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Christian

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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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2014
30
Mar

Motu Kouaku

by Christian

This mornig we picked up the really last of our things in the house and left Taravai to explore more of the remainig places we have not been to yet here in the Gambiers. One of those places is the Motu Kouaku on the barrier reef in the south-east of the archipelago. The last few days the wind was blowing hard so the swell is… Continue reading »

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2014
23
Mar

Pitufos back on Pitufa

by Christian

After finishing all our planned boat projects (varnishing inside, painting the cockpit, etc.) we’ve moved back to the boat. Running water, a toilet in the bathroom, no bugs in the living room, no rats on the roof – boat life’s pure luxury We’ll miss our little house and the garden though, especially our goatie. We spoiled her quite a bit, feeding her carrots and bananas… Continue reading »

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2014
13
Feb

Pics of our little house

by Christian

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2014
13
Feb

New photo gallery: Anchored off the barrier reef

by Christian

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2014
02
Feb

Two buildingsites

by Christian

Last week has been crazy-busy-exhausting here. We have two building sites going on at the same time: Getting the house into a truly good shape would take lots of time (maybe burning it down and building a new one would be the easiest ), so we decided to get the house in a state well enough to sleep in it (killing spiders, cockroaches, shying away… Continue reading »

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2014
22
Jan

On the barrier reef

by Christian

Initially we wanted to move into our little house today, but when we saw the weather forecast this morning: completely calm, burning hot and sunny. Certainly not the right weather for a sweaty work day ashore, but perfect to spend the day in an unprotected anchorage. Spontaneously we decided to motor to the southwestern corner of the archipelago, where the satellite images promised some sandy… Continue reading »

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2014
17
Jan

It’s been a while

by Christian

Remember how we always raved over the cute, mostly empty village on Taravai? Well, now there’s four inhabited houses on Taravai instead of three. After waving goodbye to Birgit’s Mom on the tiny airport yesterday noon, we sailed to the village anchorage and took inventory of our new little land base for the next few months. To be honest it’s more a hut than a… Continue reading »

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2014
02
Jan

Article on the Darién in All-At-Sea magazine

by Christian

Birgit Hackl: The Darién–In the wake of discoverers and pirates, All At Sea Caribbean, January 2014, p. 80–84. Free download from allatsea.net.

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2013
24
Dec

Photos of Tauna, Gambier Islands

by Christian

Impressions of our visit of Tauna in December 2013 while Birgit’s mum was visiting us.

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2013
24
Dec

Another Article in All-at-Sea Caribbean Magazine

by Christian

Birgit Hackl: Cruising with Cats, All At Sea Caribbean, December 2013, p. 42–44. Free download from allatsea.net.

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2013
24
Dec

Smurfy Wishes

by Christian

We wish you all a smurfy Christmas and an equally smurfy new year!

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2013
21
Dec

Magical Place

by Christian

We are anchored off the little motu Tauna in the very east of the archipelago. It’s hard to describe how magical this place is. A painting with such a colour composition of all possible shades of turquoise, blue, and green would only be called kitschy. Indeed, what we get to see looks almost unreal. The motu is only tiny. It’s covered with palm trees which… Continue reading »

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2013
15
Dec

Guest on Pitufa

by Christian

Birgit flew to Tahiti at the beginning of December to pick up her Mom at the airport and to do some shopping (she bought lots of goodies at the big carrefour in Papeete and put them in a packet on a supply ship that will arrive here next week). After a whole week in hot, humid, busy Papeete it was just great to get back… Continue reading »

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2013
03
Dec

Shadowmail for Winlink and Satphone users?

by Christian

Sailmail offers a service called shadowmail to their subscribed clients. It allows users to monitor their land-based, non-Sailmail e-mail accounts via low-bandwidth Sailmail and to forward messages when requested. It even integrates nicely into the Airmail software, showing theses shadow folders like normal mailboxes. (See the official info page for more information.) For cruisers such a service is definitely a useful thing. I am not… Continue reading »

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2013
29
Nov

Article on Las Perlas in All-at-Sea

by Christian

Our article on the Las Perlas got published in the current issue (November) of the All-at-Sea Caribbean magazine. Birgit Hackl: Las Perlas — Unspoiled Nature Near Panama City, All At Sea Caribbean, November 2013, p. 36–38. Free download from allatsea.net.

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