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Christian

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Name: Christian
Date registered: September 21, 2010

Latest posts

  1. Wir segeln ostwärts zu den Lau Inseln — September 26, 2023
  2. Sailing eastwards to the Lau — September 26, 2023
  3. Die Idee der Nachhaltigkeit verbreitet sich — September 25, 2023
  4. Segeltörn nach Suva — September 19, 2023
  5. Sailing to Suva — September 19, 2023

Most commented posts

  1. Change of plans — 10 comments
  2. Prevailing Ocean Winds — 6 comments
  3. Spenden für die Matuku Riffschutz-Zone! — 6 comments
  4. Anchor windlass overhaul — 5 comments
  5. Beitrag in den OÖNachrichten — 5 comments

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2022
30
Dec

In unison into the new year!

by Christian

We wish you all a wonderful year 2023 with lots of health, fun, energy and adventures–and of course fair winds and following seas! Keep sailing and paddling along with us on our blog

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2022
26
Dec

Photos of an island paradise

by Christian

Many islands here are private, some were sold cheaply 200 or 100 years ago to be exploited as plantations (the islanders displaced or used as cheap labour), others were sold recently to be holiday homes or resorts for the super-rich. Dietrich Mateschitz owned one, another one belongs to Mel Gibson… We anchored close to a bird island that was bought by an Australian in 2004… Continue reading »

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2022
16
Dec

Going exploring!

by Christian

The weather looks settled enough, so we’re sailing to some little islands north of the Lau group. Looking at sat images we hope for some pristine nature, but we’re also worried that we may find uninhabited islands that get exploited by neighbouring islands and are therefore in a bad state. We’re hoping for the best and will keep you posted! From now on you’ll see… Continue reading »

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2022
14
Dec

New Pitufino hardware model

by Christian

We’d like to proudly announce Pitufino’s new hardware model! Besides a few smaller changes (like the addition of a reset button or a status LED), the new model V1.1 features an alarm buzzer. This brings the advantage that mobile devices can go into a sleep mode or offline and alarms are still reliably raised. This further enables Pitufino to be used as a repeater (or… Continue reading »

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2022
11
Dec

More photos! Fulanga, Fiji

by Christian

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2022
05
Dec

Fruit and veg!

by Christian

Even though Vanua Balavu has a weekly flight, the shops only have basic supplies and there is no local veg market. We asked around and got plenty of fresh veg and fruit from friendly women here! Today we’ll make preserves

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2022
03
Dec

Photos of our new kayak

by Christian

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2022
02
Dec

Interview on the radio

by Christian

We met with Ursula Burkert for an interview in August and on Sunday it will be on air on Ö1, the Austrian station for classical music, news and culture Here’s the link!

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2022
01
Dec

Photos from Matuku

by Christian

Finally, some photos again! Village life and beautiful nature on this little island in the south-western Lau group. We did our best to spread the word about overfishing and sustainability among the kids as well as the chiefs and headmen and it looks like the villages will indeed start protecting their reefs!

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2022
11
Oct

Article on Fishing and Canning in Boating NZ

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Can it! Fishing and Canning, Boating New Zealand, Sept. 2022, p. 104–105. Read the online version of this article.

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2022
07
Oct

Read our article on our sail wardrobe online at All At Sea

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: How many Sails does a Cruising Yacht need?, All At Sea Caribbean, August 2022, p. 44–50. Read the online version of this article or download the whole magazine for free.

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2022
04
Oct

Interview on LifeRadio (in German ;-))

by Christian

When we were in Austria, we did some PR for our books and on October 5 one of those interviews will be broadcast. On LifeRadio in Upper Austria at 5.45 UTC+2 at 7.45 UTC+2 and sometime in the afternoon. Here’s the link to the station

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2022
12
Sep

Back in Fiji

by Christian

We flew out with hand luggage only and return with lots of goodies! All went well despite our bulky, creatively packed baggage (even though we got asked a few times whether we were transporting a headless body)

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2022
09
Sep

Hurricane Kay

by Christian

We’re in San Diego now to visit friends and hurricane Kay has picked the same week to visit… It’s not a strong storm, but still the closest we’ve ever been to a hurricane. Fortunately we haven’t sailed here, so we don’t have to worry about preparing the boat! Pitufa’s safe and sound in Fiji

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2022
25
Aug

Article on DIY Waterproofing

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: A Waterproof Recipe, Boating New Zealand, August 2022. Read the online version of this article.

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