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Christian

Author's details

Name: Christian
Date registered: September 21, 2010

Latest posts

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

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
26
Oct

Sailing again

by Christian

We are out at sea again. Not much wind at the moment in this area, so we hope it will pick up soon.

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2015
22
Oct

Stopover in Ahe

by Christian

We arrived today in Ahe and anchored off the village in the South of the small atoll. Work on the giant Mahi Mahi we pulled in just before the pass is still in progress. It took us two days for a distance we easily could do in less than one in the right winds…

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2015
20
Oct

Out on the ocean again

by Christian

We left Tikehau at noon, the destination is yet unknown. We will see how far east the wind (on the nbose) will allow us to go.

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2015
14
Oct

Towards the Tuamotus

by Christian

After a few complications we are finally on our way to the Tuamotus. We hope the wind will last.

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2015
07
Oct

Our photos of Maupiti

by Christian

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2015
07
Oct

Pitufa’s on the cover of Ocean7′s Nov./Dec. issue!

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Marquesas: schroff-spröde Südseeschönheiten, OCEAN7 06 (November/Dezember) 2015, p. 22–26.

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2015
19
Sep

Photos of Huahine

by Christian

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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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