Personal Bio

• Born and raised somewhere in southern Germany
• Studied Mandarin and Business Administration
• Lived in China for 10 years, working for German automotive OEMs
• First stepped on a sailboat in China in 2020
• Owns a small British dinghy named "AYJAY" from 1994

Qualifications

American Sailing Association (ASA)

2020	Basic Keelboat Sailing (ASA 101)
2020	Basic Coastal Cruising (ASA 103)
2022	Bareboat Cruising (ASA 104)
2022	VHF Radio License (ASA 173)
2023	International Proficiency Certificate (IPC)

German Sailing Federation (DSV)

2023	Coastal Pleasure Craft License (SBF See)
2024	Inland Pleasure Craft License (SBF Binnen)
2024	Certificate of Proficiency in Pyrotechnics (Pyro-Schein)
2025	Coastal Skipper License (SKS)
2025	Short Range Certificate (SRC)
2025	Short Range Certificate Inland (UBI)

Other

2024

Lake Constance License (BSSP A+D)

Sailing Resume (Extract)

Lake Constance Daysail

Date	Sep 21, 2025
Destinations	Iznang - Reichenau
Crew	Bernd, Dorian, Rene, Ram
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Sportina 680
Distance	15 nm

Croatia Flotilla 2025

Date	Aug 23, 2025
End	Aug 30, 2025
Destinations	Pula - Medulin - Cres
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Laura
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Bavaria 37C "KATA"
Distance	131 nm

Practical Exam SKS

Date	Aug 1, 2025
End	Aug 8, 2025
Destinations	Flensburg
Crew	Klaus, Regina, Rene, Ram, Bernd
Position	Crew
Vessel	Bavaria 46C
Distance	116 nm

Lake Constance Trip

Date	May 8, 2025
End	May 11, 2025
Destinations	Gohren, Kirchberg, Konstanz Staad
Crew	Bernd, Dorian, Christian
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Bavaria 34 "MERCEDES II"
Distance	44 nm

SG Stern German Cup 2024

Date	Oct 3, 2024
End	Oct 5, 2024
Destinations	Heiligenhafen
Crew	Klaus, Regina, Sandra, Andreas, Andreas, Bernd
Position	Crew
Vessel	Dufour 38 "FREEDOM"
Distance	58 nm

Croatia Flotilla 2024

Date	Aug 24, 2024
End	Aug 30, 2024
Destinations	Novi Vinodolski - Rab - Cres
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Laura
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Bavaria 37C "MACI"
Distance	138 nm

Ayjay's Maiden Voyage

Date	May 25, 2024
Destinations	Gohren, Lakde Constance
Crew	Bernd, Dorian, Christian
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Wanderer "AYJAY"
Distance	1 nm

Daysail Hamburg Alster

Date	Apr 27, 2024
Destinations	Hamburg, Außenalster
Crew	Bernd, Christian (Skipper), Dorian
Position	Crew
Vessel	Centaur / Zugvogel
Distance	4 nm

Lake Constance License

Date	Apr 1, 2024
End	Apr 5, 2024
Destinations	Gohren, Lake Constance
Crew	Bernd, Christian, Olivia, Peter (Instructor)
Position	Crew
Vessel	Scholz 22
Distance	80 nm

Lake Constance Weekend

Date	Sep 22, 2023
End	Sep 23, 2023
Destinations	Iznang - Reichenau
Crew	Dorian, Christian, Bernd
Position	Crew
Vessel	Sportina 680
Distance	31 nm

Croatia 2023

Date	Aug 12, 2023
End	Aug 19, 2023
Destinations	Zadar - Kornati - Biograd
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Laura
Position	Skipper
Vessel	Bavaria 36 "PETRA M"
Distance	94 nm

ASA 104 Course, Huangdao

Date	Jun 18, 2022
End	Jun 25, 2022
Destinations	Huangdao, Qingdao (China)
Crew	Bernd, Phil, Jojo, Ken (Instructor), Rick (Instructor)
Position	Crew
Vessel	Azuree 33 "LUXIYA GONG ZHU"
Distance	34 nm

Family Sailing Weekend

Date	Sep 18, 2021
End	Sep 18, 2021
Destinations	Qingdao (China)
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Laura
Position	Skipper
Vessel	J80 "TIANZE 2"
Distance	20nm

ASA Course 101/103

Date	Sep 10, 2020
End	Sep 12, 2020
Destinations	Qingdao (China)
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Ralf, Kerstin, Rick (Instructor)
Position	Crew
Vessel	J80
Distance	12 nm

Catamaran Daysail

Date	Jul 22, 2020
End	Jul 22, 2020
Destinations	Sanya (China)
Crew	Bernd, Ruby, Laura, Jane, Yiting, Emma, Ethan, Skipper (unknown)
Position	Crew
Vessel	Lagoon 450 "LONG HUI HAO"
Distance	10 nm