SAILING ANIMA
Collecting
Memories
Under Sail
Paul & SV Anima
I traded my desk in Germany for a life in the Caribbean. What started with a move to Curaçao turned into years of exploring, building websites, and eventually an unexpected encounter with an abandoned sailboat.
That boat was Anima (formerly Bowalie). I bought her, gave her a new name, and found myself swapping the office chair for tools, cameras, and a whole new set of challenges.
Today, I’m fixing boats, sailing the Caribbean, capturing the places and moments along the way, and building websites from wherever the anchor drops.
What You’ll Find Here
Boat Restoration
Refits, repairs, upgrades, costs, and lessons learned from bringing Anima back to life.
Sailing Guides & Resources
Practical information for sailors, future liveaboards, and anyone planning a cruising lifestyle.
Cruising Life
Life aboard, Caribbean destinations, offshore passages, challenges, and the realities of full-time sailing.
Life & Work Afloat
Remote work, content creation, and building an online platform while living aboard.
Sailing Anima is part adventure, part boat restoration project, and where I am sharing my learned lessons.
Anima is my floating home — that I am restoring step by step with the goal of becoming more self-sufficient, more comfortable, and eventually capable of living largely off-grid.
Boat projects rarely happen as quickly as planned, and that’s where the adventures come in. Between repairs, upgrades, and the occasional unexpected challenge, I explore the Caribbean, discover new places, and share the realities of life aboard.
You’re welcome to follow the journey. Most blog articles are published in English, with summaries available in German for my German-speaking readers.
Blogs
The latest blog in English
The $25 Oil Filter That Got Me Stuck in Paradise
September 19th, 2026Â All because of a $25 Oil Filter - Stuck in Paradise There are certain problems you expect when living on an old sailboat. Something will eventually break. Something will leak. Something will make a strange noise that wasn't there yesterday. But...
Der letzte Artikel in Deutsch
Segeln in Bocas Del Toro – Panama
Bocas del Toro — Faultiere, Rote Frösche und das Glück der langsamen Reise Manchmal ist Ankommen erst der Anfang.Nachdem Jurney seinen Rückflug nach Curaçao angetreten hatte, lag ich erst noch in der Bucht vor Bocas und ließ den Ort auf mich wirken. Kein fester Plan,...