born in 1952; grown up in Erlangen and Bubenreuth
1972 leaving school graduated with A-Level
1972-1974 joining army, discharged as Lieutenant
1974-1976 study of Maths and Physics at the university of Erlangen
1976-1980 study of Theology in Erlangen and Göttingen
1981 Marriage with Birgit Moosburger
1980-1982 preparing service in Erlangen St. Johannis
1982-1988 Pastor in Cadolzburg II and Zautendorf
1986 Birth of son Michael
1988-1994 Pastor of the German Speaking Congregation of Nigeria
1994-2017 Pastor in Küps
2013 divorced
2017 retired
Qualifications:
1971 first sailing in Friesland/Netherlands, A-Certificate
2012 Certificate for inland water and sea
Short Range Certificate, Short Range Certificate for inland water
2013 Certificate für Emergency Signals, Long Range Certificate, Offshore
Certificate
2016 Preparing for High Sea Certificate
2012 Southern Baltic Sea
2013 Mediterranian Sea (Toscana, Elba)
2014 Mediterranian Sea (Toscana, Elba)
2015 Ionian See
2016 Southern Baltic Sea
Flensburg-Kiel-Cuxhaven-Helgoland-Hamburg
Ionian Sea
2017 Ionian Sea, Golf of Patras and Korinth
2018 Korfu, Ionian Sea, Surrounding the Peleponnes
2019 Albanian coast till Vlore, rounding Peleponnes, Saronic Golf
2020 Golf of Patras and Korinth, Aegean Sea androunding the Peleponnes
2021 Ionian Sea, to Crete and back
2022 Ionian Sea from Corfu to Zakynthos, Golfof Patras and Korinth
2023 Peleponnes, Saronic Golf, Evia Island, Northen Dodekanes Islands, Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki
about 17,000 nm