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Karin & Stefan

Karin

Karin

Maritime training:

IC: FB2 Sail & Motor up to 20sm & 24m in length
Radio: SRC – Short Range Certificate
Safety: World Sailing approved (former ISAF)
Functions on Board: COO, CFO and CEO 1

As the mother of our three kids and a trained bank clerk, I knew how to organize holidays and trips perfectly and can also manage the financial side of things.

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Stefan

Stefan

Maritime training:

IC: FB3 sail 200sm & engine 20sm & 24m in length
Radio: SRC – Short Range Certificate
Safety: World Sailing approved (former ISAF)
Functions on Board: CCO, CTO and CEO 2

 

There is no tool that cannot be operated; as a trained communications technician and project manager, I am responsible for the technical challenges as well as the well-filled wine cellar.

About Karin & Stefan

Our Sailing Career

Our common sailing career began in 2011, the basic idea being to have new things in common even though our kids have left the nest. So, it was obvious to simply put things we both like to do on top of each other.

Karin loves to read travel documentaries and world travel reports; Stefan was passionate about building sailing ships as a child and teenager. Now, what could be more natural than to set sail together? Our first contact with a small sailing boat — a dinghy — was then quickly planned. We spent a week of holiday with trial sailing on Lake Neusiedl.
The sailing virus got hold of us…

During the time we ran our parents’ winery in the middle of the Wachau, we gathered extensive know-how. Winegrowing, wine pressing, as well as the hospitality of guests, were a sideline, but beloved activity. This probably explains the name of our yacht
– SMARAGD –