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SV Wadda, Margaret + Moe from North Dakota US
Current Location: Las Brisas, Panama City Greetings to all our readers and visitors. We travelled to Gamboa then boarded a canopied panga (long thin dinghy with large outboard), were soon under the old Gamboa bridge and out in the Panama … Continue reading
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Sponsoring – competing priorities
The pearl of marketing re-examined in the context of windvane steering systems. I made my confession on 28 December 2008 on the German YachtForum board: Laura Dekker was not a familiar name at the time, just a girl who came … Continue reading
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SV Bika, Nina+Henrik Nor Hansen NOR
Norwegian couple, sailing Bika, a Contessa 26, around the world. We left Norway in 2005, and are currently sailing down the Mexican coast. Nihilism and Photography. Most places aren’t really that interesting. I’m stating this as a fact: it’s mainstream … Continue reading
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SV Yovo, Bruno Daguzan FRA
Jeanneau Sun Legende 41 autour du monde. Started at her homeport in France 2007 passed Gibraltar towards the Canaries later the year to go West in the same winter. Visiting the Antilles, Curacao, Trinidad, Venezuele, La Tortuga and Les Roques … Continue reading
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SV Nada, Stine + Andreas SWE
Laurin 31 ketch rigged built in 1968 needed some careful upgrade and restauration before the start for her Atlantic circle some time in summer 2010. The boat is being performed by a Windpilot Atlantic auxiliary rudder system of 1973. The … Continue reading
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SV Felicia, Tomas Larsson SWE
Laurin 32 started from her homeport in Stockholm in summer 2010 and excaped to the South. Passed Guernsey late october to pass the Bay of Biscay late season. Arrived in the Canaries mid of november to head West in december. … Continue reading
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SV Ballerina, Gesa+Onno Hurdelbrink GER
Baltic 51 mit Windpilot Pacific, die über die Notpinne steuert. Sehr geehrter Herr Förthmann, sind gut auf den kapverden angekommen. Nach unserem start sollte nun auch der windpilot zum einsatz kommen. Nach wenigen vergeblichen Versuchen klappte es und wir waren … Continue reading
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SV Swan of Tuonela, Judy+Anthony Gifford CAN
Bruce Roberts 45 started from her homeport in Ontario, Canada sometime in 2007, slowly sailed down the Eastcoast of the United States, entering warmer waters quite a time later, went snorkelling in the Bahamas and entered the Carribbean waters afterwards. … Continue reading
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SV Forty Two, Mercedes+Carsten Borchardt GER
Mercedes and Carsten first met in 2000 at the Baltic Germany during sailing . It just took some months to realize that they were destined to walk together. Soon afterwards they decided to have a plan, the idea of a … Continue reading
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SV Mingming, Roger Taylor UK during JESTER CHALLENGE 2010
Roger Taylor is an experiences yachtsman undertaking extended cruises in Northern waters.His tiny Corribee 21 fitted with Pacific Light has taken part to the JESTER CHALLENGE 2010, however retired and ended with broken rib at Greenlands coast. Follow Rogers adventures … Continue reading
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SV Civetta, Vlado Porvaznik, Palo Prepiak, Alan Böhm Slovakia
Slovenian Reja 35 on her Atlantic crossing in summer 2010, starting in Guadeloupe, passing the Azores towards Gibraltar and her homeport in Slovakia. A carefully cut video showing life above and below water…
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SV Silver Cloud – Protokoll eines Hurrikans
Dies ist die Geschichte eines amerikanisch – gualtemaltekischen Pärchens Gory und Ovi Sacasan, die sich vor 5 Jahren entschlossen hatten, ihren Träume ein Zuhause zu verschaffen. Sie kauften ein solides älteres Schiff, eine PEARSON 40 Kompositbau und machten sich an … Continue reading
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SV Riddle, Egenolf van Stein Callenfels NL
Atlantic 43 and his owner made interesting trips in European waters. Egenolf is writer for the Dutch Online Magazine ZILTMAGAZINE and just recently published his trip to the Lofoten in 2010. “Het Licht van de Lofoten lonkt”. De stilte, de … Continue reading
Part artwork, part boat – literally!
French artist Julien Berthier has designed a fully functional boat to look as if it is sinking. The 6.5m (21ft) yacht was cut in half with a new keel and motor added so it remains in the sinking position while … Continue reading
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SV Athos, Marie Ange+Raoul Boisrame FRA
Caroff 12m Ile Disko autour du monde, a ce moment en Senegal, equipee avec un Windpilot Pacific. Raoul est auteur pour le site de la Grand Croisiere, visitez SVP ici
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X-Mas Greetings, the snow courier driver
This is Herbert, 76 year old and still far away from retirement which is why he is using 4 rather than just 2 hands – to get ready with the work – of manufacturing Windpilot pushrods – to drive his … Continue reading
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SV Mira, Marion+Rene Jenss GER
German built aluminium Reinke 13m started from her homeport in 2008, sailed South to West Afrika, crossed the South Atlantic ocean in 2009 and is cruising in Brasilian waters at this time. Continue their adventures in German language here please
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SV Calafell, Humberto el Holandès Errante
Halycon 27 travelling around the ball with 70.000 nm behind her keel Singlehander Humberto and his dog on her way for new adventures, now since many years Lunes 8 Noviembre 2010. Nou,graag natuurlijk. Na het K.R.O. programma van 7 november, … Continue reading
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SV Pjotter, Rhiannon Davies+Sebastiaan Ambtman NL
Breehorn 37 and her owners left her homeport in Den Helder for a two year Atlantic circle. Rhiannon Davies was born in Cambridge, Massachusstes, USA, Sebastiaan Ambtman was born in Den Helder, Netherlands to a Dutch father and Indonesian mother. … Continue reading
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