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Christian

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Name: Christian
Date registered: September 21, 2010

Latest posts

Artikel über umweltbewusstes Cruisen in Yachtrevue — January 7, 2021
Article on Green Cruising in Austrian Yachtrevue — January 7, 2021
Wir wünschen euch allen ein besseres Neues Jahr! — December 31, 2020
We wish you all a happier new year! — December 31, 2020
Alles, nur nicht rechteckig — December 27, 2020

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2020
03
Mar

Fotos of our last tour through the Tuamotus

by Christian

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2020
03
Mar

Gambier vs. Marquesas–Article in Blue Water Sailing

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: South Pacific Passages Compared, Blue Water Sailing, Winter 2020, p. 14–18. Read the current issue online.

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2020
15
Feb

Geckos everywhere!

by Christian

Each time we bring a banana-stack aboard a few blind passengers come with it. This way we ‘imported’ some geckos years ago who thrived in the smurfy environment. By now their great-grandchildren roam Pitufa. We don’t know how many we have, but we regularly see small ones in the garden under the sprayhood and adults everywhere inside and outside. Yesterday evening a seriously big and… Continue reading »

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2020
10
Feb

Article in All-at-Sea Magazine February 2020

by Christian

Birgit Hackl: The Little Things That Matter, All At Sea Caribbean, February 2020, p. 50–54. Free download from allatsea.net.

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2020
02
Feb

Tack?

by Christian

After a bumpy, swift ride the wind has calmed down a bit. Unfortunately it has also turned east, making it more difficult for us to reach Gambier. Let’s see if we need to tack on the last 93 nm.

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2020
23
Jan

Article on Atoll Navigation in Cruising World

by Christian

Christian Feldbauer, Birgit Hackl: Navigating Paradise, Cruising World, January/February 2020, p. 89–92. Now also available as free online version on the CRUISING WORLD web page!

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2020
22
Jan

Birgit’s Interview with Jeanne Socrates

by Christian

Jeanne passed through French Polynesia on her single-handed unassisted journey around the world. She checked in on our SSB net, the PolyMagNet and became the star of the net. She gave us an interview shortly before she finished her circumnavigation and became the oldest person to have accomplished this. Sam Jefferson, Birgit Hackl: Full Circle (Interview with Jeanne Socrates), Sailing Today January 2020, p. 58–60.

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2020
21
Jan

Article about the Cook Islands in Sailing Today Magazine

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Too many Cooks (Our tour through the Cook Islands), Sailing Today January 2020, p. 34–38.

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2019
26
Dec

Makatea Gallery

by Christian

Here our long overdue photos of Makatea!

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2019
21
Dec

Two articles in All-at-Sea’s January 2020 issue

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: DIY Waterproofing, All At Sea Caribbean, January 2020, p. 46–48. Free download from allatsea.net. Birgit Hackl: To freeze or not to freeze?, All At Sea Caribbean, January 2020, p. 74–75. Free download from allatsea.net.

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2019
18
Nov

Article on SSB Radios in All-at-Sea Magazine

by Christian

This article is about the good old SSB radio, radio nets, and also the PolyMagNet! Birgit Hackl: SSB Radios, All At Sea Caribbean, November 2019, p. 44–48. Free download from allatsea.net.

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2019
03
Aug

Article “Are you an innocent bystander?” in All-at-Sea July 19 Issue

by Christian

Originally titled “Behind the scenes”, this article discusses whether cruisers who travel slowly and stay long in places and so can glimpse behind the scenes, should remain observers or try to get involved. Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Are you an innocent bystander?, All At Sea Caribbean, July 2019, p. 56–62. Free download from allatsea.net.

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2019
01
Aug