TEIKEI - A worldwide project of connection, community, thoughts and interaction for a better world. After 16.786,2 miles sailing across the atlantic I met Hermann, the founder of TEIKEI and his wife in Hamburg. Coffee, lifestyle a better now and tomorrow - cargo by #MissionZero.
Ahoy from the Elbe waters 💙We'll be in the port of Hamburg in a few hours. We were at anchor for a short time, and we have continued since 4:00 a.m. 16,782.6 nautical miles are behind us. Today we load 64 tons of cargo using muscle power: #missionzero #organic #sailed #fairtrade #coffee #cacao #rum #timbercoast # voyage5. It will be an exciting day. After 187 sunrises ☀️🌊⛵ ... Continue Reading →
The climate sailor Matthias Berg has been on the Avontuur for over 180 days. Voyage 5, clean sea transport with the Timbercoast, a beacon for environmental protection. This sailing expedition shows what is really important in life.
German Podcast: Her goal was to travel through South America - but with Covid 19 (Corona virus) and the associated global shutdown, everything turned out differently. Moni, our youngest female crew member, is now traveling back to Germany. On the fifth trip of Avontuur, our Voyage 5, we have now loaded more than 60 tons of cargo from organic origin and fair trade together. Emotions, backgrounds, everyday ship life, freight, national borders. Background information about our expedition in Corona times.
"You will no longer find the world as you know it." This message reached us on March 16, 2020, from Cornelius Bockermann (Timbercoast). Three months ago, we launched our sails towards Central America. The world we left in Elsfleth (near Bremen) suddenly became a completely different one. Within a few weeks, our blue planet changed through a global shutdown: pandemic corona.
Crossing the Atlantic - Life journey, Mother and daughter: sailing for change. Athena Corcoran-Tadd & Jennifer Corcoran with Peggy Merkur on Voyage 5 We sail clean and emission-free trade routes with a load capacity of up to 114 tons. We started on January 17th, 2020. We have been working on the tugging sails ever since. At the crucial moment we become one, in the team, with the winds and waves, the Avontuur. How it goes on, which challenges this expedition brings for a better future you can find out here: http://www.peggymerkur.blog.
Fairer Handel. TEIKEIolive. Es ist alles eine Frage des Umdenkens, des Respekts gegenüber Mensch und Natur, weltweit. Erfahrt, wie wir etwas verändern können. Hört rein und lasst euch inspirieren. "Behandelt alle Menschen gleich. Gebt allen Menschen dasselbe Gesetz. Gebt allen Menschen die gleichen Chancen zu leben und zu arbeiten. Die Erde ist die Mutter aller Menschen, und alle Menschen auf ihr müssen die gleichen Rechte haben." Chief Joseph Fairtrade, globaler Handel, gesegelte Waren, biologische Herkunft, Timbercoast, Segelschiff, Avontur, Voyage 5 mit Peggy Merkur. Infos unter: http://www.peggymerkur.blog. Schiff, Waren & Handel: https://timbercoast.com/en/ Coffee: http://www.cafe-chavalo.de TEIKEIolive: http://www.teikei-olive.org
The start of the Atlantic crossing is imminent. "The pessimist complains about the wind, the optimist hopes that it turns, the realist aligns the sail." (S.W.Ward)
At the crucial moment, we become one, in the team, with the winds and waves, the Avontuur.
Impressions from Elsfleth. Directly from the sailing ship. "When the wind of change blows, some seek shelter in the harbour while others set sail!" (Unknown)
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