Mythos Atlantik — HSH Nordbank blue race is a unique documentation of the conditions on deck and below decks in one of the longest and toughest regattas on the high seas. Cold, damp, heat, and foggy days alternate as the yachts race across the North Atlantic and the sailing teams coexist in cramped quarters for weeks on end. Dieter Schweer, author and active sailor on the high seas, accompanied the 270 men and women who rose to the challenge of the HSH Nordbank blue race. Their logbooks, diary entries, and personal notes describe the constantly changing conditions of their lives during the regatta.