Jumping to another level in 2007
Dreams can become true, if you think about your life in a positive way. And never stay still, move around, and if it´s just a jump up in the air. The sun was out, some days ago. Walked along the lake and felt some warm air. Jumped around with my jacket on first. Got my hat down then, took my →
Austrian newspapers like Taiwan stories
Will have a lot of updates in Austrian newspapers while the next days about my first trip to Taiwan/Penghu as a windsurfer. Being there has changed my attitude toward life, lifestyle and windsurfing. Would like to meet so lovely people all around the world like I met there. In the moment I´m quite busy, working on articles and getting everything together. →
Christmas in my homecountry
Hi all, hope you enjoyed your christmas days and got a lot of nice gifts. I went inside the heart of Austria, to the cold bassin of my birth place, called Tamsweg. The temperatures are far below zero while the night and the trees are frozen. A cold but impressive landscape, but usual for the regions inside the Alps. Just the →
Beauty and love
Araki, yes, a famous photogropher, famous for a style called I-photography. "He is not one of thousend shells on the beach. No. One of the most extraordinary shell on the beach." You would like to take the beauty with you, but it is too beautiful to take away. It reminds me on the beautiful novel "Kalypso" by the Austrian novelwriter →
Latest newspaper update
Got an update in th ebiggest newspaper of Austria, the "Kronenzeitung", one of my media partners. It´s great to have an article in between the Austrain skistars and the the US wonderboy Bode Miller. The Austrians like stories with Asian content. And myself? I like to be there and got as well the chance to see a bit of Asian →
Showing the trophy
Hunting trophies was a quite funny thing, when I was young and did a lot of skiracing. Each weekend while the wintertime I got a new chance to win a medal or a trophy or something. Had placed them all at home. Time by time I did count them. Sure. Being 13 years old and winning trophies is something special. →
Back in cold Austria
The trip to Asia was extraordinary fine. Travelled alone and met a lot of new friends. Best greetings to Makung and the Starboard crew!! Besides I could sail a lot and get mor practice in many things, like testing and racing. Now it´s time to get the things together, to organize the next trip and bring feelings into words. As →
Serenity session in Pattaya Bay
Get used to the light winds of Thailand. But it is always a great chance to sail th ebig boards in the right copnditions. Had an awesome SERENITY session two das ago. Started in the late afternoon and came back to the house when it was totally dark. More than 2 hours I crossed thtrough the bay, enjoyed a magnificant →
Back in Thailand
The flight from Taiwan to Thailand was more easy than expected. Got charged really less for my windsurfing gear. Thanks to Thai Airways. Yesterday evening I had already my first windsurfing session in Pattaya, in the Starboard Test center. Jumped on some new 2008 protos. Was the only sailor in the 8 - 10 knots wind. Could not believe how →
30 to 40 knots all day long
While the last days extraordinary strong wind has been blowing over the Pescadores Islands. I got the chance to rip at the wavespot again, where I met Finian Maynard and his girlfriend. He will stay for about a month on the islands: It is much too cold in Germany. I really can understand this reason. The wavespot offers an shorebreak →
The wind kicks in with 40 knots
We got amazing wind whil ethe last days on the Taiwanese Pescadores. Went for speed today and could get over 70 km/h. 70.9 km/h was my top speed for today. Did three runs only. The conditions were awesome. One day ago I got 65.1 km/h on super choppy condition. Both times I was sailing on the ISONIC 87 with Drake 28 →