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SV Nightmare, Marie+Mark Lagerstrom SE
Another ALBIN VEGA on her way around the playball. After 914 days from departing their homeport in Sweden, Marie and Mark just arrived at Durban South Africa. As Mark describes his boat: ” Yup, she’s not big or fancy or … Continue reading
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SV Windigo, Tania Davies NZ+Steve Jones GB
British yachtsman and his wife rescued after two days stranded at sea on their way from Tonga to New Zealand
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SV Rancho Relaxo,Guilermina AckermannAR+David EitzingerAT
Shipwrecked on the reef of Tetiaroa – and getting off by Digger – VIDEO David explains: We were on our way from Moorea to the Tuamotus when we hit the southern reef of Tetiaroa at around 3am local time. It … Continue reading
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SV Drifter, Coby + Arnold Lelijveld NED
SV Kira von Celle gemeinsam mit SV Drifter in Fiji, Nabouwalu Bay, Insel Ono im Oktober 2012. An diesem Ankerplatz haben Beate und Detlev Schmandt das INTERVIEW mit Coby und Arnold Lelijveld geführt und einige gemeinsame Wochen mit Grillen, Baden … Continue reading
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SV Parranda, Mariano Alvarez Lopez ES
Hanse 430e sailing with PACIFIC fitted between hull and davids
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SV Blauwe Pinquin, Ben Rutte NED
Successfully returned from a Circumnavigation after 36.000 nm, back to the home port of Amsterdam Ben Rutte and his VICTOIRE 34 made the trip around the playball during 3 years. continue
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SV Trotamar III, Juan Bassols BE
Hallo Peter, Nach über 6000 Meilen mit deinem Windpilot sind wir vor zwei Monaten in Azores angekommen. Der Windpilot war unser bester Steuermann, übrigens heißt er Timoteo und wird immer wieder von uns liebevoll für seine Arbeit gelobt. Nun wartet … Continue reading
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SV Thule, Ursula+Rainer Woehl, GER
Nach 3 jähriger Weltumsegelung ist die Familie Woehl wohlbehalten in ihrem Heimathafen Flensburg eingetroffen. Die Thule, eine im Jahre 1971 bei Abeking & Rasmussen Lemwerder in Aluminium gebaute Ketch und den heutigen Eigner verbindet eine lebenslange Geschichte. Rainer Woehl hat … Continue reading
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SV Christiania – Johan Petersen NOR
RS 10 Christiania was the 4 th vessel produced to the original Colin Archer rescue-design. (RS 2-5, 7 and 9were converted pilot-boats or other designs.) She was built in 1895 by Carl Arnold at the Christiania shipyard and was named … Continue reading
SV Olgalou – Vassilingalou
Hallo Peter! Vor vier Tagen ist unser letzter Las Palmas Besuch abgereist, mein Bruder, der uns auch die Ersatzteile von dir gebracht hat, noch mal viiiielen Dank dafür!!! Nach einer gefühlten Ewigkeit bin ich auch endlich mit einer Zeichnung für … Continue reading
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SV Blauwe Pinquin, Ben Rutte NL
After their circumnavigation of 3 years and 35.000 nm SV Blauwe Pinquin – a VICTOIRE 34 – returned safely to her homeport Amsterdam where they arrived on 28.july 2012 SV Blauwe Pinquin
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SV Silver Queen, Myles Mass US
Hi Peter, Just a quick note from the Azores. Our recently purchased Pacific Windpilot for our LAVRANOS 43 has been fantastic and steered most of the way from the Chesapeake to Bermuda and on to the Azores. Just wanted to … Continue reading
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The second-hand yacht
Just how much does it take, in terms of liquid assets, to turn dreams into reality, to convert flickering mental images of swaying fronds into real living and growing palms on a South Seas beach? And how much of the … Continue reading
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