Nerdboat 2014

*Nerdboat 2014 has ben cancelled. There will be no nerdboat. Sorry. *

We gather in Hamburg, travel together to Kiel and board the ship on Friday. The ship will set sail on the Baltic sea, probably towards Denmark or Sweden, following the wind. We will be sailing during daytime, and spend the nights in some harbors, most likely on the danish or swedish coast.

Listen to some inspiring talks, or present something you fancy to everyone. Relax, enjoy the sea and the sun, get to know all the awesome people around you. Hang out on deck or in one of the two saloons. How does setting sails or a behind the scenes tour in the engine room sound like? Yes, you can climb the mast, too.

The ship will be back in Kiel on sunday evening.

All cabins will be two persons each, every cabin has a separate tiny shower and toilet.

Nerdboat 2013

The talks were arranged "barcamp style": Most participants suggested some topics they could talk about, and then everyone voted on the most popular topics. We had eight talks, ranging from programming for kids to an introduction to particle physics, from multiplayer games backends in erlang to bluetooth LE, to zerocoin and bitcoin - only to be sometimes suddenly to be interrupted because the captain asked for some volunteers to set sails.

We spent the first night in a harbour close to Kiel, and then sailed to Sønderborg - a beautiful harbor in denmark, and even more important, with free wifi ;), where we spent the second night, before sailing back home.

Pictures from nerdboat 2013 by fooforge, by spirou42 and by vautee

The accomodation

All cabins will be two persons each, every cabin has a separate tiny shower and toilet. Feel free to tell me a designated roommate during the ticket purchase, or later on by mail.

If you are interested in a room with a double bed, please let me know. All beds are separate by default.

The boat

The Artemis was built in Norway in 1926 for whaling purposes and sailed until the late 1940s in the North and South Polar Seas. In 2001 the Artemis got new owners who transformed her into the elegant sailing ship she once was. The ship has central heating and air-conditioning. Of course all prescribed safety provisions for sailing the seven seas are present.

The Artemis is about 59 meters long, and has 18 sails with a combined size of 1050 square meters.

The tickets

Food is included in the ticket, as well as coffee and tea throughout the day and transport between Hamburg and Kiel.

The event is non profit, all money made will end up in the event. Feel free to ask for details.

Ticket will be available soon. Subscribe to the newsletter above to be notified in time! A limited batch of early bird tickets will be around 600€, Standard Tickets are 750€ each, all include 19% german sales tax. If not enough tickets have been sold by May 2014, nerdboat will be cancelled. Full refund then.

The fine print

Please note: We are on the sea. There wont be internet, and mobile coverage will be sparse, too. Better prepare to be off the grid. And remember to bring warm, wind- and rainproof clothes and shoes.

Nerdboat is being organized by Florian 'fh' Holzhauer (@fholzhauer)

Contact

Twitter: @nerdboat

Questions? Ask Florian 'fh' Holzhauer (@fholzhauer)

More information regarding the ship? Over here.