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11-03-2014, 07:52
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Nyköping, Sweden
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Greetings from German Inland
Hello everybody,
After having lurked in this nice forum for a while I want to introduce myself.
My name is Mikolaj, I was born in Poland but live for 20 years in Germany.
My sailing adventure begun just a few years ago, when a friend told us “we have an idea for a holiday trip together, this could be something for you” and we chartered a small sporty yacht on Masurian lakes in Poland for two of us and our spouses. Since then I got infected with the hobby: inshore sailing on Masurian lakes, making exams for the inshore skipper and then coastal skipper in Poland, first charters in Croatia…
Recently, I discovered the Baltic Sea, I was there two times last year and will go for two weeks with my family this year again, to sail between the Danish Islands.
Now you see my experience is minuscule compared to most of the forum members, especially that – living far away from sea, in Augsburg, Bavaria – I have no possibility to get on board but to charter a boat or a place. In any case, I am very much willing to learn and to gather experience in any way I can, meanwhile I keep dreaming of the adventure.
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11-03-2014, 08:34
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Senior Cruiser
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Thunder Bay, Ontario - 48-29N x 89-20W
Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt)
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Greetings and welcome aboard the CF, Mikolaj.
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12-03-2014, 13:11
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Back in Northern California working on the Ranch
Boat: Pearson 365 Sloop and 9' Fatty Knees.
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Welcome to the forum
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12-03-2014, 13:23
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Guten Tag Mikolaj and welcome aboard!
It's great to have you here on the forum and it sounds as if you are doing very well with your sailing adventures.
Many years ago I was stationed in Germany and remember Augsburg very well. I lived in Stuttgart which is not too far away.
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12-03-2014, 13:24
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Northern British Columbia, part of the time in Prince Rupert and part of the time on Moresby Island.
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Viele Grüße, Mikolaj.
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15-03-2014, 07:56
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Salem, MA
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Welcome aboard, Mikolaj. The is no cure when the sailing bug bites. Fair winds. 
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15-03-2014, 08:19
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Poland, EU
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Witaj na pokładzie :-)
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15-03-2014, 13:31
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Location: Nicholasville, Kentucky
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
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Originally Posted by Astrid
Viele Grüße, Mikolaj.
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Aloha Astrid,
Is that a greeting similar to Grusse Gott? Augsburg being a bit more toward Munich then Grusse Gott is probably more appropriate than Guten Tag.
Mikolaj, Hello.
kind regards,
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15-03-2014, 13:54
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Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
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Originally Posted by SkiprJohn
Guten Tag Mikolaj and welcome aboard!
It's great to have you here on the forum and it sounds as if you are doing very well with your sailing adventures.
Many years ago I was stationed in Germany and remember Augsburg very well. I lived in Stuttgart which is not too far away.
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Showoff! 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Astrid
Viele Grüße, Mikolaj.
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Double SHOWOFF! 
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Originally Posted by mrm
Witaj na pokładzie :-)
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Polish? Are you serious? (geez....) 
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkiprJohn
Aloha Astrid,
Is that a greeting similar to Grusse Gott? Augsburg being a bit more toward Munich then Grusse Gott is probably more appropriate than Guten Tag.
Mikolaj, Hello.
kind regards,
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I got my eye on you... 
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Welcome to CF Mikolaj ! 
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15-03-2014, 14:48
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Poland, EU
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
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Originally Posted by HappyMdRSailor
Polish? Are you serious? (geez....) |
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Mikołaj, you live in Bavaria - that is a good start...
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16-03-2014, 09:15
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Saskatoon, Canada & Eastern Caribbean
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Chartering is great until it's time to buy your own boat! My wife & I toured through Europe in 1987 and spent time in Bavaria including some nights in Augsburg. I remember a Brunen Fest (Fountain Festival) with music in every square plus great food and beer. All the Best to you.
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17-03-2014, 12:13
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Northern British Columbia, part of the time in Prince Rupert and part of the time on Moresby Island.
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Quote:
Originally Posted by SkiprJohn
Aloha Astrid,
Is that a greeting similar to Grusse Gott? Augsburg being a bit more toward Munich then Grusse Gott is probably more appropriate than Guten Tag.
Mikolaj, Hello.
kind regards,
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I think more commonly used in written German than coversational and probably a bit more northerly than Bavaria.
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'Tis evening on the moorland free,The starlit wave is still: Home is the sailor from the sea, The hunter from the hill.
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17-03-2014, 12:34
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
"Welcome aboard" to you and your Family Mikolaj....as you can see already, this is a Happy group of sailors.....you will feel very at home here...... 
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18-03-2014, 10:20
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Location: Fort Lauderdale, FL
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
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18-03-2014, 16:39
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Huntersville, NC
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Re: Greetings from German Inland
Welcome Mikolaj
I have enjoyed many a night drinking beer outside in the lovely squares of Augsburg.
But also managed to crash a Smart Car which I was renting into a kerb which trashed the alloy wheel and caused the airbag to go off which smashed the window and then ended up on the back of a tow lorry. Please note NOT the same night as drinking the lovely beer!
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