Category Archives: Blogs
SV Puffin – Ian Herbert-Jones UK
HYDROVANE – JSD DROGUE – DON’S RUSSIAN ROULETTE? HYDROVANE – JSD DROGUE – DON´S RUSSISCHES ROULETTE? The Loss of the Puffin
SV Jonathan – Caro + Mark van de Weg NED
PUFFIN’S ANGEL IN PATAGONIA Ian Herbert-Jones
Golden Globe Race – Susanne Huber-Curphey
REFLECTIONS, QUESTIONS AND ANALYSIS Susanne Huber-Curphey
Peterese
18 BOOKS IN 24 MONTHS! HOW DID THAT HAPPEN? Peterese
SV Olleanna – Jeremy Bagshaw ZA
20.000 SM OF SAILING – CAPE TOWN – LES SABLES – HOBART Jeremy Bagshaw
SV Tiama – Dustin Reynolds US
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
SV Pingo – Mike Smith Au
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
SV Suntory Mermaid III – Kenichi Horie JP
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
SV Chamade – Sylvie Cphen + Marc Decrey CH
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
SV Dutch – Sebastiaan Ambtman NED
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
SV Dutch – Sebastiaan Ambtman NED
BOREAL 44 – TRANSATLANTIC WITH FAMILY YT CHANNEL
SV Blue Water – Mikael Olund SWE
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
SV Melody – John Eriksson SE
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
Life Lessons
ALONE OR, PREFERABLY, NOT Life works best in a pair. For anything else To give real satisfaction Is really decidedly rare. Life Lessons
JSD Drogue
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
SV Jonathan – Caro + Marc van de Weg NED
JONATHAN JUST ARRIVED IN PUERTO WILLIAMS – CHILE Hi Peter, A few days ago we arrived in Puerto Williams from the Pacific. We had an uneventful crossing from Rapa Iti in the Austral Islands. Sure we had some weather but … Continue reading
Pacific – Pacific Plus
ABOUT CHOICES Pacific – Pacific Plus
Golden Globe Race – SV Asteria – Tapio Lehtinen – Update 28.nov.2022
REFLECTIONS ON THE LOSS OF ASTERIA Tapio Lehtinen
SV Oldbones – Peter Matthew US
GILES 30 AND WINDPILOT STILL IN LOVE AFTER 45 YEARS OF SAILING Good day Peter. Aye have lost my vane on my boat old bones. And we know you not made this wide vain for decades. So am am asking … Continue reading
SV Dutch – Sebastiaan Ambtman NED
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‘ a great deal. We have now bought a Boreal … Continue reading