A normal day

Ship: Johnny
Date: 19.11.2025
Position: Canaren
Nautical Position: 30°32,7’N 012°04,0’W
Etmal: 137 nm
Total: 2152 nm

Today no sails broke, the wind continued blowing steadily from a northern direction. Barely anyone is seasick. There was no special food or any maneuvers that required an all hands. Today was a quite ordinary day in between a lot of extraordinary ones. Some noteworthy things happened today, here they are:

Making a Movie:

Four of us were given a big task this afternoon. Amalia, Liv, Tom and Nepomuk, together with Tamo, are going to make a film about the crew and the ship. As fast as possible, we assembled and started planning.

A good video can’t be made in the first shot. There has to be an order in which the scenes will be filmed and cut. So we started with that. At some point, we decided to start filming the intro anyway. We wanted to fly a drone around the ship and make a video with it.

Unfortunately, the wind was too strong, so we weren’t able to get the drone in the air safely. In the end, we are left with a plan for the video and a team which is willing to accomplish this task.

The Dinghy was trying to leave us:

The most iconic moment today was that our dinghy fell from board. The block that held the dinghy broke and the boat was hanging on one string in the water. After a small maneuver, the dinghy was back in its normal place and now there is a crack in the engine cover. But we hope that we are still able to drive with it.

A perfect Sunset:

Today we had a nice sunset in the evening. A few of us were lying down on the ground in front of the ship while watching the sunset. We could see the structure of some amazing clouds and after that there was a smooth transition from the sunset to the first stars. Over the night, there were no clouds and we had a clear sky with a lot of stars and the beautiful Milky Way.

Say goodbye to our old Crew:

After a month on board the Johnny, a part of our crew is going to leave. We are sharing a lot of memories, from five broken sails to stories about an exploded cow, which are unforgettable.

Our captain Norbert always tried to keep the mood up on board with jokes and Urs also had stories which made our night watch better. Jürgen always taught us about everything on board and he also taught us the theory which is needed for a sailing license.

All in all, it was an unforgettable time, which we are really grateful for and a big thank you that you were such a passionate crew!

We have to study:

Besides normal Lessons, Sören was giving learning support in physics today. It was actually planned just for Ellena to get her prepared for the upcoming test, but a couple of students joined us. As we noticed at the end, they didn’t regret it. We learned something about electromagnetic induction and how this physical principle works in our generator on the ship.

Everybody is looking forward to the next science lessons, especially when the different parts of the ship are analyzed in more detail.