Boris Herrmann Racing - Hochseesegler

February 2nd, 2012

“Maserati” segelt auf den Spuren von Kolumbus

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November 1st, 2011

Boris stellt in Hamburg neues Projekt vor

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October 2nd, 2011

Das Vendée Globe im Fokus

Die Präsenz des Barcelona World Race in meinem Alltag weicht mehr und mehr der Präsenz des Vendee Globe – auch wenn es immer wieder Veranstaltungen zum BWR gibt, denn eins gilt für beide Rennen: Es ist eigentlich immer Vendée Globe-, ...

July 9th, 2011

In the studio with Thorsten Otto

Boris Herrmann will be in the Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bavaria 3 on Monday, 11 July at 19:00 to discuss with Thorsten Otto in the show “Mensch Otto”. The 30-year-old is a professional ocean sailor since 2007 and takes his racing yachts regularly participates ...

June 19th, 2011

Boris visiting Kiel Week

Offshore sailor, Boris Herrmann from the Kiel Yacht Club (KYC) equips the Kiel Week from Monday after (June 20) a visit of several days. In April, he had occupied in the Barcelona World Race with his co-skipper Ryan Breymaier from ...

May 27th, 2011

“Es war ein hartes Rennen”

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May 23rd, 2011

Wieder im Rennen

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May 13th, 2011

“90 Tage, 2 Mann, 1 Boot” – Reportage im TV!

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May 6th, 2011

Preisverleihung in Barcelona, Preis für beste Fotos!

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April 28th, 2011

paper perspective

Boot Dusseldorf 2012 will appear for my book. It sounds as though it were an eternity away, but in reality I only counted a few days to work on it, between all the other important things, especially the road towards our ...

April 23rd, 2011

Happy easter!

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April 18th, 2011

“Coming home” at Hansenautic

It was a spontaneous short visit. Last weekend, Boris had for the first time this yearon German soil under their feet. Saturday afternoon he landed in Hamburg andlaunched a media Fuhlbüttel Marathon Sunday morning at eleven clock theyassembled the entire local press for the first ”Coming Home “. Boris’ PartnerHanseNautic kindly provided the facilities for these press reception are available.Two hours was Boris the media representatives to answer questions, previouslyunreleased material was the trip and arranged what it means to hunt for 100 days at sea non-stop around the world. Finally he got from the seven years from Ole Wristproud handed a homemade clay model of the “Neutrogena”. On yacht.de I havereported extensively on the morning (click here). The resulting images were broadcast on Sunday NDR Hamburg Journal (Click the link) and RTL (click here). Evening was Boris (click here) then visited the NDR Sports Club,along with the coach of VFL Wolfsburg, ...

April 13th, 2011

persigue tus suenos

We had the privilege to be super close to the action, right in front on the pontoon this morning when Dee and Anna arrived, setting two records: first girl team non-stop around the planet and for Dee this arrival represents ...

April 12th, 2011

Arrival

(sorry again just a crappy google translation – I have just arrived I hope its understandable) Love sailing friends, we did it! Non-stop around the world. And you all were here for three months you have cheered us, and chat ...

April 9th, 2011

Our planet has a perfect size

Mile after mile, we are approaching the goal, seemingly at a snail’s pace. It’s all aquestion of attitude. It determines the perception. In the Southern Ocean the days flyaway. We usually sail reasonably fast, if we fall off the wind to put on the foredeckone other sail, we often run still 13 or 15 knots, only to accelerate again to 18 to 20 knots when we with the sail changes finished. In line with the boat speed, the timegoes on board. Currently, small duck pond splashing waves against our sides, whiledrifting at five knots through the night. Time seems to stand still, seems to passslowly crawling, the miles and distances are unruly and do hardly change. It does not ...

April 8th, 2011

Gibraltar √

The Monkey Rock lies in their wake. A couple of hours ago Boris tweeted: “We made it through. I am just getting out of my boots. Totally soaked. We had 48 knots of wind right in the nose. It was ...

April 7th, 2011

The big gate to the mediterranean

Today is the last major waypoint for Boris and Ryan on the plan: The passage of the Straits of Gibraltar. At the exit from the Mediterranean in early January had”Neutrogena” fight there quite a bit. The strong currents and the wind was againstthem for a day cruise on the spot, took some courses. The opponents now had to contend with the passage. Pepe Ribes of ”Estrella Damm writes:” These last dayshave been for us and the boat is the worst of the entire trip. For the first time we had to cross right on the wind and could not do much. At times we felt we would driveback. It is hard to believe. We have sailed around the world, but the worst was theStrait of Gibraltar ” Most German journalists have not booked any flights, do the drive-through wait.Boris himself is ...

April 5th, 2011

“Virbac Paprec 3″ gewinnt das Barcelona World Race

Clock at 12.20 and 36 seconds Monday afternoon (April 4) they were the target of their dreams: winning Jean-Pierre Dick and Loïck Peyron round with their offshoreyacht Virbac Paprec-3 ”, the Barcelona World Race 2010-2011, one of the toughestyacht races nonstop around the world. The French needed for the 25 200 nautical miles (approximately 46,500 kilometers), almost 94 days of age and their role as favorite. The second-placed Spaniard Iker Martínez and Xabi Fernández areexpected back with the ”Mapfre said Tuesday in Barcelona. For the German BorisHerrmann and Ryan Breymaier from the United States broke on the”Neutrogena”last week on the high seas. They are safely in the fifth. Arm in arm, shoulder to shoulder they stood on the bow of her blue IMOCA Open60, the successful defending Dick (45), the 2008 premiere of the Barcelona WorldRace with the Irishman Damian Foxall had won, and his well-known co-skipperPeyron (51) , Which posted a decade and ...

April 4th, 2011

“maturity well beyond their racing years”

As you are reading these lines is ”Virbac Paprec 3″ just the last few miles to the portof Barcelona sail - or have even been moored at the pier. This closes the circle ofJean-Pierre Dick and Loick Peyron. Although it has ”nonstop” not work out - but whoalmost four days in port to repair nachbunkern the boat, and still can reachadvantage over the other target to which it was granted yesterday took advantage ofa lull in the Mediterranean even Loick To swim a little. Today was a big log to check for Boris and Ryan on the side of the race organizers: “Herrmann and Breymaier have really stamped their mark on ...

Boris Herrmann

Hochseesegler Boris Herrmann rüstet sich für den Mount Everest der Segler: Der 30-jährige will am Vendée Globe 2012-13 teilnehmen – dem extremsten aller Rennen, einhand und nonstop um die Welt.