Stortemelk
Our tripsThere are no limits to your wishes.
And if you are planning a special trip, ask us, we will be happy to advise you! Experience in sailing comes in handy but is not necessary. Gradually the enthusiastic crew teaches you the ins and outs of sailing, navigation, nature etc.
Charter the Stortemelk – which offers enough space for 22 overnight guests and 45 day guests – with your family, friends or business partners for a maritime adventure. Whether for one or more weeks, a weekend or a day trip. Enjoy a unique maritime adventure together with friends, relatives, social clubs, students’ societies, or business friends on board of our ship.
Day trips
We usually offer these short sailing trips at harbor festivals such as the “Kiel Week” and the “Hanse Sail” in Rostock. But also outside of these festivals you can charter the ship for a nice day on the water. The ‘Stortemelk’ offers sleeping-accommodation for 22 passengers, while 45 guests can join us on board during day-trips. Our crew warmly welcomes you so that you can find your place safely and comfortably on deck or in our cozy mess. You can charter the whole ship and organize everything yourself, or let the crew or an appropriate catering company take care of you. We would be happy to advise you on the creation of your individual day trip.
As with our longer trips, you can also lend a hand on such “trial days” when setting the sails and lifting the sails, or you steer the right course – the team will of course support you.
Hanse-Sail
Trip 1: Schoner-Race 2024
Alongside the Kiel Week, the Hanse-Sail is one of the most important sailing events in Germany. Experience this event from the water!
A trip on the Warnow towards Warnemünde out to the Baltic Sea, where we take part in a small regatta, will be an unforgettable experience.
Thursday, August 8, 2024
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
€ 69,00
Price per person
incl. welcome drink
Children <5 years free
Hanse-Sail
Trip 1: Himmel-Lichter Abendtörn
Alongside the Kiel Week, the Hanse-Sail is one of the most important sailing events in Germany. Experience this event from the water!
A trip on the Warnow towards Warnemünde out onto the Baltic Sea will be an unforgettable experience.
Saturday, August 10, 2024
7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m
€ 89,00
Price per person
incl. welcome drink
Children <5 years free
Children 6-12 years: € 45,00 p.P.
Individual tours
Every season we offer sailing tours especially for individual guests. For these tours, or sometimes even legs of these tours, you can embark alone, with a friend, or even with a small group. We aim to visit special and usually further away ports in these tours.
In 2004 the individual tour had the ‘Hanze’ theme. In this tour we visited the historic cities of Wismar, Rostock, Stralsund, Gdansk in Poland and the picturesque islands of Hiddensee and Rügen. Besides the pleasure of sailing, this particular tour offered a great opportunity for sight seeing at some beautiful historic locations. Our guests always had enough time to explore the traditional Hanseatic cities. Impressive sailing romance paired with Hanseatic culture.
Stortemelk trips 2024
Summer trips with the Stortemelk in 2024: From the Baltic Sea to Brittany and back
Experience a sailing trip aboard the two-masted schooner Stortemelk along the coasts of five countries.
Tide and weather determine the exact itinerary. The huge tidal range is master in this body of water and requires careful navigation. Sailing is the main focus – we may also sail at night.
There are delicious meals from all over the world on board. The nights are mostly spent at anchor or in the harbor. Experience the sea and coastal landscapes, a mix of sailing, nature and culture.
Trip A
12 days:
Kiel – Brest
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Boarding
Saturday night
June 29, 2024
from 8:00 p.m.
in Kiel (Germany)
Disembarkation
Thursday afternoon
July 11, 2024
4:00 p.m.
in Brest (France)
We start in Kiel, drive through the Kiel Canal to the Elbe and continue towards the German Bight. We then sail across the North Sea past the German and Dutch islands of the Wadden Sea. Then we sail through the English Channel to the beautiful subtropical Channel Islands, to the rocky coast of Brittany to Brest.
€ 1.050,00*
Price per person
In addition, €24.00 per person per day must be paid to the on-board cash register for meals, port fees and fuel costs (€288.00 per person).
Trip B
10 days:
Brest – Den Helder
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Boarding
Thursday evening
July 18, 2024
from 8:00 p.m.
in Brest (France)
Disembarkation
Sunday afternoon
July 28, 2024
4:00 p.m.
in Den Helder (Netherlands)
The journey goes from Brest past the Channel Islands through the English Channel east to Den Helder.
€ 875,00*
Price per person
In addition, €24.00 per person per day must be paid to the on-board cash register for meals, port fees and fuel costs (€240.00 per person).
Trip C
7 days:
Den Helder – Rostock
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Boarding
sunday evening
July 28, 2024
from 8:00 p.m.
in Den Helder (Netherlands)
Disembarkation
Sunday afternoon
August 4, 2024
4:00 p.m.
in Rostock (Germany)
From Den Helder we go past the Dutch and German North Sea islands into the Elbe. We travel through the Kiel Canal to Kiel and then continue past Fehmarn to Rostock.
€ 615,00*
Price per person
In addition, €24.00 per person per day must be paid to the on-board cash register for meals, port fees and fuel costs (€168.00 per person).
Services
- The price includes accommodation in 2 or 3-bed cabins with hot and cold running water.
- Drinks are billed separately.
- Please organize your arrival and departure to/from Kiel, Brest, Den Helder and Rostock yourself.
- Experience in sailing comes in handy but is not necessary. Gradually the enthusiastic crew teaches you the ins and outs of sailing, navigation, nature etc.
- The meals are prepared jointly under the direction of the regular crew.
- The ‘Stortemelk’ offers sleeping-accommodation for 22 passengers You have to bring a sleeping bag and towels, but we can also provide you with a duvet and towels for € 20.00.
- If desired, a single cabin can be booked, but an additional payment must then be made (trip A € 750.00, B € 600.00 and C € 400).
- Children up to the age of 15 pay 50% of the travel price if they are accommodated in their parents’ cabin.
- During the trip, the route may change due to the weather.
- An insolvency insurance contribution of 0.36% is included in the price.
Overview: Our past summer trips
2003Schweden: Inseln/Schären
2004Ostsee: Danzig und Rügen
2005Dänemark: Bornholm
2006Schweden: Öland und Gotland
2007KI nach HRO: durchs Kattegat
2008Baltikum: die schönen Küsten
2009Keine Reise
2010Frankreich: Kanalinseln
2011Norwegen: Nordsee/Fjorde
2012Frankreich: Bretagne
2013Dänemark: Bornholm
2014Dänemark Limfjord
2015Schweden: Schären
2016Frankreich: Bretagne
2017Norwegen und Schweden
2018Schweden und Lettland
2019Dänemark und Schweden
2020Dänische Südsee
2021Dänische Südsee
2022Dänemark, Schweden und Norwegen
2023Schweden: Stockholm, Karlskrona
2024Frankreich: Bretagne
Weekendtrips
You went on a day trip with the Stortemelk, or a friend recommended us. Have you become curious and would like to get a taste of sailing on a schooner with friends?
A normal or long weekend is ideal. You will come on board on Friday evening and we will set sail on Saturday morning. After a little introduction to safety and the sails, we set sail and enjoy the wind.
On Sunday we will drive back to the port of departure, where we will arrive around 4:00 p.m.
If you have a specific desired date, please inquire in good time.
Spring weekend
Kiel – Kiel
Sail with us and enjoy the spring sun on board.
Relax during our weekend trip and enjoy the comfort on board, the active sailing, delicious food and drink and a walk in an atmospheric little town.
Friday, May 24, 2024
until Sunday, May 26, 2024
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€ 285,00
Price per person
* Services
- The price includes accommodation in 2 or 3-bed cabins with hot and cold running water, meals, port fees and fuel costs.
- Drinks are charged based on consumption.
- Sailing knowledge is welcome on board, but not required, as the captain and his crew will be happy to teach you the necessary skills.
- Meals are prepared under the direction of the regular crew.
- The Stortemelk has 22 bunks. You must bring a sleeping bag and towels, but we can also provide a duvet and towels for an additional €16.
- If desired, a single cabin can be booked, but an additional payment of €150 per trip must be paid.
- Children up to 5 years only pay 50% of the travel price when staying in their parents’ cabin.
- The arrival and departure from Kiel should be organized on your own.
- The route may change during the trip due to weather-related circumstances.
Trips for a week
Would you like your trip to go a little further away? Discover new islands and cities? Then the week trip is the ideal time for your sailing trip. We plan the trip before departure with the latest weather reports and wind forecasts so that we can get to the port of destination on time on the last day of sailing. When planning, we try to avoid long journeys under the engine.
You can choose from different time periods as long as the dates are still available:
- 5 days – 4 nights: monday to friday
- 7 days – 6 nights: monday to sunday or saturday to friday
- 10 days – 9 nights: saturday to sunday
In the case of long journeys, we also offer appropriate overnight stays so that the journey on the first day of sailing can also start relaxed in the morning – ask us!