Wilfried Erdmann on a jetty on the Schlei
Wilfried Erdmann has seen a lot. At the age of 18 he cycled to India, and when he was 26 he began the first German one-handed circumnavigation of the world. At 29 he set out for a second time, this time on a honeymoon with his wife Astrid. Circumnavigations number 3 and 4 took him non-stop around the globe - once with and once against the wind.
When such a pioneer writes his memoirs, it seems like a line under an eventful sailing life. We talked to him about it and were amazed - because the 73-year-old is far from thinking about quitting. On the contrary. "To anticipate your question: The ship should be removed from the yard," he begins the interview. And talking about new plans. Of goals that he would still like to achieve under sail. Also from his eventful life. About role models, book reviews, non-stop travel and happiness.
Read the exclusive YACHT interview in issue 2/2014 as well as excerpts from the preprint of an 8,000 nautical mile voyage from 1967.
Wilfried Erdmann's new book
Erdmann's new book "Ich seife den Wind" is available from January 16 and can already be pre-ordered at this link.