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1 Trainee-Ship TS Roter Sand

2008: Looking for a multihull to support our coaching and training business, my friend Klaus Tietze showed me – after some disappointments – a run-down, red monster ship: a 28m Gaffelketsch. Hesitantly, I boarded the ship and descended the wide companionway into the spacious saloon, dominated by an oval table. At first sight I recognised the fantastic potential for team training and after Klaus started the engine, I was thrilled by the sound and the ship with 24 berths.

For use as a multi-functional and educational vessel, the Roter Sand was modelled on the classic pilot schooners in the German Bight. After the refit, we used her for some time for our team training according to the Ocean Action Learning method, which we use to train managers and corporate teams.

German registration problems:

It was no longer possible to operate the TS Roter Sand commercially in Germany: she neither fell into the class of traditional ships (not old enough), the class of sail training ships according to IMO was never introduced in Germany, as a charter yacht only a maximum of 12 persons on board were allowed.

Canadian way out:

We chartered and then sold the Roter Sand to the Canadian environmental organisation ECOMARIS, which rebuilt the ship according to the strict Canadian Transport Canada regulations and has been operating it very successfully ever since.

see: https://ecomaris.org/

Trainee-Ship Roter Sand vor dem Leuchturm Roter Sand — Trainee Ship Roter Sand in front of the Roter Sand Lighthouse

Konstruktionszeichnung der Gaffelketsch mit Judel&Vrolik Rumpf — Construction drawing of the Gaffelketsch with Judel&Vrolik hull

Teamtraining auf der Elbe — Team training on the Elbe

Hoch am Wind auf der Elbe — Upwind on the Elbe

Überwintern und Wartungsarbeiten im City Sporthafen — Hibernation and maintenance work in the City Sport Harbour

Die Möve – Erste Galionsfigur der Bildhauerwerkstatt hartmann-designs.de — The seagull - First figurehead of the sculpture workshop hartmann-designs.de

Gemeinsam an einem Strang ziehen - an Bord der Roter Sand — Pulling together - on board the Roter Sand

Trockenfallen im Watt bei Neuwerk — Falling dry in the wadden sea near Neuwerk

Klassischer Lotsensalon — Classic pilot salon

Bunkern in Helgoland vor der Überfahrt nach Kanada — Bunkering in Helgoland before the crossing to Canada

Überfahrt nach Kanada auf der Nordsee — Crossing to Canada on the North Sea

Traditionelles Gaffelrigg - ideal für Teamtrainings — Traditional gaff rig - ideal for team training

Schothorn und Nagelbank — Clew and belaying pin bench

Muss gut aussehen: Zeiser — It has to look good: Gaskets

Nagelbank am Vorschiff — Belaying pin bench at the bow

Rettungsring: Auch für verirrte Vögel auf der Nordsee — Lifebuoy: Also for lost birds on the North Sea

Verproviantierung vor der Atlantik-Überfahrt — Provisioning before the Atlantic crossing

Lockdown: Vollverschlussübung der Sturmverschalkung — Full Lockdown Exercise of Storm Shielding

Ocean Action Learning Ausbildung an Bord der Roter Sand auf dem Atlantik mit Schiffsicherheitsübung — Ocean Action Learning Training on board the Roter Sand on the Atlantic with ship safety training

Auf der Route der Wikinger — On the viking route

Skipper umschifft Eisberge — Skipper circumnavigates icebergs

Crew und Eisberge vor Neufundland im Juni! — Crew and Icebergs near Neufoundland in June!

Satellitenkommunikation Offshore — Satellite communication offshore

Alle gemeinsam: Setzen des Großsegels — All together: Hoisting the mainsail

Steuerstand im Nebel des St. Lorenz-Stroms — Helm station in the fog of the St. Lawrence River

Volle Segelgarderobe — Full Sailing wardrobe

Außenklüver, Innenklüver und Baum-Fock — Outer jib, inner jib and boom jib

Die stolzen Skipper der Ketsch Roter Sand — The proud skippers of the Ketch Roter Sand

Wir erreichen die Küste Kanadas — We reach the coast of Canada

Rocher Percé am St.Lorenz — Rocher Percé at the St.Lorenz

Morgen-Nebel in Matane auf der Werft — Morning fog in Matane at the shipyard

Einlaufen in Rimouski im Nebel zur Schiffsübergabe — Landing in Rimouski in the fog for the handover of the ship

TS Roter Sand - History

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TS Roter Sand - History

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2 Corsair F31 Trimaran

2016: For several years we repeatedly chartered large traditional ships or catamarans for our team trainings and strategy workshops. For personal executive coachings with 1-2 people, a completely different, new concept presented itself:

Fast coaching on the water with a trailerable racer.

With the trimaran F31-R (the race version with a longer carbon mast) we ran a successful business concept for intensive trainings with 1-2 persons. The use of the largest trailerable, collapsible trimaran was very popular with the management trainees. The way the coachee steered the boat reflected his personality. In this way, sailing decisions could be questioned by the coach. This reflection was seamlessly transferred to business decisions.

Topics such as focus, concentration, resilience, decision-making ability and overview can be quickly brought to light and playfully approached and tried out in a new way with a high level of acceptance. It turns out that experience anchors change in the long term.

see:
pelzerap.de/Ocean_Action_Learning_en.PelzerAP.html

Coaching auf der WINDFEE — Coaching on the WINDFEE

Segelplan und Riss des F31R — Sail plan and drawing of the F31R

Luftbild auf der Sandbank — Aerial view on the sandbank

Gruppen-Training: Zwei Trimarane vor Anker — Group training: Two trimarans at anchor

Schnelles Segeln im zweistelligen Bereich — Fast sailing in double digits

Vor Anker bei Hanskalbsand — At anchor near Hanskalbsand

Atemberaubende Natur: die Elbinseln — Breathtaking nature: the Elbe islands

Verankern: Manchmal wartet am Ende des Regenbogens auch nur der nächste Sturm! — Anchoring: Sometimes there is only the next storm waiting at the end of the rainbow!

Schnelle Entscheidungen treffen lernen: das geht mit einem schnellen Racer! — Learning to make quick decisions: that's possible with a fast racer!

2016: Auch ein Trimaran braucht ein Dinghi, wenn man vor Anker liegen will — 2016: Even a trimaran needs a dinghy if you want to lie at anchor

Über sich hinauswachsen: Der Mast wird erklommen — Outgrowing oneself: Climbing the mast

Reflexion des Gelernten: Abendstimmung nach erfolgreichem Segeltag — Reflecting on what we have learned: Evening mood after a successful day of sailing

Fehleranalyse: Verkalkuliert und schief trockengefallen — Fault analysis: miscalculated and dry-falling askew

Extremkochen am Steilhang — Extreme cooking on a steep slope

Das Wattenmeer aus der Luft — The Wadden Sea from the air

Abendstimmung an der Nordsee — Evening atmosphere at the North Sea

Navigation geschützt unter der Sprayhood — Navigation protected under the sprayhood

Tidenhafen Tümlauer Koog bei St. Peter Ording — Tidal Harbour Tümlauer Koog near St. Peter Ording

Leichtwindsegeln im Wattenmeer hinter Juist — Light wind sailing in the Wadden Sea behind Juist

Segeln mit dem Code 0 auf der Elbe — Sailing on the Elbe with Code 0

Die Windfee gefaltet auf dem Trailer — The Windfee folded on the trailer

In Schiermonnikoog mit den Traditionsseglern — In Schiermonnikoog with the traditional sailing boats

So nass dass die Weste aufgeht! — So wet that the lifejacket opens!

Windfee History

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Windfee History

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3 Catamaran Farrier F41

2018: There were two considerations for business with ships:
Either continue to use the limited space and comfort of our regatta trimaran for smaller coaching sessions or invest in a larger vessel with more options for team training.

Unique opportunity and criteria

The exciting offer of a fast global cruiser in the form of the F41R catamaran suited us very well. The following criteria played a role in our decision:

Year-round use possible
Size of the vessel in relation to running costs
Speed potential for safe sailing (avoiding storms or sailing away)
Budget and headroom
Comfort for long cruises
Familiar Farrier design with lightweight, efficient construction from high quality, durable building materials
Centreboards for flexible lateral area
Minimal draught, folding rudder and stability to dry
Sailing and handling / Single-handed?
Engine: propulsion & power supply
Independence over a three-month period (energy, food, water)
Loading capacity

see:
pelzerap.de/Ocean_Action_Learning_en.PelzerAP.html

Wind of Change unter Segeln — Fast Global Cruiser: Explorer Catamaran F41

Segelplan mit Squaretop-Groß Fock und zwei Vorsegeln — Sail plan with squaretop main jib and two headsails

Sailing Office Wind of Change Farrier F41 — Before buying: test sailing in Holland

Executive Coachings im europäischen Raum — Executive coaching in the European region

Immer den Überblick behalten — Always keep the overview

Zweierteams gegeneinander und miteinander — Teams of two against and with each other

Ergebnis des gemeinsamen Törn — Result of the joint cruise

Vertriebstraining mit Reflexion vor Anker und gewittrigem Abschluss — Sales training with reflection at anchor and a thundery conclusion

Team-Segeln auf der Elbe — Team sailing on the Elbe

Am Liegeplatz vertäut für Reflektionen und moderierte Workshops — Moored at the berth for reflections and facilitated workshops

Festmahl im Cockpit mit Pizza — Feast in the cockpit with pizza

Business Coaching für Resilienz und Zielfindung — Business Coaching for Resilience and Goal Setting

Im Yachthafen Wedel mit Elbblick — In the Marina Wedel with a view of the Elbe

Die Dinge anpacken und in Bewegung bringen — Tackling things and getting things moving

Ocean Action Learning und persönliches Commitment — Ocean Action Learning and Personal Commitment

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Sails and rigging

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