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Christian

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Name: Christian
Date registered: September 21, 2010

Latest posts

  1. Smurfys erste Woche bei uns an Bord! — September 5, 2024
  2. Smurfy’s first week with us in pictures — September 5, 2024
  3. Smurfy, unser Schiffskater! — September 5, 2024
  4. Smurfy, the ship’s cat! — September 5, 2024
  5. Fotos von unserer Europareise via Singapur — August 20, 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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2023
10
Dec

Download our brochure about sustainable fishing

by Christian

Are you tired of watching helplessly as mother earth gets worse every day? If you’re out here in the Pacific area and you encounter empty reefs, then download our brochure, print it out and take it with you when you visit villages here in Fiji (or other parts of the Pacific). Weakened reefs need herbivore fish to clean them, if not enough parrot fish, surgeons,… Continue reading »

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2023
05
Nov

Photos: no-fishing zone (tabu) in Matuku

by Christian

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2023
16
Oct

Article in the Ahoy magazine

by Christian

If you’ve participated in the Musket Cove Regatta this year, check out our article in this month’s Ahoy magazine on the Downunder Rally page! You might be on the pics

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2023
16
Oct

Exchanging gifts

by Christian

In Fiji it’s traditional to bring a gift when you visit another island/village, not just for foreigners, but also for locals. You present this sevusevu (usually a bundle of kava) and the chief speaks a prayer and welcomes you as a member of the village. In the traditional islands of the Lau group you then get a host family and it’s a very nice cultural… Continue reading »

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2023
15
Oct

Holidays in wonderland

by Christian

The weather is still rather cool, but we’re using the sunny days here in Fulaga to go snorkeling in the fabulous pass and explore the wonderland of mushrooms islands by kayak. After an extended time of health issues and work projects it’s good to be out and about again… Fulaga is a raised atoll, so what used to be the outer reef and coral heads… Continue reading »

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2023
26
Sep

Sailing eastwards to the Lau

by Christian

Finally we are underway to the Lau Islands again! The past few days have flown by in a flurry of boat projects, shopping, organising, meeting people, while keeping an eye on the ever-changing weather forecasts… What looked like a nice weather window with NE winds to sail SEwards turned into a nasty front, too short to actually reach our destination. We have postponed our departure… Continue reading »

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2023
19
Sep

Sailing to Suva

by Christian

Three days ago we finally had a weather window to start our trip eastwards again. We set out in a stiff breeze from the North with Pitufa rushing downwind in 25 to 30 knots, only to run out of wind once we had rounded the SW cape of Viti Levu with some motoring/motorsailing/drifting to reach the island of Beqa. The following day we used a… Continue reading »

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2023
13
Jun

12th cruising anniversary!

by Christian

Time flies, incredible that a dozen years have passed since we set out from Croatia! The past few months have been rather tough, but we’re hoping that this new cruising year will bring fun and adventures again! Yesterday we went out to the Island Bar here at Musket Cove Resort to celebrate

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2023
02
Jun

Cover girl again!

by Christian

Last month our Pitufa was AllAtSea’s cover girl, this month it is Birgit’s turn! Download the magazin for free at allatsea.net.

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2023
02
Jun

Boatyard pics!

by Christian

In May we spent one and a half weeks on the hard in Vuda Marina, here are some impressions!

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2023
03
May

Pitufa as Cover Girl on All-At-Sea Magazine!

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Choosing a Cruising Boat, All At Sea Caribbean, May 2023, p. 36–38. download the whole magazine for free.

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2023
02
May

Splashed!

by Christian

Yippieh, after 1 and a half weeks of sanding, painting, replacing stuff, sweating, swearing, running, searching, shopping, 13 steps up the ladder to quickly fetch stuff, balancing on rickety scaffolding, swampy puddles to work in, constantly muddy feet, mosquito-ridden bathrooms and more sweating and swearing (oh and some more sweating and swearing, did I forget to mention that?) we are BACK IN THE WATER!

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2023
02
May

Read Online: Article on Atoll Navigation in Boating NZ

by Christian

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Mind the Reef, Boating New Zealand, March 2023, p. 88–92. Read the online version of this article.

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2023
01
Apr

Friends visiting

by Christian

Our friends Bonnie and Ryan from San Diego are visiting, so we get to play tourists for two weeks! We are taking them up the island chain of the Yasawas which remind us of the Marquesas with spectacular mountain views, but rolly anchorages.

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2023
09
Mar

Our Rapa Iti mooring project in Cruising World!

by Christian

We installed 2 moorings for sailboats in the beautiful, but difficult anchorage in the bay of Rapa Iti (French Polynesia) together with the local community to protect the delicate staghorn coral. There are two strong, safe moorings for sailboats there now, so crews no longer have to risk their anchor and chain in the deep bay with plenty of coral heads. The article can be… Continue reading »

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