on Vlieland.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTTurning Point?https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/harlingen-ii/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/harlingen-ii/Enkhuizen brought the clarity I needed. It took me a few days.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTLooks All Finehttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/enkhuizen/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/enkhuizen/A broken toggle, doubt in one’s own judgement, and a welcome pause.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTIt’s Always a Bit Stressfulhttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/makkum/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/makkum/Two of us setting off from Makkum. Two hours out on the IJsselmeer, then our conversation breaks off.Sun, 07 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTAlways One Hand Shorthttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/harlingen/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/harlingen/On single-handed sailing. And on the Netherlands. A country I’m fond of.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTWaddenzeehttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/lauwersoog/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/lauwersoog/A quiet day’s sailing in treacherous waters.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTNight on the North Seahttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/borkum/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/borkum/From Cuxhaven to Borkum. Two people, two boats, through the North Sea night together.Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom the Baltic to the North Seahttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/cuxhaven/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/cuxhaven/Short and sweet: Schlei – Kiel – Brunsbüttel – Cuxhaven in three days.Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTOff to a Stumbling Starthttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/repairs-in-kappeln/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/repairs-in-kappeln/Yesterday, the plan: cast off at last in Brodersby, down the Schlei and on to Kiel. But after just ten miles, at Kappeln, that’s where it ends – for now.Sat, 23 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTEase Offhttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/komm-mal-runter/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/komm-mal-runter/Kathrin comes to visit. Together, it’s easier.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTJaffa in Stockholmhttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/jaffa-in-stockholm/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/jaffa-in-stockholm/The (sailing) world is small. Or chance is large.Fri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Spell as Riggerhttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/rigger-praktikum/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/rigger-praktikum/Stepping the mast – a thrill of nerves every time.Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTBefore the Water, the Landhttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/kranen/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/kranen/Good progress these past days. Tomorrow Koraki goes back in the water.Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTA Short Apprenticeship in Boatbuildinghttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/praktikum-im-bootsbau/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/praktikum-im-bootsbau/Getting Koraki ready for the voyage – long working days in Brodersby.Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTSchleswighttps://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/angekommen-im-norden/https://sailing-koraki.com/en/blog/angekommen-im-norden/Arrived in the north.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT