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Christian

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Name: Christian
Date registered: September 21, 2010

Latest posts

  1. Ein neues AllAtSea Magazin, ein neuer Pitufa Artikel! — April 7, 2024
  2. A new AllAtSea issue, a new Pitufa article! — April 7, 2024
  3. 20% Rabatt auf alle Pitufinos diese Woche! — February 28, 2024
  4. 20% discount on Pitufinos this week! — February 28, 2024
  5. Wieder beim Astrolabe Riff! — February 26, 2024

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
16
Dec

Going exploring!

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 »

2022
14
Dec

New Pitufino hardware model

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 »

2022
11
Dec

More photos! Fulanga, Fiji

2022
05
Dec

Fruit and veg!

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

2022
03
Dec

Photos of our new kayak

2022
02
Dec

Interview on the radio

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!

2022
01
Dec

Photos from Matuku

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!

2022
11
Oct

Article on Fishing and Canning in Boating NZ

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

2022
07
Oct

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

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.

2022
04
Oct

Interview on LifeRadio (in German ;-))

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

2022
12
Sep

Back in Fiji

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)

2022
09
Sep

Hurricane Kay

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

2022
25
Aug

Article on DIY Waterproofing

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

2022
13
Aug

Stop-over in LA

Pitufa remains in Fiji, but her crew has gone walkabout! We’ve just spent two program-packed days in LA, doing aaaalll the tourist fun locations. Thank you Kristi for being such a wonderful host and tour guide!!!

2022
05
Aug

Article in Boating NZ: Water in the Bilge!

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Wet Bilges, Boating New Zealand, July 2022. Read the online version of this article.

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