Orte archives

June 2024

Weather

A storm is going to come

The hurricane season officially begins at June 1. And it should be fierce. Weather expert Sebastian Wache explains the situation for Europe.

February 2024

Venebat
VeneBat Helsinki Boat Show

Difficult times? Not really in the north

Scandinavia’s largest boat show Venebat shows that Finland’s boat builders are at the forefront – also in the economic look back on 2023.

January 2024

boot Düsseldorf

Super-happy with boot Düsseldorf 2024

After nine show days, not only the exhibitor’s spokesperson, but also boot Düsseldorf 2024 visitors are positive.

December 2023

Knowledge

About Ahoy

Who would have thought it? The well-known sailors’ greeting conquered the world from England’s fields.

November 2023

Boat & Fun Berlin

Berlin, the metropolis of motorboats

Boot & Fun Berlin plays in the European league for motorboats. Here is the starting line-up for 2023.

Baltic Sea storm surge

Is it all garbage now?

By the end of the week, the ports of Damp, Maasholm and Schilksee are almost cleared. But what happens to the salvaged boats?

October 2023

Baltic Sea storm surge

45 yachts sunk in Schilksee alone

The hurricane battered the Baltic coast for hours on Friday. The strongest storm surge for over 100 years was devastating.

August 2023

Electric Boating

Experts meet for the first Electric Summit

How far is electric mobility on the water? This is what experts will be discussing at the Electric Summit at the start of Boot und Fun Inwater in Werder.

Hiswa te Water

Full house at Bataviahaven

Viewing new boats like on an open-air stage: Hiswa te water opens the trade fair season on the IJsselmeer.

May 2023

The lutine on its final journey - as imagined by a contemporary artist © public domain
North Sea gold treasure

133 million in the silt

You don’t have to travel to the Caribbean for sunken treasures. One is right on our doorstep in the North Sea.

February 2023

Vene Bat Helsinki

Buy boats in Helsinki

Northern Europe’s largest boat show, Vene Båt, is currently taking place in Helsinki. We were there and took a look at the best new products.

November 2021

boot Düsseldorf

2G Covid rules for boot Düsseldorf 2022

The world’s largest boat show will take place, we hear from Düsseldorf. The have just published the rules for boot 2022.

January 2021

Vendée Globe 2020

Tough times around Cape Horn

For the leading sailors of the Vendée Globe, it’s now a new year, a new ocean – off Cape Horn, the last and wildest landmark to pass.

December 2019

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers

Do not trust any barefoot route

The autumnal ARC follows the Trade winds. But those who expect guaranteed bikini sailing can be wrong, the ten-year statistics show.

November 2019

Boatsharing

Finnish flat rate boating goes international

In Helsinki boats can be shared. From 2020 the web platform Skipperi wants to expand internationally – with more than 100 own boats.