Nike Steiger documents sailing and boat maintenance through White Spot Pirates.
This profile covers earlier videos, boats and journeys. For current voyages and crew updates, refer to the creator’s latest posts.
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People and background
Nike Steiger from Germany, although she’s fluent in English and Spanish too, with some French as well.
Nike is a rare exception in the YouTube sailing community given that she’s a solo female creator. Her dad is a sailor and that’s where she learned her first skills.
Boats and projects
The boats below are part of the channel’s earlier story; ownership and equipment may have changed since those episodes.
Boat details
S/V Karl is a Reinke Super 10 yacht that is 33-feet long.
Refits and equipment
Nike has done extensive (yet budget-conscious) upgrades to her yacht.
You’ll find those boat upgrades in Season and Season 2 of her videos from 6 to 8 years ago.
Journeys and notable episodes
Places in the story
These locations refer to earlier episodes, not a live position.
Nike is in Costa Rica and has ventured there previously.
Earlier sailing journeys
Nike has explored the Caribbean and South America extensively. She has also ventured through the Baltic andNorthern seas.
Collaborations
Nike recently had an episode with SV Delos, while Sam Holmes would make a perfect collaboration!
Notable episodes
- Fracturing her heel bone
- Grounding her sailboat
- Making her own microplastic trawler
- Going skinny dipping on multiple occasions
She also created her own documentary which won multiple awards:
Frequently asked questions
Which boat names appear in the story?
S/V Karl
Is there a verified net-worth figure?
No verified financial disclosure is cited in this profile. The earlier estimate has been removed because a boat’s value, video views and assumed income do not establish someone’s net worth.
