Katja Arzt

In this blog I will reflect on dependence and co-operation as well as the "here and now". We have now sailed 1,315 nautical miles (2,435 km) at an average of 6 knots (nautical miles per hour). We have mastered 6 nights of sailing. Martin fell ill on one sailing night and I sailed long shifts alone. I can remember [...]

"El río, siempre lo río." - "The river, always the river." Quote by Sebastian Juan Abró (1932, from: Terres de l'Ebre) Without the moon in the night sky, travelling on the biosphera is a bit like riding a rollercoaster in the dark. It rocks, but you don't know how high the wave will make you jump. You can recognise ships in the

As a couple, it is very nice on the "biosphera", but sailing at night is also exhausting, as the shift changes are very short. We also want to exchange ideas, share our impressions and learn from others. We are therefore looking for our first fellow sailors from Gibraltar to the Canary Islands. (Later for the trip to the

No peace and quiet! The night after 37 hours at sea was anything but restful. The waves raised and lowered the boat all night, which I actually quite like, but the noise that goes with it is exhausting and I couldn't find my earplugs. So the night was not restful, we had to

The two of us have been on the move for 34 hours now. The absolute low point for me right now. Yesterday, 19 August at 4.00 a.m., the mobile phone alarm clock rang, waking Martin in particular from a deep sleep. We wanted to take advantage of the wind that appeared on the preview of the "Windguru" app in order to make a good start on the long beat towards

When I woke up this morning, I didn't feel like "Yeah, today's the day, I'm so excited!". On the contrary, I was anxious, wondering if it wasn't too big for me? I can't really sail offshore, my back hurts and am I going to learn so much about biosphere reserves anyway?