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Peter’s fleet – Part 4
A VERTUE EMERGENCY Peter’s fleet – Part 4
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Vertue #219 – Laurent Giles – for sale: €24,500
ALUMINIUM WERFTBAU UNTER LIZENZ VON LAURENT GILES UK Making a yacht a reality as a one-off takes great conviction and a dream inspiring enough to keep the principal enthralled until hull meets water. Deep pockets help too, of course: such … Continue reading
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Global Class 5.80 – Don McIntyre
BIG STICK MARKETING – AND THE CONSEQUENCES BE DAMNED MARKETING MIT DER BRECHSTANGE – NICHT UNBEDINGT ZUM VORTEIL FÜR SEGLER Global Class 5.80
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The Royal Road
SPREADING THE MESSAGE TO THE SAILING PUBLIC Errors and omissions excepted DER SCHLÜSSEL ZUM SEGLERKOPF INTERESSENLAGEN UND MISSLICHKEITEN The Royal Road
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Hands – free
DEVICES AND BACKUPS – THE SHORT VERSION Hands-free
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Golden Globe Race – Windvane Report #2
DON´S PYRRHIC VICTORY – OR SHOULD WE CALL IT A “LEARNING OPPORTUNITY”? DON´S PYRRHUSSIEG – ODER EINE LEHRSTUNDE? Don’s Pyrrhic Victory
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SV Bayanat – Abhilash Tomy IND
REFLECTIONS AND THE INDIAN SOUL Abhilash Tomy
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SV Puffin – Ian Herbert-Jones UK
HYDROVANE – JSD DROGUE – DON’S RUSSIAN ROULETTE? HYDROVANE – JSD DROGUE – DON´S RUSSISCHES ROULETTE? The Loss of the Puffin
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2022 – There goes another one
GROUNDHOG YEAR – REFLECTIONS – ARTISTRY 2022 – There goes another one
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SV Jonathan – Caro + Mark van de Weg NED
PUFFIN’S ANGEL IN PATAGONIA Ian Herbert-Jones
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Golden Globe Race – Susanne Huber-Curphey
REFLECTIONS, QUESTIONS AND ANALYSIS Susanne Huber-Curphey
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Une vie dans le lit du vent
WINDPILOT BOOKS – LIVRE # 18 Une vie dans le lit du vent
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Peterese
18 BOOKS IN 24 MONTHS! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? Peterese
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Peter and the Big Boy’s Toys
BOB THE BUILDER COMES TO HAMBURG Big Boy’s Toys
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SV Olleanna – Jeremy Bagshaw ZA
20.000 SM OF SAILING – CAPE TOWN – LES SABLES – HOBART Jeremy Bagshaw
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SV Tiama – Dustin Reynolds US
SINGLEHAND ROUND THE WORLD – ONE ARM AND ONE LEG ONLY A tragic yet inspiring story. On 18 October 2008, Dustin lost an arm and a leg in a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver in Hawaii. He didn’t … Continue reading
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SV Pingo – Mike Smith Au
THE LOOSE ENDS OF A CHRISTMAS TALE On 25 December 2021, I posted a Christmas tale about Michael Date on my blog following his decision to withdraw from the entry list for the GGR 2022. A year or so later, I would … Continue reading
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SV Suntory Mermaid III – Kenichi Horie JP
WINNER OF BLUE WATER MEDAL – CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA Kenichi Horie, Japan’s best known ocean sailor, has been named winner of the 2022 Blue Water Medal by the Cruising Club of America (CCA) for a lifetime of ocean-crossing achievement. … Continue reading
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Aries – Peter Mathiessen Brazil – UPDATE
BACK TO THE FUTURE Peter Mathiessen´s comment of today 09.01.2023: Peter Matthiessen no longer owns Aries, so it isn’t immediately obvious why the Bad Weather Problem (and its stubborn refusal to manifest itself in the real world – see, for … Continue reading
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SV Chamade – Sylvie Cphen + Marc Decrey CH
VERDI – LA TRAVIATA – OVNI 365 – ET LA GRAND MER Magnifique évocation de notre attitude aujourd’hui en cette veillée de Noël. Cela fait 21 jours que nous sommes en pleine mer et il en faudra encore de nombreux … Continue reading
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