⏳ Wow, unbelievable but true! Exactly 30 years ago, in 1996, I began my career as an extreme sailor. How time flies!
After my official farewell ceremony at Vienna City Hall, where I received the City of Vienna’s Medal of Honor 🏅, I had numerous press appointments and was extremely nervous! Virtually all the major Austrian media outlets reported that a civil servant tram driver for Wiener Linien was giving up his job 🚊, i.e. his secure life, to become the first Austrian to sail around the world single-handed on a sailboat just 7.5 meters long. ⛵
Flash forward to 2026. In light of my experiences over the past 30 years, based on my courage to change and the upcoming launch of ANT ARCTIC LAB 🌏, my successes but also my failures, I would like to encourage all of you, my fans and followers, and say to you, “Live your dreams, don’t be afraid of change!” 🚀 Life flies by, and in the end, we are left with memories of a life lived with all its ups and downs, victories and defeats, or we are left with a long list of ideas that were never realized, projects that were never attempted, and with them, many “what ifs.”
🌟 I sincerely hope that over the past 30 years I have encouraged many people to “live their lives,” to realize their dreams so that they can say afterwards, “It was just great, a fulfilling life,” or even “I tried, but it was different than I thought,” or “It just wasn’t meant to be!” 🌟
In any case, you are left with the certainty of having pursued your dreams, ideas, and visions, and that alone is an indescribably great feeling😊. That’s why I can’t wait to set sail again to try the impossible. 💪⛵🌏
