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Originally Posted by Luke_Y
They look to have a website HERE though I can't read the "news" section. Anyone translate?
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Hi, first of all: we're fine. Here in the very Christian
American Samoa all believe in a sign that we math and physics teachers are stranded exactly one week before the start of
school and the teachers need anyway! We have learned that the Austrian media have taken up our cause. With "our thing" we mean the almost disaster, that we nearly drowned. The course sounds very dramatic, but we never thought that this would be dramatic enough to fill the newspapers. Ultimately failed a boat in the cost of a mid-height new car. A
fishing boat picked on us, which followed a Kurzabstecher in the home, made clear to the delight of the crew, and
New Zealand Rettungskraefte coordinated the thing on the computer professional. Actually, as an
accident on the highway and maybe not. , the high seas but is something else, so we understand the concern and love like to make each question asked to us via e-mail answer. Too bad of course everything that happened, no question, Irene and I wrangle with the loss. That propose such high waves it would and even overtake us and div Fersehkameras would hunt to the front door of our parents before we had even the possibility all informed is also regrettable. Below you can see our press release, in this we describe the exact course of
events . Thank you very much for the many emails we have received love and they all answer in the next few days. One thing annoys us a wengl: Any newspaper wrote a bissi gloating over our pretty esoteric text on this website, so from our side: This website is intended to provide beautiful
images and the appropriate mood. All the
work going on at the at the
money zusammenzubekommen, the years on the breadline and 99.999% of the time we spent on the boat with
repairs and
maintenance we never mentioned and that is a good thing. Who cares for you? Should not it also. We spent a very nice time at any rate on the gobo and saw wonderful things we want to share with everyone. As it now goes: I have promised to marry Irene, if we survive that. Well, we live! Irene has just a little bit afraid that we will often stand in the newspaper when we do so on their mom and must chase more reporter with the broom ... Anyway, we get again a 3D camera! stay tuned! To be continued!
Press Release:
One of the incidents on the high seas: We've technically, physically and mentally prepared confirmed by professionals in top shape at all and we would not have been, then the matter would be run differently. During the entire
emergency situation we were always connected by
SSB and Satphone with Rettungseinsatzkraeften and discussed the situation over days exactly and created as a result, our risk analysis. As can also confirm the
rescue workers in New Zealand, they were informed all the time about exactly about the condition of the boat and our exact
GPS location. well after 4 days high threshold (4-5m) and a good 35 knots of
wind, the boat was quite good well shaken. Either way but it would have not break in to two shrouds (steel cable for attaching the mast) and scratching on the internal structure are allowed to come. This Materialermuedung for us was NOT visible, we had extra for this case, a rather costly asked the experts, from
Tahiti to take a close look at precisely the boat. Anyway, we decided for safety's sake our position and condition to report to the responsible authorities.
Safety is always our priority. The New Zealanders agreed the Picton Castle, a three-mast Seegelboot, which is tremendously technically well equipped and we provisionally fixed the shrouds and also threw a look at the machine. We were at this time about 160 nm (24) from Suwarrow. They thought it could due to the machine and the condition of the boat will be hairy. We decided under common
advice in Suwarrow, which no infrastructure, but some restful nights absolutely asked, and immediately seek shelter waiting for a good
weather window to sail to American
Samoa. Why there? American
Samoa is about 3 nights away, offwind, ie sailing tailwind. Fuer boat and crew less demanding I decided in my dependence on 4
weather information August break. The first 24 were well, unfortunately the weather changed rapidly and brought a lot of
wind from south. We were now on half wind course. Due to the stress for the boat structure the ring structure broke at multiple sites. I tried to
repair with Epoxydmatten, but for a
fiberglass boat, the ring structure is vital! The situation was thus: -
engine and
fuel are insufficient to American Samoa - machine is heavily damaged (bent camshaft, total failure) - sailing only partly possible because the shrouds were damaged and if the
mast we abort maneuver and thus in extreme
danger. -
Water leakage through the
propeller shaft . We contacted again the maritime
distress about our position and condition and unfortunately got the answer, that is to locate NO boat to the
Hotel and we would be asked wsl over days to us , the only option I saw was heading north to sail to the wind. Unfortunately, that would leave us far from our goal brought into nothingness, but still gentle on flood boat. Very soon we saw lights of a fishing boat named "Taimane" with American Samoan
registration. In our Mayday calls the boat did not respond, so we verschaften attention to us by several flares. At this time it was
pitch dark. Taimane The steered towards us until they were in the
VHF range. We explained our situation and Taimane promised not to deviate from our site. now got to decide what we would do now: The New Zealanders versichterten us several times that Taimane is our ONLY chance. The decision to abandon our boat was of course a horrible and therefore we would like to describe how it came about. We would continue to drive north sooner or later, we received the supplies from New Zealand and loud there is NOTHING and hardly a ship is found. We would hard to sail against the wind direction Samoa and it pulls us from the
mast or structure breaks apart completely wsl would not even have time to get into the life raft and we would die to us. Furthermore, we of course also made a calculation about the financial losses and we are under no illusions that the repairs would increase over the value of the boat. Deciding lot at 0400 on 6 August. now was to get us to the Taimane. The crew was definitely totally inexperienced in this respects, and after several Ruecksprachen with New Zealand we waited until the next morning before daylight. Unfortunately, the
rescue was also in the light, a high-risk enterprise, as the waves around the 3-4 meter had a very short period. Our boat got many breakers in the
cockpit and Irene and I were through and through NASS I decided around 0900 a rescue attempt with precise coordination venture. We had left our boat at the stern into the
water and the Taimane threw us a
rope rueber. The
rope we mounted our
dinghy. In this maneuver we had about 4 knots to un wind waves, which is easier to handle than with the wind, where the boat may both ships could overtake. We had packed all usnere stuff in 2 large backpacks. Our boat has about this place for backpacks and we were lying on top of it, without the content of the Lateral Walls of the raft. Irene I made clear when we fall out of the boat, then the ev our definitive end. It was quite dramatic. I decided all of our stuff in the boat to leave and just as we were to jump into the boat to have a secure hold and not with the backpacks to jockey for space. Irene jumped first. I asked still the
autopilot at the last second in the wind, vlt a last desperate attempt, the boat may survive and we could eventually pick it somewhere. Presently I landed on Irene I took the leash off to our boat and we drifted away. I yelled "STOP YOUR
ENGINE imediatly!" So that our boat will not get on a leash jerk. The fishermen did well and we were brought on board. solely Only our passports, credit cards, no shoes, 2 jackets, pants and T Shrit were there. We hugged our Savior and were referred to a district. , the crew was very friendly and visibly relieved as they themselves had absolutely no idea how that will go. This was new territory for all. After 2 hours, the direction of Pago Pago (American Samoa) but stopped the machine. The fishermen were instructed weiterzufischen. This is against all international
regulations of Rettungseinsaetzen. The owner of the fishing boat probably did not deal with the situation. Irene was the only woman on board and I was visibly nervous, alerted the authorities and made strong pressure continue on immediately. This happened after about 4h to 16h and we continued the journey. We could not believe the situation and also the U.S. Coast Guard was alerted. , but we came the next day safe in Pago Pago, where we now dwell. We were taken here with an incomparable kindness that people ueberschuetten us with benefits, even the local
radio invited us today for a longer interview. , the authorities and the people made and make this a wonderful job and we are clear to
safety. Notice Had been here in Samoa plans to work as a math and physics teacher and gradually to restore the boat. Now we are here without a boat. We do not yet know about our future plans notification, currently we are very concerned about our relatives, since the APA was unfortunately faster than us. We them wanted to teach yourself gently by Satphone. We continue to stand for all questions concerning disposal, but the
internet opportunities are somewhat limited, so we ask for your patience! One thing to us is still important: The articles are on the website as well as images to reading, watching, dreaming away. Who takes the wortwoertlich, caught himself from the reality. Worked with multiple jobs over many years in absolute poverty line to us to enable us all. Also we did the last 14 months no other than to make
training, preparing and repairing rather than beach holiday times. The other wsl more frequently than we did in Austria Lingering. The course can not be seen and that's ok for us. We do hams us otherwise chosen. But it also means that you should not judge a book by its cover. We are hard workers and stand by it. Just be honest: The know anyone interested in such a home ... therefore we do not write that too. We did and do all self-funded and all images on the website are freely downloadable. yet one thing: I Stand with the U.S. Coast Guard in contact and now Rettungseinsaetze to give a seminar on the high seas safer. We have collected a whole suitcase full of important experiences and many people are dying to it. The images on our website are free at leisure! LG Irene & Christian