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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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SV Passage – Bud Bliemeister US
CIRCUMNAVIGATION NEARLY COMPLETED Peter, I need to order some parts for my trusty old Windpilot Pacific. We left Hawaii ten years ago on our Peterson 44 and have only one leg remaining (Tahiti to Hawaii) to complete our circumnavigation. The … Continue reading
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Circumnavigation part 3
In our dreams Waterproofs, I would suggest, do not to feature much in most dreams of sailing around the world: fair winds, following seas and capable, entertaining (as you will) and steadfast company are much more the order of the … Continue reading
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SV Tamata – Matt Lansdown US
NEW YORK to PANAMA Hi Peter, now we have put around 1700nm on the vane, we left from rhode island in early november and are now in Bocas del toro, panama. we have solidly tested the windpilot in a wide … Continue reading
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SV Athos – Marie+Raoul Boisrame FRA
Hi Peter, We thank you for your help throught the “Gros Dave” the Pacific windpilot. Our travel Le Grau du Roi to Martigues, by road it’s near 50 km!!! For Athos it was 1660 days & 13000 Nm!! Grau du … Continue reading
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