The Lille Ø Crew
Lille Ø is mostly sailed by a crew of 4. Two humans and two machines.
Suski - owner
Volunteered as a deck hand on schooner Helena for couple of years.
Atlantic crossing on schooner Helena in 2014, and another on Lille Ø in 2025.
Sailed 21768.3 NM since 2004
Bergie - DO7HB - owner
Started cruising career with viking ship replicas in Russia.
Atlantic crossing on schooner Helena in 2014, and another on Lille Ø in 2025.
Sailed 22124.3 NM since 2001
Certifications:
- SBF Binnen
- SBF See
- UBI
- LRC
- Amateur Radio License (CEPT Novice)
Starbuck - windvane
Starbuck is a WindPilot Pacific self-steering windvane bought in February 2023 from Hamburg. The windvane steers us when we’re sailing offshore.
Sailed 5834.5 NM since 2023
Assistentti Nissinen - autopilot
Assistentti Nissinen is a ST4000+ tiller pilot that came with the boat. It has gotten new power cables and data connection with us, and has since been reliably steering us where ever we want to go.
Sailed 7112.3 NM since 2021