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Draken Harald Hårfagre – The construction of a Viking Drago
KONSTRUKTION UND BAU AUF DEM WEG NACH AMERIKA
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SV Elenya – Jim Dilley NZ
REFERENZ FÜR 23 JAHRE 150.000 SM SEGELN MIT WINDPILOT I have used a WindPilot Pacific for about 23 years. Have covered about 150,000 miles in that time. The gear has been fitted to our 26′ Warsash One Design for its … Continue reading
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Signs of Life
Rolling out of bed at 5 a.m. this morning, my first port of call was the sofa and a quick glance at the night’s incoming e-mail. One particular message caught my eye: Good evening Peter, Are you no longer among us? … Continue reading
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Windpilot USA
IN THE LAND OF SHARP ELBOWS Time passes in the New World just as it does in the old and people are people wherever they are. That, however, has never stopped some from playing up the differences and making believe … Continue reading
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van de Stadt 36 ZEEHOND – for sale – SOLD
SV SPICA – berthed RAIATEA/POLYNESIEN – for sale due to sickness of owner Van de Stadt 36 Zeehond Rundspant Mittelcockpit Built 1984, boat yard professional reconditioned 2012 11,00 x 3,55 x 2,10 m Verdrängung ca. 12 t Wheel steering mech. … Continue reading
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SV Irene – Pat + Dick Morris UK
LIVING BIG ON A SMALL BUDGET Iits just a few weeks ago when I have got the following mail: Good Morning Peter, I have had a ‘Pacific’ for many years and it continues to work to perfection. It has, however, … Continue reading
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SV Sea Canary – Bob Parry UK
AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND This time instead of returning to Cape Town ( from the Canaries via Brazil ), I intend to moor in European waters (maybe La Gomera ). I am returning to Cape Town in two weeks … Continue reading
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SV Raya – Frans Swart NED
16 YEARS and 70.000 Miles Dear Peter, In 1992 I bought from you a Pacific Plus for our Koopmans 43ft.centreboard. My wife and I are back now from a 16 years sailing around the world trip. We have done around … Continue reading
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SV Golden Hind IV – James Howard CA
PREPARATION FOR THE VIC-MAUI-INTERNATIONAL-RACE
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Aries – The bad weather problem – no basis in fact
THE CURIOUS (Tall) TALE OF THE “BAD WEATHER PROBLEM” An unmistakeable and respected symbol of the bluewater tradition, the Aries vane gear has come to occupy a special place in the history of windvane steering systems. The 1960s were drawing … Continue reading
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SV Carpe Diem – Guido Dwersteg GER
GUIDOS SAILING CHANNEL further Videos of Guidos Sailing Channel selection
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SV Tamata – Kate MacBain + Matt Lansdown US
RACING THE DOLPHINS Racing Dolphins from Kate MacBain on Vimeo.
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SV SantaPaz – Lucas Tauil de Freitag Brazil
WORLDCRUISING IN PICTURES and WITH KIDS continue here
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SV Tamata – Kate MacBain + Matt Lansdown US
WindPilot from Kate MacBain on Vimeo.
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Cayman Island – kiss the stingray
ALONE WITH THE STINGRAY – REALLY !
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Circumnavigation part 4
HOME AGAIN … AND THEN WHAT ? The last few miles pass in a flash and then it’s a headlong plunge into a joyous, welcoming throng of loved-ones, friends and family. Even ancient distant relations never normally to be seen … Continue reading
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SV Monsterpiu – Adriana Diaz – Jayme Santos Souza BR
MAROC – ESCAPE FROM PARADISE This was my fourth time in Magrebh. We enter in Morroco at MARINA SMIR. After one week we decide to visit El-Jebha an ancient fishing port 47 miles east of Smir. when we clear out … Continue reading
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SV Tamata – Matt Lansdown US
Before we installed our self-steering wind vane, the flashiest things on the boat were our brightly colored-coded reefing lines. Now we not only have a contemporary German kinetic sculpture attached to our transom but also a third form of steering … Continue reading
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