Who the fuck is Felix?

I'm 28, German, and have always been a curious traveller. Grew up in northern Germany with two sisters, amazing parents and a lot of dogs.

I visited 43 countries (and spent two years backpacking Australia) before I studied industrial engineering and became a consultant for cybersecurity for four years.

Throughout my life I had been fascinated with the underwater world — especially the tropical one. Keeping pet fish in an aquarium as a child (and again as a university student), really enjoying fishing and natural history museums and in general being close to the ocean. My childhood hero was (and still is) Steve Irwin!

Although I went to school in a big port city, sailing never really occurred to me, probably because I didn't know a single person in my life who was a sailor. And not knowing about it, I automatically assumed that sailing was reserved for wealthy people.

In 2020 I discovered sailing through YouTube (yes), and was blown away by the idea of being able to live on a boat in the most beautiful places in the world. "That's what you were born for" is what I told myself then and there. So I signed up for my first sailing class!

Meet Ella

I'm 26, from Norway — though I'm far from a viking, since I thrive in 25+ degrees. When I first met Felix, I had exactly zero sailing experience. One Atlantic crossing, a bunch of countries and islands and many nautical miles later, I'm still learning :p

I've always loved being surrounded by beautiful nature, funny people, good music and cute animals both over and below sea level, which is why life on Laurelli feels like a perfect fit 🌺 My all-time favorite is the tiny yellow black-spotted boxfish (look it up, you won't regret it).