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Christian

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Name: Christian
Date registered: September 21, 2010

Latest posts

Eindrücke von den Inseln in der Bougainville Strait — April 8, 2025
Some impressions from the islands in the Bougainville Strait — April 8, 2025
Mehr Fotos von Papua Neuguinea — March 15, 2025
Pics of another pretty island group in Papua New Guinea — March 15, 2025
Pitufino auf der Boot Tulln! — March 6, 2025

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2016
08
May

Pitufa’s atlas of prevailing ocean winds

by Christian

New Zealand’s Weather Guru, Bob McDavitt, has stumbled over Pitufa’s blog and mentioned our interactive atlas of monthly-averaged ocean winds in last Sunday’s weathergram. Check out Bob’s blog for a weekly analysis of weather patterns and advice for route planning in the South Pacific.

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2016
21
Apr

Another article of our cruising series in Ocean7 magazine

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Autark Cruisen, OCEAN7 03 (Mai/Juni) 2016, p. 36–40.

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2016
18
Apr

Kauehi photos

by Christian

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2016
13
Apr

Finally, some Marquesas photos!

by Christian

Our internet connection is good enough for uploading photos again!

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2016
11
Apr

Article on Green Cruising

by Christian

Birgit Hackl: Green Cruising, All At Sea Caribbean, April 2016, p. 56–58. Free download from allatsea.net.

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2016
17
Feb

The next article of our cruising series in Ocean7

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Basteln im Türkis, OCEAN7 02 (März/April) 2016, p. 40–43.

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2016
07
Feb

New Article in All-at-Sea Caribbean

by Christian

Birgit Hackl: A Cruiser’s Toolbox, All At Sea Caribbean, February 2016, p. 38–40. Free download from allatsea.net.

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2016
10
Jan

Two new articles in January issues…

by Christian

January is a good month for us, at least publication-wise. Both magazines, All-At-Sea Caribbean and Ocean7, have new articles of us in their January issues. Birgit Hackl: Plant a Garden on a Cruising Boat, All At Sea Caribbean, January 2016, p. 42–46. Free download from allatsea.net. Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Nachtwachen, OCEAN7 01 (Jänner/Februar) 2016, p. 44–46.

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2015
31
Dec

Happy new year!

by Christian

We have returned to the big city, Taiohae, on Nuku Hiva for the new year’s eve parties. We wish you all a fabulous, happy and healthy new year!

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2015
09
Dec

Full bays in Tahuata

by Christian

We sailed up from Fatu Hiva to Tahuata the day before yesterday, using the last puff of a good easterly breeze before the calm arrived we’re having now. The last days in Fatu Hiva were wonderful (except for the sleepless nights because of the rolling on the boat and the terribly starved dogs ashore), we hiked to the gorgeous waterfall even twice and enjoyed swimming… Continue reading »

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2015
01
Dec

Sailing to the southern group

by Christian

We left Nuku Hiva this morning, will sail past Hiva Oa and Tahuata this night and reach the souternmost island of the Marquesas, Fatu Hiva, tomorrow morning.

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2015
20
Nov

Our photos of Bora Bora

by Christian

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2015
01
Nov

Almost there

by Christian

Onyl 75 miles to go, so we hope to arrive in Nuku Hiva tomorrow morning.

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2015
31
Oct

Hotter and hotter

by Christian

Today we have got a nice ESE-erly breeze and are on a direct course to Nuku Hiva. 190 miles to go on a course of 19 deg. Summer is coming and we are sailing towards the equator — it’s getting incredibly hot…

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2015
27
Oct

A blowy calm

by Christian

The forcasts claim, there is no wind today, but we are riding 20+ knots from the SE. Wild, but definitely better than motoring.

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