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Manoeuvres under sailBack to the origin

Lasse Johannsen

 · 25.01.2022

Manoeuvres under sail: Back to the originPhoto: YACHT/N. Krauss
Setting sail under full sail. A sailing day that starts like this begins with a sense of achievement
For a long time, the engine was only considered an auxiliary drive for calm and canal sailing - sailors were able to master manoeuvres without it. A plea to practise this again

Harbours are narrower, ships are larger and engines are more reliable than they were when most classic boats were built. Nevertheless, it is still possible to manoeuvre under sail - in harbours and on cruises. Our author Klaus Berger, who has spent a lifetime sailing without an engine, reveals what is important.

Harbours today are often narrow, and manoeuvres under sail require manual labour
Photo: YACHT/N. Krauss

Read the plea for manoeuvres without a doldrums pusher in the current issue of YACHT classic, issue 1/2022, which is now available in newsagents, or click on this link and find out how you can order it individually or as a subscription free of charge and take part in the prize draw for a barometer worth more than 1000 euros.

Lasse Johannsen

Lasse Johannsen

Deputy Editor in Chief YACHT

Born in Kiel, grew up on the water and on board, trained as a sailor in the club and sailing on the North and Baltic Seas. After school, navy and legal training, he worked as a trainee at YACHT from 2007-2009 in the Panorama department, which he now heads. He is also responsible for the special edition of YACHT classic, has published several books with Delius-Klasing and is deputy editor-in-chief of YACHT. Johannsen is an enthusiastic cruising sailor on his own keel and an active supporter of the German classic boat scene.

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