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• Boatyard chaos

  Being on the hard means hard work all day long (and a few times into the night–ever tried to apply black antifouling in the dark?). As we live on Pitufa, we cannot walk away from the building site in the evening. We usually need at least one bit from every single one of our many lockers and by the end of the day there’s no… Continue reading »

• Article on Dangers of Atolls in Blue Water Sailing Magazine

  Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: The dangers of navigating and anchoring in atolls, Blue Water Sailing, Spring 2020, p. 24–29. Read the current issue online.

• In Touch with Nature–Article in All-at-Sea July Issue

  Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Cruising–Living in Touch with Nature, All At Sea Caribbean, July 2020, p. 42–48. Download the whole magazine for free or read the online version of this article.

• Article on our eastward trip from Tonga to Tahiti

  Christian Feldbauer, Birgit Hackl: The “right” wrong way, Cruising World, April 2020, p. 59–62.

• Article on Shipwrecks in Yachtrevue Magazine

  A multitude of electronic gadgets make sailing appear so simple, but gadgets and apps cannot substitute seamanship–many underestimate the risks… Christian Feldbauer, Birgit Hackl: Trügerische Sicherheit, Yachtrevue, März 2020, p.2–4. In German.

• Gambier vs. Marquesas–Article in Blue Water Sailing

  Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: South Pacific Passages Compared, Blue Water Sailing, Winter 2020, p. 14–18. Read the current issue online.

• Cruisers no longer welcome in Tahiti?

  Tahiti used to be a very convenient stop-over for us: once a year we went there to do a gigantic provisioning tour, stock up on spare-parts for the boat and all other things that aren’t available out on the islands. There were several options to anchor, but over the last few years sailboats have been shied out first of Arue and now the big anchorage… Continue reading »

• Article in All-at-Sea Magazine February 2020

  Birgit Hackl: The Little Things That Matter, All At Sea Caribbean, February 2020, p. 50–54. Free download from allatsea.net.

• My Mom

  My Mom was always our biggest fan. I mainly wrote this blog for her, knowing that she’d turn on the laptop each morning, hoping for news or pics to have with her coffee. She was excited with us about wonderful experiences, disappointed and sometimes sad when we discovered harm done to nature. She fiercely defended our alternative lifestyle against whoever challenged her. She visited us… Continue reading »

• Article on Atoll Navigation in Cruising World

  Christian Feldbauer, Birgit Hackl: Navigating Paradise, Cruising World, January/February 2020, p. 89–92. Now also available as free online version on the CRUISING WORLD web page!

• Birgit’s Interview with Jeanne Socrates

  Jeanne passed through French Polynesia on her single-handed unassisted journey around the world. She checked in on our SSB net, the PolyMagNet and became the star of the net. She gave us an interview shortly before she finished her circumnavigation and became the oldest person to have accomplished this. Sam Jefferson, Birgit Hackl: Full Circle (Interview with Jeanne Socrates), Sailing Today January 2020, p. 58–60.

• Article about the Cook Islands in Sailing Today Magazine

  Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: Too many Cooks (Our tour through the Cook Islands), Sailing Today January 2020, p. 34–38.

• Two articles in All-at-Sea’s January 2020 issue

  Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer: DIY Waterproofing, All At Sea Caribbean, January 2020, p. 46–48. Free download from allatsea.net. Birgit Hackl: To freeze or not to freeze?, All At Sea Caribbean, January 2020, p. 74–75. Free download from allatsea.net.

• Article about coconut palmtrees in an Austrian newspaper

  We wrote an article about the coconut palm, which is the symbol for the south seas, but unfortunately a big eco-disaster. Palm trees are not even endemic here, but were introduced and are replacing the natural vegetation (and habitat for birds). We couldn’t find a magazine for this topic at first as it’s not exactly a sailing topic. Now an Austrian newspaper (OOE Nachrichten) got… Continue reading »

• Article on SSB Radios in All-at-Sea Magazine

  This article is about the good old SSB radio, radio nets, and also the PolyMagNet! Birgit Hackl: SSB Radios, All At Sea Caribbean, November 2019, p. 44–48. Free download from allatsea.net.