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Ralf Gerking

Ralf and Wiebke have been cruising full time aboard their Hallberg-Rassy 43 Flora since 2019. Starting in Greece, they crossed the Atlantic via Cape Verde, and sailed the Caribbean and the US East Coast from Maine to Florida for two seasons. They then sailed south through Central America and, after transiting the Panama Canal, took Flora on a Northern Pacific loop via Galapagos and Hawai’i to Alaska and British Columbia, and back to southern Mexico. They are now in the Pacific again, this time taking a more conventional westerly route.

Floating Your Chain in the Atolls: A Counterintuitive Anchoring TechniqueBoat Life

Floating Your Chain in the Atolls: A Counterintuitive Anchoring Technique

Ralf GerkingRalf GerkingAugust 20, 2025
Trade Wind Sailing: A Very Flexible SetupBoat Life

Trade Wind Sailing: A Very Flexible Setup

Ralf GerkingRalf GerkingApril 17, 2025
How we got Starlink Onboard: Costs, Complications and Lessons LearnedTechnical

How we got Starlink Onboard: Costs, Complications and Lessons Learned

Ralf GerkingRalf GerkingSeptember 29, 2025
The Incredible Natural Beauty of Anchorages in British ColumbiaDestinations

The Incredible Natural Beauty of Anchorages in British Columbia

Ralf GerkingRalf GerkingDecember 21, 2025
Sailing in South East Alaska: things to take, where to go, and what to see.Destinations

Sailing in South East Alaska: things to take, where to go, and what to see.

Ralf GerkingRalf GerkingOctober 4, 2023