Interview with Europes Biggest Sailing Magazine
Jakob Lang has big plans: The Austrian wants to go around the world. About big plans, setbacks and his fight against plastic in the sea.
The story of Jakob Lang, 19, actually begins at the end of September in Lelystad, Netherlands. Over the past three years, he has been overhauling the Dehler Optima 92 “Wolf” from 1976 together with his father Martin Lang. The pair regularly travelled from their home in Austria to the small town on the Markermeer with a camper van in tow. Until the GRP classic was ready to travel around the world. Jakob Lang finally cast off on 25 September.
On your website you give the trip the slogan: “Round the world against plastic”. What is behind it?
I grew up in nature, be it in the mountains or by the sea in Croatia. Unfortunately, I have noticed that these places are becoming increasingly littered. Plastic in particular is a big problem, as it causes long-term damage – both in marine ecosystems and in alpine areas. It lies everywhere, floats everywhere and harms us humans.
