Fair prices compared to other boat rental places near by, and not too far of a walk from haynspark…read more(although we did get a bit lost). Nice location for a trip down the Alster and in the canals.

I lived in Hamburg for a year and during the summer a friend and I decided that we wanted to take…read moreup sailing. Given that I am a native English speaker and still consider my German to be so-so, I was a bit apprehensive about signing up for a sailing course since the end-goal is obviously to pass both the written and practical exam to receive one's sailing license. Needless to say, my convinced me to give it a shot and I'm glad that I did. The Prusse staff was extremely accommodating and would explain things in English if I was a bit uncertain about the German explanation. In the end, I passed both the practical and written exam and now am a proud holder of a sailing license in Germany. Almost nobody fails the practical exam as it's recommended that you complete 40 hours of sailing before taking the exam, but quite a few people do not pass the written exam. My words of advice- buy the book that Prusse offers! After spending so much on the sailing course, don't skimp out on buying the textbook for an additional 30 euro. It's completely necessary! They changed the format of the exam to all multiple choice, which I was beyond excited about. You're notified right after taking the exam if you've passed or failed.

This boat trip is ok I liked the layout of the tables inside the boat where you can sit around and…read morehave a drink whilst watching the buildings as you sail on by and they have a nice big space up on top deck. However the trip we went on we did not see much apart from a lot of industrial sites, a cruise ship being built or refurbished, submarine and a few nice buildings apart from that it was not a pretty tour to of gone on. Also I feel the lack of an English translator made it even more boring for us as we did not know what we was passing. Only way we would of known is if we had downloaded the app but we did not know about this until after boarding and they advise to download from your hotel. I think they should get a translator on some of the tours or even provide headphones with a recorded tape.