Christian

About Me

Personal Website: http://www.minitransat.at

Sailing Experience

1983-1991

Optimist-Class

1992

Entering Laser Dinghi

1993

National regattas, Austrian Youth Championships 9th

1994

2nd Upper Austrian Laser Championships, Winner of Austrian Holiday Cup

1995

Competing in European Laser Series in Warnemünde (GER)

5th Austrian Youth Championships

9th Austrian Laser ranking 1995

2nd Austrian Youth Laser ranking

1996

Spring Cup in Izola (SLO) 18th

12th Austrian Laser ranking 1996

6th Austrian Youth Laser ranking

Competing in 20 other national and international regattas in different classes

1997

Austrian International Laser Grand Prix 2nd

Austrian Laser Championships 5th

Competing the Laser Championships in Chile

Competing in lots of other national and international regattas in different classes

1998

Olympia campaign as crew on 49er

One month 49er training in Australia

Competing in the International Australian Championships and the 49er worlds in Perth (AUS)

1999-2002

Exam for Offshore License for navigating vessels up to 200 nm from the coast

Racing as trimmer and tactician on racing class Asso99 (ITA)

Long distance trips with offshore yachts from 36 to 60 feet for building up a competitive crew in Croatia, Australia, Caribbean and France

2002

Adriatic Sailing Week 2002 on Jeanneau One Design 35 2nd

Attersee Cup Series 7th

Trimmer on Swan 60 “ORFEO” at the Swan Cup in Porto Cervo (Sardinia)

2003

Buying a brand new Elan 40 with racing equipment for the fleet of Elan Yachting in Zadar

Adriatic Sailing Week 2003 3rd

Sail trainings for clients together Andreas Hanakamp (2 times Olympic competitor in Star class)

2004

Working on events and key accounts for Blu Balu Yachting charter agency

Organizer of the Adriatic Sailing Week 2004 with 62 yachts from 31 to 50 feet

Sail trainings for clients together Andreas Hanakamp (2 times Olympic competitor in Star class)

Finished qualification to compete in the 2005 Transat Charente-Maritim solo race from France to Brazil with an 21-footer.

2005

Competing in the Transat Charente-Maritime – Bahia (Minitransat)

2006

Organization of regattas in Croatia for more than 1.000 sailors (Adriatic Sailing Week, Adriatic Offshore Challenge)

Deliveries as watch captain on VO60 “cuba libre”

2007

Deliveries as skipper on VO60 “Venom”

Competing in the Rolex Fastnet Race 2007 on VO60 “Venom”, ranked 6th over all and 3rd in class Super Zero.

Working for Segelwelt.at specialized on incentives, events, sail trainings, ISAF survival courses, …

Crewmember of: Adriatic Sailing Week 2009, Adriatic Sailing Week 2009,

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