They had big plans: The Atlantic at least, maybe the far north, if possible even across the Pacific and around the world. Cati Trapp and YACHT editor Johannes Erdmann set off on their yacht "Maverick too" two years ago and set off on a long voyage. Blue water, long journeys, islands, open destinations and a free life lay ahead of the bow. Above all, the freedom of not having to follow a fixed sailing plan, but being able to decide where the journey would ultimately take them according to the circumstances.
They have travelled 15,300 nautical miles, lived on their ship for 692 days and seen 14 countries - now they are back. YACHT met the two sailors on board their yacht in Cuxhaven before they reached their home port on the Oste. Over currywurst and Wiener schnitzel ("Finally some good meat again"), the two of them summed up their experiences and talked at length and without mincing their words about what the great voyage meant to them.
Why they discovered the Bahamas and stayed in the USA for so long. Why the AIS transmitter became the most important instrument on the trip and why a bubble scan in Martinique was the worst experience. How life on board changes a person. What makes the world of long-distance sailors tick. And what new horizons you discover once you set off and escape the hamster wheel. In the big YACHT interview, the young owner couple talk about lows and dreams, Caribbean moments of happiness and 50-knot storms off the Azores. And they reveal why they are now turning their backs on their old jobs for good, staying true to the sailing life - and returning to the Bahamas this autumn.
Congratulations are in order at this point, and not just because of the successful Atlantic round trip. Trapp and Erdmann have shown that two years of sailing is the ultimate test: They passed it with flying colours - and got married immediately after returning home.
Marc Bielefeld
Freier Autor
