Adventure: Four minutes of pure wanderlust: the "sailing boys" in the Caribbean

Tim Hund, Tom Schwarz, Vincent Goymann and Michael Bischof have long since learnt that there is much more to blue water sailing than lying at anchor in bays with crystal-clear water, sipping one sundowner after another and simply letting the days come and go.

The engine of their steel ketch has broken down dozens of times, and they have tried to get it running again almost as often, only to finally decide that a new one is needed. And the budget for this, which the four 19-year-olds on average don't actually have on board, is not enough.

After numerous engine problems, the young crew decides to replace the engine and remove the old one - no easy task

She and her fellow sailors have battled seasickness, shown ingenuity time and again when repairs were needed, and wondered whether it was the right thing to do.

In their latest video, however, there is no trace of any of this. The amateur filmmakers skilfully convey the joy of blue water sailing and arouse a good dose of wanderlust with their compilation of their time in the Caribbean.

Michi, Tim, Tom and Vincent have been sailing through the Caribbean for four months and feed their YouTube channel with entertaining videos - now with a worthwhile summary of their time in the Caribbean islands

About the "sailing boys"

Since September 2018, the four friends from the Bad Tölz area have been sailing on a second-hand 14-metre steel ketch. They have sailed from Fehmarn to Morocco and crossed the Atlantic. They have been cruising through the Caribbean for four months and are taking more and more followers on their YouTube channel "Segeljungs" (sailing boys) on a virtual adventure.

Stroll around the bays and enjoy: The boys explore the British Virgin Islands

The camera has been on board since the start of the trip. They have already filmed their previous adventures during their holidays - cycling, kayaking and mountain tours - and posted them online. Now they are also filming their planned circumnavigation: In three years, they plan to circumnavigate the globe.

You can read the unusual story of the high school graduates from southern Germany and other young sailors who set off on a big trip straight after finishing school or university in the blue water special of YACHT 6/2019. In it, the "sailing boys" also reveal how they came up with the idea of going on a big trip as absolute greenhorns, how they prepared, who supported them and what they have the most respect for. The booklet can be ordered here (click).