Ep.1 | Wir haben ein Boot gekauft! -Blue Horizon-

In a phase of major life decisions one reflects on what truly matters Looking back the moments in which we experienced something extraordinary were the most influential That's why we decided to go on the journey of our lives with a sailboat and discover the world We have now arrived in the Netherlands at the Brassauermeer between Amsterdam and The Hague This is where our new boat is currently located We are starting with the first repairs here and want to introduce our world tour on YouTube We bought a boat We bought a steel boat It is 11.66 meters long and 3.50 meters wide It weighs about 8 to 9 tons when filled It has a draft of 1.70 meters We want to renovate as much as possible in the next eight months and then go on a big tour It was built in 1986 and is made of steel with a central cockpit Because it has a central cockpit it is also a Catch The main mast is in front of the cockpit and the smaller one is behind the cockpit It is quite solidly built and therefore you can drive up somewhere The mid cockpit is also quite safe making it very suitable for long-range boats Because you are not sitting directly at the back of the boat where waves can then hit you but rather in the middle which is protected The boat is divided so that the anchor and anchor windlass are located at the front of the boat Behind it there is still some space some room to store a dinghy or something else later Then comes the first hatch from the double cabin which is located at the front Behind it is the main mast and the main mast and the hatch are located on the front teak deck where you can lie down or sit comfortably We have been here about four times now and the first times we just cleared out the boat of everything The previous owner had left a lot of things in there so we brought everything home and sorted it out Then we took a closer look at the boat removed the panels checked the electronics the engine and the pictures And then we first realized how much more we still need to repair because really a lot is already in bad shape but it is definitely possible We are currently in Holland to do some repairs on the boat We had already applied wood patches inside the ship and then applied primer to the bare steel We also replaced the windows so we removed the old seals and reattached them And it has a really cool steel railing And Thilo what do you think of the Rehling I haven't seen another boat like that yet and I've seen quite a few boats At least in my research We plan to refit the boat now and prepare it for the circumnavigation Then next year in April roughly May to April we want to get going Since we bought the boat in Holland and still have so much to do we've decided it would be much more practical if we had the boat stationed at home Weil it simply takes us a lot of time and money to drive three hours to Holland every time And for that reason we will have the mast installed in the next few weeks How tall is the mast 11.50 meters Then drive through the canals and the Rhine back to our home Then we can just put daily work into the boat and really prepare And then the boat will slowly become our new home We want to sail around the world to finally take in the entire world we have lived in since birth By actually moving 8 km within three years which is the minimum required to move the world And experiences everything sees new things and gathers new experiences And also sees how people live differently everywhere in order to decide what one wants to do and where one wants to live Because we have simply not gathered enough experience here in Germany so far to be able to make decisions about our lives Yes we hope you liked the video Please leave a comment and tell us if you found the video interesting and what you would like to see in the future Yes and more videos will follow in the future For example how we will sail back home on the boats through the canals and how we will prepare the boat for the journey back home We will now post a video on our YouTube page every two weeks Subscribe to us if you want to continue following it Otherwise we are looking forward to the trip and whether you found the video interesting and what you thought of it Yes