Wolfgang Hausner
Wolfgang Hausner (* 1940 in Vienna ) is a circumnavigator and author of sailing literature.
Life
Hausner grew up in Vienna . At the age of 21 he went to Australia and worked in mining , among other things . With his first self-built catamaran Taboo (10 m long) he sailed 50,000 nautical miles around the world. When he lost the ship off Papua New Guinea , he worked as a snail trader in Southeast Asia . The next ship, built in 1979, also a catamaran (18 m long), he built with his girlfriend Gerti. On the Taboo III the two undertook a ten-year circumnavigation together. In 1989 they returned to the Philippines. Today Hausner organizes sailing trips with the Taboo III in the Philippines . To date he has sailed 130,000 nautical miles . In addition to his writing activities, he is active as a diver .
literature
- Wolfgang Hausner: Taboo. One man's freedom. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 1987. ISBN 978-3768805971
- Wolfgang Hausner: Atolls and Typhoons. Taboo III between hell and paradise. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 1997. ISBN 978-3768810227
- Wolfgang Hausner: Taboo III. Sailing and Adventure - Life on Seven Seas. Delius Klasing, Bielefeld 1997. ISBN 978-3768809870
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfgang Hausner in the catalog of the German National Library
- www.wolfgang-hausner.com
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hausner, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian circumnavigator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |