New podcast episode: Across the Müggelsee at 70 km/h in an ice sailing boat - with YACHT editor Fabian Boerger
Leonie Meyer
· 13.02.2026
After ten years of waiting, icy weather conditions finally allowed the 15.60 metre long ice sailer weighing several tonnes to be launched onto the frozen Müggelsee. YACHT editor Fabian Boerger was lucky enough to witness the spectacle up close. In the podcast, he talks enthusiastically about his first time ice sailing.
The ice glider returns
The historic wooden yacht "Papagena" was commissioned by a Berlin car dealer in 1996 on the basis of hundred-year-old plans and built in Finland. After a devastating fire and extensive restoration work, the impressive ship is now being returned to its original purpose by the Sponholz family. Fabian Boerger, who spoke to the family on site, tells you first-hand how they are tackling the ice sailing project.
Classic sailing boat vs. ice sailer
Fabian Boerger also provides exciting insights into the meticulous technology and the special challenges that such a rare ice sailer brings with it. It becomes clear just how different the handling of an ice sailer is from a classic sailing boat. How does the 70 km/h sailboat steer on the ice, how safe do you feel on board and how is the YACHT article created? Timm Kruse and Fabian Boerger also talk about the challenges facing ice sailing in Germany today.
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Leonie Meyer
Editor News & Panorama
Leonie Meyer was born in Detmold in 1997. The passion for boating runs in her family: every year they spend their summer holidays in Croatia with their boat. Even as a child, she leafed through her father's BOOTE magazine.
After training as a design assistant at school, she moved to Magdeburg to study International Journalism. During this time, she completed an internship abroad at a German daily newspaper in Greece and an internship at BOOTE magazine. After graduating with a BA (2020), Leonie did a graduate internship in Mallorca. Her last stop was a cross-media traineeship at a daily newspaper in OWL. Leonie Meyer has been working as an editor in the watersports digital editorial team since 2023 and turned her passion into a career.
