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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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SV High Flight – Wolfgang Jauss GER
CATAMARAN Bloadblue 435 on her way from CABO VERDE to TRINIDAD
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SV Civetta II – Vlado Porvaznik SLO
WOLRD TOUR – PANAMA – POLYNESIA – SOUTH AFRICA
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Social evolution amongst yachtsmen
SOCIAL INTERACTIONS and SOCIABILITY The ground rules for successful social interaction are impressed on us repeatedly from our very earliest days: be polite, no hitting or pinching, be helpful, be kind and share share share… All amenable social interaction unfolds … Continue reading
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Circumnavigation # 2
ALL THE WAY AROUND … WHAT? Haparanda: remote, mysterious, alluring… and located at the very top of the Baltic, so best enjoyed with the aid of some friendly sunshine. It’s really all about the journey, as every wise mariner knows, … Continue reading
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SV Admetus – Belinda+David Sturm AT
THREE YEARS DONE – HALF WAY ROUND Small boat on a long journey, Belinda, David and their SADLER 32 entered the Pacific at the beginning of the year 2014, visiting Polynesia, Tuamotus and other archipelago, tried kite surfing in Maupiti … Continue reading
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HR 42 Ketch – for sale – occasion – SOLD
SV KIRA VON CELLE 12,93 x 3,98 x 2,05m, OE Design, Baunummer # 77, Bj 1983, Totalrefit 2002 – 2004, vast documentation and expertise available Yanmar 4HJ4-E 56 PS in 2007 Vetus Bow thruster fully equipped incl. Radar, Plotter, AIS, … Continue reading
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Circumnavigation # 1
HIGHS, LOWS and MYTHS Few utterances stir the soul and spirit of a sailor like the word “circumnavigation”, the visible tip of a vast iceberg mighty enough in the mind of most seafaring folk to change careers, restructure financial priorities … Continue reading
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SV Suditude – Jean Claude Fleuret CH
PASSAGE TRINIDAD TO CHILE Hello Peter, Beautiful your pilot; we are now in Valdivia, all the time performed by your invention! Perfection even in weak wind and strong ! More finesse than the Windsurf, more beautiful, a lot of positiv … Continue reading
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SV NatHape – Nathalie + Hans Peter CH
If websites go travelling Travelling the world, does not necessarily require to leaving the home. Sometimes it is enough to open an appropriate website to travel thousands of kilometers. This should be a website for this purpose. We want our … Continue reading
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Windpilot – back to our Roots
WINDPILOT – OUR ENGLISH ROOTS The history of Windpilot since the company changed hands in 1976 is quite well-known, largely because of the unusual nature of the transaction: a straight swap, agreed on the spur of the moment while sailing, … Continue reading
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SV Civetta – Vlado Porvaznik SLO
A video that came in from my friend Vlado – whom I have never met since decades – but with whom I feel to be a close friend as we are very apparently very close in our mind – since … Continue reading
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Hinckley Picnic Boat – JetStick – Tom Serrao
BACK TO EARTH WITH A BUMP – experiences of an owner A blog about motorboats? Are you serious? Why would sailors want to read about stinkboats? We know what they’re like, we know we don’t like them and that, frankly, … Continue reading
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SV Olgalou – Inga + Vassil Beitz GER
Inga+Vassil married twice – aboard and ashore Inga is a longterm cartoonist on this Windpilot Blog since years. She has illustrated quite a few pages and our friendly relationship is lasting for years – basicly since they contacted me by … Continue reading