Category Archives: Blogs

Peter’s fleet – Part 4

Posted on November 20, 2024 by peter

A VERTUE EMERGENCY Peter’s fleet – Part 4

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Vertue #219 – Laurent Giles – for sale: €24,500

Posted on November 20, 2024 by peter

ALUMINIUM WERFTBAU UNTER LIZENZ VON LAURENT GILES UK Making a yacht a reality as a one-off takes great conviction and a dream inspiring enough to keep the principal enthralled until hull meets water. Deep pockets help too, of course: such … Continue reading →

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Global Class 5.80 – Don McIntyre

Posted on November 14, 2024 by peter

BIG STICK MARKETING – AND THE CONSEQUENCES BE DAMNED MARKETING MIT DER BRECHSTANGE – NICHT UNBEDINGT ZUM VORTEIL FÜR SEGLER Global Class 5.80

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The Royal Road

Posted on November 7, 2024 by peter

SPREADING THE MESSAGE TO THE SAILING PUBLIC
 Errors and omissions excepted
 DER SCHLÜSSEL ZUM SEGLERKOPF INTERESSENLAGEN UND MISSLICHKEITEN The Royal Road

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Hands – free

Posted on October 15, 2023 by peter

DEVICES AND BACKUPS – THE SHORT VERSION Hands-free

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SV Puffin – Ian Herbert-Jones UK

Posted on April 21, 2023 by peter

HYDROVANE – JSD DROGUE – DON’S RUSSIAN ROULETTE?
 HYDROVANE – JSD DROGUE – DON´S RUSSISCHES ROULETTE? The Loss of the Puffin

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SV Jonathan – Caro + Mark van de Weg NED

Posted on April 4, 2023 by peter

PUFFIN’S ANGEL IN PATAGONIA Ian Herbert-Jones

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Golden Globe Race – Susanne Huber-Curphey

Posted on March 7, 2023 by peter

REFLECTIONS, QUESTIONS AND ANALYSIS Susanne Huber-Curphey

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Peterese

Posted on March 2, 2023 by peter

18 BOOKS IN 24 MONTHS! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?
 Peterese

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SV Olleanna – Jeremy Bagshaw ZA

Posted on January 16, 2023 by peter

20.000 SM OF SAILING – CAPE TOWN – LES SABLES – HOBART Jeremy Bagshaw

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SV Tiama – Dustin Reynolds US

Posted on January 14, 2023 by peter

SINGLEHAND ROUND THE WORLD – ONE ARM AND ONE LEG ONLY A tragic yet inspiring story. On 18 October 2008, Dustin lost an arm and a leg in a traffic accident caused by a drunk driver in Hawaii. He didn’t … Continue reading →

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SV Pingo – Mike Smith Au

Posted on January 13, 2023 by peter

THE LOOSE ENDS OF A CHRISTMAS TALE On 25 December 2021, I posted a Christmas tale about Michael Date on my blog following his decision to withdraw from the entry list for the GGR 2022. A year or so later, I would … Continue reading →

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SV Suntory Mermaid III – Kenichi Horie JP

Posted on January 10, 2023 by peter

WINNER OF BLUE WATER MEDAL – CRUISING CLUB OF AMERICA Kenichi Horie, Japan’s best known ocean sailor, has been named winner of the 2022 Blue Water Medal by the Cruising Club of America (CCA) for a lifetime of ocean-crossing achievement. … Continue reading →

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SV Chamade – Sylvie Cphen + Marc Decrey CH

Posted on December 24, 2022 by peter

VERDI – LA TRAVIATA – OVNI 365 – ET LA GRAND MER Magnifique évocation de notre attitude aujourd’hui en cette veillée de Noël. Cela fait 21 jours que nous sommes en pleine mer et il en faudra encore de nombreux … Continue reading →

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SV Dutch – Sebastiaan Ambtman NED

Posted on December 7, 2022 by peter

LONGDISTANCE CRUISING ON BREEHORN 37 – NOW BOREAL 44 Dear Peter, It has been a few years since we were in contact. We used our Windpilot on our Breehorn 37 ‘Pjotter’ (www.pjotterpassages.com) a great deal. We have now bought a … Continue reading →

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SV Dutch – Sebastiaan Ambtman NED

Posted on December 7, 2022 by peter

BOREAL 44 – TRANSATLANTIC WITH FAMILY YT CHANNEL

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SV Blue Water – Mikael Olund SWE

Posted on December 7, 2022 by peter

ALLEGRO 33 SAILING TO SURINAM Hello Peter! Thank you for a great produkt. I have now used it for approx 12 000 miles. But now I have a problem to make it funktion properly. It seems like the inner pushrod … Continue reading →

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SV Melody – John Eriksson SE

Posted on December 7, 2022 by peter

HAVSFIDRA 20 – UNDERWAY WITH PACIFIC LIGHT SINCE 10 YEARS Good Day Peter! Windpilot Pacifica Light working great! I just wanted to say i have tried the windvane quite a bit now and it works great! Holds its course in … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons

Posted on December 7, 2022 by peter

ALONE OR, PREFERABLY, NOT
 Life works best in a pair. 
For anything else 
 To give real satisfaction 
 Is really decidedly rare. 

 Life Lessons

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JSD Drogue

Posted on December 7, 2022 by peter

SHANE FREEMAN PRACTISING THE JSD DROGE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC A multi-facted, and complex discussion, where theory and praxis can vary a lot. JSD Drogue

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