Curriculum Vitae

I started playing with big sailing vessels in the Spring 1999 when I sailed for the first time on the MIR. Although having always been interested in squarerigged ships, it lasted very long until I finally started sailing on them. However, during my first trip I realized that this was exactly what I had been looking for. So more voyages on the MIR followed.

One of the masters of the MIR first gave me the idea of starting a professional carreer on ships. It was in summer 2000 when I was a trainee and helmsman in his watch. He asked me why I did not go to sea as a profession if I so obviously liked sailing. I answered him, I couldn't, but started thinking about it...

In Spring 2004 I decided to give it a try. I sailed as a deckie on MARY ANNE II for 6 months. During that time I learnt a lot about ships, sailing and myself. With a chief mate who encouraged me constantly and a master who coached me I finally decided to do the big thing and go to school to become a professional mariner. Havings sailed on various tall ships since I now also sail cargo ships, such as container ships or coasters.

Currently I am student at the Maritime Branch of the Wismar University of Applied Sciences in Warnemuende/Germany. Summer 2008 I will graduate with the "Diplom-Ingenieur" degree in Maritime Science and the STCW A II-1 Certificate of Competency (OOW) for ships of all sizes and sea areas.

M/S „BRAKE“	Coaster, 603 GT, flag: Tuvalu, built 1957, General cargo tramp ship in North-European waters, Owner: Ohlrogge Schiffahrts-KG, Brake/Germany RD/RE, Bosun - several voyages 2006/7 (total 26 weeks), sea area: Baltic Sea, North Sea, Atlantic
M/S „CONTAINERSHIPS V“	Container carrier 7550 GT, 749 TEU, flag: German, built 1996, Feeder service between Rotterdam and Helsinki, Operator: H.-P. Wegener Shipping Company, Jork/Germany Officer’s Assistant (WK) 10.02.-18.03.06 (5 weeks), sea area: North Sea, Baltic Sea
M/S „CONTAINERSHIPS VI“	Container carrier, 9950 GT, 966 TEU, flag: German, built 1999, Feeder service between Hamburg and St. Petersburg, Operator: H.-P. Wegener Shipping Company, Jork/Germany A.B. 13.07.-12.09.05 (9 weeks), sea area: North Sea, Baltic Sea

S/S „KASKELOT“	Barque (wood), 222 GT, sail area: 1000 sqm, flag: British, built 1948, Historical tall ship 19. centure style. used for filming purposes, Owner: Square Sail Ltd, Charlestown/ U.K. A.B. 23.05.-08.07.05 (7 weeks), sea area: Engl. Channel
S/S „EARL OF PEMBROKE“	Barque (wood), 180 GT, sail area: 1000 sqm, flag: British, built 1948, Historical tall ship 18. century style used for filming purposes, Owner: Square Sail Ltd, Charlestown/ U.K. A.B. during a day sailing off Weymouth am 03.07.05
STS „JEAN DE LA LUNE“	Brigantine (wood), 80 GT, sail area: 420 sqm, flag: Scottish, Owner: J. Reid, built 1957, Charter ship for 12 Passengers, Bosun 17.03.-07.05.05 (6 weeks), sea area: Scotland
S/S „MARY ANNE II“	Barkentine, 404 GT, sail area: 920 sqm, flag: Panama, built 1995, Charter ship for 36 Passengers, Operator: Segeltouristik Meyer-zur-Heyde, Laboe/Germany, O.S. 01.06.-28.10.04 (25 weeks), sae area: Mediterranian, North Atlantic, North Sea
T/S “ATLANTIS”	Barkentine, 385 GT, sail area: 742 sqm, flag: Holland, built 1905, Charter ship for 40 Passengers, Operator: Segeltouristik Meyer-zur-Heyde, Laboe/Germany, Deckhand 17.05.-31.05.04 (2 weeks), sea area: West Mediterranian (Spain)
S/S „TENACIOUS“	Barque, 586 GT, sail area: 1200 sqm, flag: British, built 2000, Adventure ship for disabled and non-disabled crew, Owner: Jubilee Sailing Trust, Southampton/ U.K. Maintenance Volunteer during the dry docking 09.-22.05.05 (2 weeks)
STS „LORD NELSON“	Barque, 368 GT, sail area: 1024 sqm, flag: British, built 1986, Adventure ship for disabled and non-disabled crew, Owner: Jubilee Sailing Trust, Southampton/ U.K Medical Purser 27.11.-27.12.04 (4 weeks), sea area: Canary Islands

STS “MIR”	Fullrigger, 2285 GT, sail area: 2770 sqm, flag: Russia, built 1987, Sail training ship, for the Russian merchant fleet, Owner: State Maritime Academy, St. Petersburg/ Russia Trainee Leader, Helmsman, Navigation Trainee, several voyages since 1999 (total 20 weeks), sea area: North Sea, Baltic Sea,
STS „SEDOV“	4-Masted-Barque, 3556 GT, sail area: 4192 sqm, flag: russian, built 1921 Sail training ship for the Russian fishing fleet, Owner: Technical University, Murmansk/ Russia Bridge Trainee, 20.-26.05.2007, West Baltic Sea
STS “KRUZENSHTERN“	4-Masted-Barque, 3141 GT, sail area: 3400 sqm, flag: Russia, built 1924, Sail training ship for the Russian fishing fleet, Owner: Baltic Fishing Academy, Kaliningrad/ Russia Trainee Leader during day sailings in 2002 and 2003, West Baltic Sea

STS “ROALD AMUNDSEN”	Brig, 298 GT, sail area 850 sqm, flag Germany, built 1947, Sail training voyages for adult trainees, Operator: Verein Leben Lernen auf See e.V., 3rd mate, delivery voyage Tenerife-Lisbon (Atlantic) 10.02.-02.03.07 (2 weeks), Manoeuvring Training 04/07.
T/S „SANTA-BARBARA-ANNA“	Topsail schooner, 179 GT, sail area: 430 sqm, flag: German, built 1951, Day sailings with up to 30 guests, Owner: J. Kelly, Helmsman during several trips 2005/6, maintenance works during winter, sea area: West Baltic Sea
T/S “FRIDTJOF NANSEN”	3-masted-topsail schooner, 247 GT, sail area: 850 sqm, flag: German, built 1919, Sail training for young people, Owner: H. Temme, Trainee during day sailings in Summer 2000,
S/Y „ROYAL LOUISE“	Fullrigger (wood), 37 GT, sail area: 150 sqm, flag: German, built 1996, Replica of a historical state yacht, Owner: Verein Royal Louise, Potsdam Deckhand, and maintenance volunteer in Nov. 2005,
S/Y “VALDIVIA VON ALTONA”	2-masted-gaff schooner (wood), 27 GT, sail area: 283 sqm, flag: German 1868, Adventure sailing for up to 9 persons, Owner: R. Kutzner, Deckhand Kohl-Regatta Heiligenhafen, October 2002