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Christian

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Name: Christian
Date registered: September 21, 2010

Latest posts

  1. Unterwasserfotos! — November 17, 2024
  2. Underwater pictures! — November 17, 2024
  3. Fotogalerie: Smurfy ist ein geborener Segler! — September 21, 2024
  4. Foto gallery: Smurfy’s a natural-born sailor! — September 21, 2024
  5. Smurfys erste Woche bei uns an Bord! — September 5, 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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2015
12
Jul

New railing netting

by Christian

The last couple of days, in-between the hiking trips with more and less luck (we still have not found the track from Paopao to Vaiare…), we replaced the netting of the railing around Pitufa. Sounds easier than it actually was–in total we spent 3 full working days cutting, attaching, stretching, swearing, undoing, reattaching and tightening the bloody thing. The old one had started to disintegrate… Continue reading »

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2015
05
Jul

Wahoooooo

by Christian

After a series of fare-well dinners and drinks with Liesbet from Irie, we motored from Vaiare to Cooks Bay on the northern coast of Moorea on Thursday. On the way we caught a giant wahoo, so we’ll have fish for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next couple of days (in addition to some pressure-cooked jars for some time later). Don’t worry, we’re having a… Continue reading »

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2015
30
Jun

When to go where in French Polynesia

by Christian

French Polynesia is a wide-spread and diverse cruising area. To make most of the different archipelagos it is essential to pick the right time. We’ve put together info on when to go where in French Polynesia here.

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2015
11
Jun

Anchor windlass overhaul

by Christian

When we were about to lift the anchor to leave Raivavae two weeks ago, our anchor winch stopped working and I had to crank up the chain manually. But with Tahiti as the next stop, the moment our windlass had decided to quit was actually not so bad. With the help of a good friend here in the anchorage off Marina Taina I took the… Continue reading »

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2015
26
May

Mahi Mahi

by Christian

After an extended period of time without luck fishing, we caught a Mahi Mahi (Dorade) today. 105 miles to go!

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2015
25
May

Warmer again

by Christian

We’re rushung north and it’s getting warmer with every mile

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2015
21
May

Cruising Info on Raivavae

by Christian

As we hardly found cruising info on Raivavae, we’ve summarized our experiences in a small guide.

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2015
17
May

Preparing for strong winds

by Christian

The weather forecasts show quite an impressive low coming towards us tomorrow. As the forecast predicts sustained wind around 30 knots from the northwest and much higher gusts we’ve moved to the southern coast of the island, have brought out two anchors, tied the dinghy down on deck, removed the rain collecting canvas to reduce windage, etc. It looks like we’ll be able to leave… Continue reading »

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2015
17
May

Photos of Raivavae

by Christian

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2015
06
May

Quite some weather

by Christian

Raivavae is supposed to have the best anchorage in the Austral islands, but from the N and W only the outer reef gives protection. We had pretty nasty weather last night and today. Strong winds from N-NW (of course!) and several squalls with gusts up to 45 knots caused Pitufa to rock and roll in the anchorage. It was particularly bad around high water (now… Continue reading »

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2015
01
May

Article on Raiatea and Tahaa in Ocean7 Magazine

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Raiatea & Tahaa — Südsee leicht gemacht, OCEAN7 03 (Mai/Juni) 2015, p. 20–24.

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2015
01
May

Pitufa in the Austral Islands

by Christian

The Îles Australes are the southernmost and least visited islands of French Polynesia. We have started exploring Raivavae and we’ll see how many more stopovers on the way to Tahiti can fit into our schedule…

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2015
29
Apr

Landfall in Raivavae

by Christian

When we arrived at dawn, the island looked spectacular with clouds rolling over the vertical cliffs of the mountain, illuminated by fiery rays of fresh sunlight. As last night was rather strenuous with squalls, torrential rainfall, and confused, lumpy seas, we rested for a while after we’d dropped the anchor and only went for a quick stroll to the village of Rairua in the afternoon.… Continue reading »

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2015
27
Apr

Going bananas

by Christian

No, we’re not going mad on Pitufa, but the stack of bananas we’ve brought from the Gambier has turned from green to yellow overnight–yep, all of them. At least we won’t go hungry, despite the fact that the fishies still refuse to hop on board. We crossed the tropic of capricorn last night, so we’re no longer officially in the tropics (the Gambier lie just… Continue reading »

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2015
25
Apr

Banging and clanging along

by Christian

Last night the wind died down and Pitufa staggered through the confused waves with banging sails. We tried to optimise (tighter preventer, less sail area, etc.), but the nervewrecking cacophony went on. It’s not just the noise and the shaking that goes through the mast and rigging all throughout the boat, it’s also the knowledge of the damage done to the material that makes these… Continue reading »

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