
😄It was a pleasure…
… to have a sailing trip in the bay of Les Sables d’Olonne together with the future sailing instructors from the French sailing federation.⛵️ Unfortunately,

… to have a sailing trip in the bay of Les Sables d’Olonne together with the future sailing instructors from the French sailing federation.⛵️ Unfortunately,

… then our Open60AAL with skipper Norbert will be again on the way trying to finish successful the world’s first All Ocean Challenge, the ANT

… progresses great 😀! And therefore, we started our sea trails ⛵🌊. All deck equipment, sails etc. look great and are in best shape 😊👍.

Press Release – Statement from Norbert Sedlacek Koch on the current Situation of project ANT ARCTIC LAB Les Sables d’Olonne, 23rd August 2022 – We sincerely

After only 4,5 days of sailing trying to fulfill this attempt , I finally arrived at the Vendée Globe pontoon, Les Sables d’Olonne. I’m still sad
I will finally be back in Les Sables d’Olonne with the next high tide in the late evening around 10 PM (French time , UTC
It is indeed a very unfortunate situation and the last 24 hours have been filled with disappointments as I had to make a U-turn 😞 but I
The second night at sea was already quite intense. Skipper Norbert Sedlacek Koch had to tack against 40 knots of wind through a rocky sea.

I personally want to say THANK YOU so much to all of you 👱♀️🧔👨🦰👩👱♂️👧👦👨🦳, who came at the departure and also who joined online on

After all the hectic days, it’s time for us to cool down, relax, and enjoy the time with my family, friends, and colleagues 👨👩👨🦰🧔👱 before