Mike's blog

One week to go - XIII Copa del Canal

2009-10-24T21:44:00.003+02:00

one week to go to the last regatta of the season. Giving a chance to the B crew and using a brand new asymmetrical spinnaker. hope this time it does not get cancelled due to gales like last season.

Wish us fair winds.

Summer 2009 wrap-up

2009-10-03T10:23:00.012+02:00

as previously said, facebook is killing the blog star...urrg....below some pics from this past summer...

Formula 1 in Valencia

Visiting great-greatmom and aunt Carolina & family

Formentera with the F1 gold-flakes champagne

In Brihuega for Pedro&Meredith's wedding

At Eveline's wedding day

Hiking in Tegernsee

Visit of my brother & family

Getting fixed a spliter in the foot at Attersee

Kocherlball

Tollwood

third to fifth month

2009-09-22T08:27:00.003+02:00

some snapshots from the last 8 weeks...including a hut fashion show at the end...

Four Teschendorff generations!

2009-08-22T10:17:00.004+02:00

In Valencia, Aug 20th, 2009, with grandma and great-grandpa

Ras al-Khaimah venue for the 33rd AC

2009-08-05T13:39:00.003+02:00

all rumors confirmed...the emirate Ras al-Khaimah has been chosen for the deed-of-gift regatta between Alinghi and BOR next February 8-12, 2010. (Ras al-Khaimah is just a 45min drive away from Dubai).

Oracle wants to appeal the decision, we'll see if there is not another delay....urrg...

here a short video of the venue...

Mick - snapshots around his third month b-day

2009-07-22T22:40:00.004+02:00

Launch of Alinghi's cat

2009-07-09T10:31:00.005+02:00

Impressive pics from yesterday's transport of Alinghi's cat from its hangar for its christening in Lake Geneva. Another 90ft x 90ft monster to race against Oracle's one next February 2010.

Venue will be finally disclosed August 8th. Valencia has limited options to be chosen (if any)...winds are pretty unstable in that month there and Oracle knows the field very good. I bet for Dubai (Turkey has been rumoured, too).

Anyhow, hope this mess gets over soon and we have a conventional Cup in 2012-13...I doubt it will be ever be again in Valencia...that's the main thing that drives me nuts...with better planning from Alinghi and the Spanish team/politicians...we would have had the Cup again in Valencia...grrrrr

Grandpas' visit

2009-07-06T18:41:00.004+02:00

at the Aumeister Biergarten

Odeonsplatz

Kaisergarten

Mick first two months

2009-06-28T13:00:00.001+02:00

Lago di Como

2009-06-24T14:23:00.007+02:00

There are lots of magnificient places in Europe. One of them is without doubt the Lake Como in the Lombardy.

Sabine with George Clooney's house in her back

Nic invited us over this past weekend to his parents beatiful place directly on the shoreline at Torno. Impressive house indeed. We loved it.

XXI Trofeo Peñon de Ifach

2009-06-16T19:46:00.010+02:00

As mentioned earlier, I had to pass on the initial regattas of the season (due to obvious reasons...e.g. Mick birth at 5:34am on April 10th found the B-Crew (my dad & co) in front of Tagomago fighting with an upcoming gale at the past Ruta de la Sal)).

That's why I was very much looking forward to our first real test with the A-Crew at one of the best regattas of the season, the prestigious XXI Trofeo Peñon de Ifach. A two leg regatta, Calpe-Formentera-Calpe, with a great rest day in beatiful Formentera.

Competition was tough, very good sailors indeed, but I think with the learnings of this edition and some serious training, we'll be much better next time. (standings if interested here). We also faced some heavy duty waves with Beaufort 6 winds on the second leg that round up three days of great sailing in all possible conditions.

Can't wait for the next one.

Los Marqueses - Three generations

2009-06-15T13:31:00.002+02:00

Mick - first two months

2009-06-15T11:57:00.007+02:00

First ride with his burley

herewith some pics from Mick's first two months on the road (land, sea and air) with us...we don't sleep much, but it is definitely a fantastic experience.

First sailing trip Denia to Calpe

Flying with your own bed is a piece of cake

Trekking with my bugaboo and the help of Ludwig is also fun

Malta

2009-06-09T18:02:00.007+02:00

Prime Minister residence in Valletta

some snapshots from May (biz) trips...umm...only from Malta as I placed in facebook the ones from Andorra (yes, again...first time going there out of the ski season...beatiful spring scenery) and Bern. Pretty nice island with lots of history (actually Malta consists of six islands, being Malta and Gozo the largest)...I think I will sail to here one day...

Great lunch place in St Julians

the impressive natural port of Valletta

Facebook is killing the Blog-star

2009-05-30T10:11:00.004+02:00

urrg, I need to pay attention...facebook is definitely keeping me out of posting more...it is indeed a great platform with much more interaction than this blog...ummm...anyhow...will try to keep it up...there are still good blog stories coming :-)

Why we miss Rue Montorgueil

2009-05-14T20:05:00.003+02:00

No matter the (great) places will be living in the next years, we'll always remember and miss the vibe in our awesome market street Rue Montorgueil. Right in the middle of Paris, but still with a lot of charm, a cool bobo (bourgeouis bohemian) attitude and sort of off-the-radar from the tourist crowds in the Marais or Quartier Latin, the rue Montorgueil and adyacent streets are our favourite area of Paris. Four years living there (in nummer 92) that we'll never forget.

and here the latest coolest video from the street:

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Nursing in Black Africa

2009-05-08T22:21:00.004+02:00

Very proud of my mother doing voluntary nursing work these days at the Albert Schweitzer hospital in Lambarene, Gabon. Very jealous as well of my dad, who is currently visiting her. That part of black Africa must be amazing.

A Sunday afternoon...

2009-04-28T09:47:00.004+02:00

...sometimes I love our place...(more than usual I mean)...

btw, April has been the sunniest and warmest in Germany ever...keep it on, May!

first days hanging out with Mick

2009-04-23T22:55:00.006+02:00

Still on the getting to know each other phase, but things are going quite smoothly with Mick (btw such a cutie!). So smoothly that the midwife told us that Mick was a baby "for beginners", i.e. easy going, long sleeper, limited hassle...hope it stays like this!!

Herewith some pics from the first outtings with him (first beergarden visit and first lunch outside)

Mick coming home

2009-04-18T09:09:00.004+02:00

About to go to pick up Sabine and Mick from the maternity clinic. First day home...now the reality of the new situation will definitely kick-in. Looking forward!

here some of the pics taken by the clinic photograph. pretty cute ones. and here the official one in the clinic website.

pics from Ruta de la Sal 2009

2009-04-18T08:28:00.003+02:00

Like in the past four years, this edition of the regatta Ruta de la Sal has faced cold and tough weather conditions. Eastern not the best time to visit Spain, I would say!

In average the boats have needed 12 hours more than usual to reach Ibiza (the change of course to end in San Antonio this time made the race 5nm longer, i.e. just ~45minutes, thus the tricky winds made up for the rest).

The small crew onboard ESP-6315 mastered the challenge. Hut up, dad!

Germany's Next Top Model

2009-04-17T18:57:00.004+02:00

With Sarina and Mandy

Stefan and Melanie called me to come over to the Seehaus beergarten on Wednesday evening (Sabine's and Mick's maternity clinic is conveniently located not only close to home but to the Seehaus and Chinese Tower beergartens :-) . Once there I bumped into three of the current candidates at Heidi Klum's Germany's Next Top Model, a huge hit in German television although no one claims to watch it. Me neither :-)

Although they didn't want to tell me, my theory of these three being together in Munich is that they have made it into the Top 3 finals (Sara was the third one - the show is not shown live). We'll find out in 4 weeks...

Mick Léon is here!

2009-04-14T08:33:00.009+02:00

Fantastic weekend. Mick Léon arrived a couple of days early. All went perfect. A really cute boy.

Quite big with his 4100gr and 58cm long...but apptly his size now is not correlated with his size later on. A pity .-)

Sabine and myself are extremely happy. A new exciting phase in our lives started on 10.4.2009..

Start of the sailing season 2009

2009-04-04T19:32:00.006+02:00

The spring has arrived and so has the sailing season. The Salty Route starts in 5 days.

Due to obvious reasons, I am going to pass this edition, but our vessel, ESP-6315, will be at the start with the B-crew.

Wish them good and fair winds! Go go go

Game over...

2009-04-04T17:53:00.009+02:00

...for a conventional 33rd edition of the America's Cup and for Valencia as the host venue. After almost two years of one of the most exciting editions ever, the whole momentum desafortunately is gone through BMW-Oracle's move into the courts.

Last Thursday, the NY Court of Appeals finally decided in favor of Oracle. As a result, Alinghi and BMW Oracle will now face each other, earliest 10 months from now, in a venue that Alinghi will choose and in a vessel that BOR will choose (most likely its huge trimaran).

Only way out would be an agreement between Alinghi and Oracle to allow for a conventional Cup in 2010 or 2011. Apptly there are 19 teams hoping for this (I doubt this number big time...the current financial crisis has hit most teams). But knowing that we are facing personal egos here (Bertarelli vs Ellison & Coutts), an agreement is as likely as an elephant flying in the sky...

Ellison never made it so far at the America's Cup...a dumm move from Bertarelli and the Spanish team allowed for this...a pity to have wasted the magnificient momentum of the past edition...and a bigger pity for Valencia...

At least we enjoyed the cup tremendously last time...if someone had told me years ago that the America's Cup, THE sailing event worldwide, would take place in my home town I would have declared him/her totally nuts...(here some links to the highlights, nite life, and the round robins)