About Me

• Born and raised in southern Germany, somewhere in the "Black Forest"
• Was further refined while attending a boarding school
• Studied Mandarin and Business Administration in Germany and Beijing
• Lived in China for 10 years, working for Porsche, Mercedes-Benz and Mercedes-AMG
• Ironically caught the sailing "virus" during COVID in China
• Sailing and maintaining a small British dinghy named "AYJAY" (Class: "Wanderer", built 1994 by Anglo Marine, Sussex)
• Also enjoys sailing in the Mediterranean Sea on Monohulls during summer.

Qualifications

Sailing Resume (Extract)

Lake Constance Daysail

Date	21.09.2025
Destinations	Iznang - Reichenau
Crew	Bernd, Dorian, Rene, Ram
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Sportina 680
Distance	15 nm (GPS-Track)

Croatia Flotilla 2025

Date	23-30.08.2025
Destinations	Pula - Medulin - Cres
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Laura
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Bavaria 37C "KATA"
Distance	131 nm (GPS-Track)

Practical Exam SKS

Date	01.08-08.08.25
Destinations	Flensburg
Crew	Klaus, Regina, Rene, Ram, Bernd
Position	Crew
Vessel	Bavaria 46C "SNOOPY"
Distance	116 nm

Lake Constance Trip

Date	08.05.-11.05.25
Destinations	Gohren, Schloss Kirchberg, Konstanz Staad
Crew	Bernd, Dorian, Christian
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Bavaria 34 "MERCEDES II"
Distance	44 nm (GPS-Track)

SG Stern German Cup 2024

Date	03.10.-05.10.24
Destinations	Heiligenhafen
Crew	Klaus, Regina, Sandra, Andreas, Andreas, Bernd
Position	Crew
Vessel	Dufour 38 "FREEDOM"
Distance	58 nm

Croatia Flotilla 2024

Date	24.08-30.08.2024
Destinations	Novi Vinodolski - Rab - Cres
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Laura
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Bavaria 37C "MACI"
Distance	138 nm

Ayjay's Maiden Voyage

Date	25.05.2025
Destinations	Gohren, Bodensee
Crew	Bernd, Dorian, Christian
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Wanderer "AYJAY"
Distance	1 nm

Bodenseeschifferpatent

Date	04.-05.04.24
Destinations	Gohren
Crew	Bernd, Christian, Olivia, Peter (Instructor)
Position	Crew
Vessel	Scholz 22
Distance	80 nm

Lake Constance Weekend

Date	22.09.-23.09.23
Destinations	Iznang - Reichenau
Crew	Dorian, Christian, Bernd
Position	Crew
Vessel	Sportina 680
Distance	31 nm

Croatia 2023

Date	12.08.-19.08.23
Destinations	Zadar - Kornati - Biograd
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Laura
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Bavaria 36 "PETRA M"
Distance	94 nm

ASA 104 Course, Huangdao

Date	18.06. + 25.06.22
Destinations	Huangdao, Qingdao (China)
Crew	Bernd, Phil, Jojo, Ken (Instructor), Rick (Instructor)
Position	Crew
Vessel	Azuree 33 "LUXIYA GONG ZHU"
Distance	34 nm

ASA 101/103 Course, Qingdao

Date	18.09. + 19.09.20
Destinations	Qingdao (China)
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Ralph, Kerstin, Rick (Instructor)
Position	Crew
Vessel	J80 "TIANZE 2" AZUREE 46
Distance	26 nm