Birgit Hackl News Today

“Sailing Towards the Horizon” tells the story of Birgit, Christian and Leeloo as they sail from the Mediterranean, across the Atlantic, through the Caribbean and on to the Pacific. The book covers the first five years of their trip as they hop from one exotic destination to the next

The 38th annual Musket Cove Fiji Regatta Week. Hobie Cat regatta, sailing regatta, Fiji cruising, and Fiji sailing.

In order to be able to go where we actually want to go instead of where the wind takes us and to do this fairly efficiently, we need quite an array of sails.

A sprayhood is wonderful keeping the cockpit dry on passage or rainy days. 10 steps to a clear, wrinkle-free DIY vista from the cockpit

We’ve had many bilge water incidents. Some caused by utter stupidity, others by technical failures that might have been avoided

Do you get the bitter-sweet passage blues? I do. Even after 10 years of cruising, leaving a cozy anchorage for a longer passage stresses me out

Nine years ago we set out with a super-tight itinerary that looked quite feasible sitting on the couch, but approaching a burn-out we soon stopped rushing

Birgit Hackl, Christian Feldbauer and ship’s cat Leeloo have been exploring the world on their yacht Pitufa since 2011. Visit their blog: www.pitufa.at

How to Sail Downwind With a Two Pole System for Ease AND Comfort – Advertisement – We’ve heard quite a few cruisers complaining after long downwind passages how they had to jibe back and forth away from the rhumb line after their spinnaker (or whisker) pole snapped and they could no longer fly the head sail in an ideal position. Luckily Pitufa came with two sturdy poles—even if we lost one, we’d be okay, but we’d still quickly buy another one. Going downwind without a pole just does...