The start of the season has finally arrived! The harbours are coming alive. Even if the winter was once again not a real one and the summer will still be a while in coming, one thing is certain: the boats are coming into the water! What follows is up to each skipper.
How far away is the desired destination? There are no guidelines: For some, it's just around the corner in the cosy bay, for others it's still below the open horizon. Whatever your personal sailing plan looks like, the important thing is that you always have the choice. That the most beautiful hobby in the world is characterised by great freedom.
Review: Improvisation in the travel department
Almost exactly five years ago, however, the situation looked completely different. The only thing that was certain back then was that nothing was certain: coronavirus had the country in its grip, with people in lockdown from the Flensburg Fjord to Lake Constance. The start of the season? In that first spring of the pandemic, nobody knew what the summer would bring.
Our trip planning at the travel resort also collapsed like a house of cards and we had to improvise. But while at least a little normality returned to our home waters, at least measured by the circumstances, destinations further afield remained almost unattainable. Partly because there was a great risk of literally getting stranded en route.
The wide range of the Mediterranean
Fortunately, this has long since changed again in the Mediterranean. The possibilities for a dream holiday on your own keel are as great as ever. Our journal in this issue shows the wide range, from the heart of the Aegean to Mallorca's little sister. But no matter where you end up - the main thing is the start of the season!
Have fun on the water
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These are the topics in BOOTE 05/25:
Magazine
Ancora Yacht Festival, a new marina on Lake Constance and free flying lessons
Interview with Robert Marx
Eight questions for the President of the Federal Association of the Water Sports Industry
Spring in the heart of the Aegean
Beating the Meltemi: travelling through the Cyclades in the low season
News on the Adriatic
Our area update for the 2025 season in Croatia and Montenegro
Mallorca's little sister
Exploring Menorca, the most unspoilt island in the Balearics.
What is the industry doing?
What do the pros ride in their free time? We show nine scene types in portrait
Perfect all-rounder
Test: The Aquaspirit S530 is a versatile RIB with an aluminium floor assembly
Have fun
Test: The Infinity 575 MC, a solid entry-level boat that can be used universally.
The other flybridge
Test: The Cranchi Sessantasette Corsa 67 is sporty despite the flybridge
Premieres
Invictus TT550, Grand Banks 62, Nuva M14, Bavaria SR35 Open Top
Signs of life from space
Small, practical and inexpensive: four satellite transmitters in a practical test
Tips on the purchase contract
Beware of tempting trade fair offers: How to avoid pitfalls
Basic knowledge for beginners
The most important information on driving licences, driving areas, papers and identification
Fit for the road trip
At the start of the season, a check on the trailer and its attachments
Rethinking yacht ownership
Owner programmes: different models of shared boat use
Wrecks in the Baltic Sea
Ship graveyard: spectacular images from a Swedish diving expedition.
Christian Tiedt
Editor Travel
