Author Archives: peter

LE RÊVE… Voyager à la voile… c’est concrétiser mon rêve de gamin qui préférait dévorer des récits de navigateurs : “le voyage de Damien” et “la Longue route” – plutôt que de travailler correctement au lycée. Aujourd’hui, jeune retraité, le … Continue reading →

Bienvenue sur le blog de CERCAMON relatant notre VOYAGE EN VOILIER, avec nos récits, photos, et quelques conseils pratiques. Ci-dessous, vous trouverez un rapide descriptif de notre escale actuelle, suivi d’une présentation générale de notre parcours et de l’agencement de … Continue reading →

World travelling Doctor always around to supporting people in need, In Sri Lanka, Uganda, Myanmar, now preparing for some extended cruising with his aluminium van de Stadt 40 Caribbean, departing from her homeport in Germany in summer 2011. Please have … Continue reading →

15.December 2010, position: 13-03 Nord und 48-40 West, erhalten wir diese Sailmail: Lieber Peter Foerthmann, haben Sie vielen Dank für Ihre guten Ratschläge in den letzten zwei Tagen. Dass der Hersteller von sich selbst sagt, er sei immer nur ein … Continue reading →

You can’t miss St.Lucia if appoaching from the south; the two Pitonsare the island’s national trademark and even the beer is named after them. We anchored in Marigot Bay and suffered from a complete culture shock. This is the first … Continue reading →

On a mis en place une navigation simple: C’est vers l’horizon que pointe l’étrave de nos voiliers. C’est sur la barre de navigation horizontale en bas de l’écran que vous trouverez les rubriques qui seront toujours présentes sur le site. … Continue reading →

Sparkman & Stephens designed, Italian built Sciarelli 47 got a brand new Windpilot Pacific Plus sometime in 2009. Both her owners travelled to Hamburg to visit the Windpilot workshop – here is the picture gallery about their visit – and … Continue reading →

Swedish built Laurin31 cruising since 2003 in European waters, a Windpilot Pacific at her transom. Kenth Graff: Windpiloten vet vi sen gammalt att det fungerar klanderfritt, så det var inget svårt beslut att ta bort det gammla hydrovane, och ersätta … Continue reading →

Dutch built steel van de Stadt Seal, many years old has been purchased by German family some time 3 years ago. After upgrading the boat the entire family got started for a 3 years circumnavigation, currently staying in South Africa, … Continue reading →

French built Ovni 435, brandnew built and launched in Les Sable d´Olonnes in 2009 is heading West via Madeira, the Canaries and Cape Verdies to follow the dreams of her owners couple. A Windpilot Pacific MF3 is being fitted. Please … Continue reading →

Pretty old Austrian built Sunbeam 30 completed the Atlantic Circle within 18 months successfully, an 35 year old stainless Windpilot Pacific at her transom. Please have a look at her huge picture gallery telling perhaps more rather than stories – … Continue reading →

A Voyage To Greenland In “Polaris”, Part 2 Two weeks ago we published the first of a three part photo essay by our friend and and incredibly talented photographer, Michael Haferkamp, who, together with Martina, has just spent 18 months … Continue reading →

legendary French steel built DAMIENII did a lot of ocean cruising during decades. Former German journalist converted his life towards a liveaboard sailing his boat singlehand during many years, mainly in Pacific areas. Peter is author of many books and … Continue reading →

German built steel SkorpionII, many years old has been reconverted by its todays owner to newest standarts. Boat and owner departed from their homeport in Germany in summer 2010, passing Rein upwards, Rhone downwards and left Port St. Louis in … Continue reading →

aluminium built van de Stadt Madeira 46 left her homeport in NL sometime in summer 2009, took a circle in the Med, passed Gibraltar, Madeira the Canaries and is currently in the Cap Verdes en route to Surinam, Tobago, Curacao, … Continue reading →