Category Archives: Blue water

SV Asevao – David Jolivet FRA

Posted on August 30, 2022 by peter

GARCIA PASSOA 46 – ARRIVED IN HORTA Hi Peter, between the problems with the COVID and the manufacturing of the custom-made support part for the Windpilot and the Watt&Sea, it took me a long time before I install the Windpilot… … Continue reading →

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The Orcas – again

Posted on August 17, 2022 by peter

WISHFUL THINKING ABOUT GOOD BOAT BUILDING TRADITIONS? The riddle of the Orcas

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SV Polonez – Krzysztof Baranowski PL

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

TWO LEGENDS ON THE ROAD – NO THREE! Krzysztof Baranowski

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SV Otter II – Jean + Mario Lumaye BE

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

CIRCUMNAVIGATION – THREE TIMES – ARZAL de MORBIHAN After an Iridium call for help from the South Atlantic, an unconventional repair, the Windpilot stern ornament eventually made it through to its third circumnavigation of the globe, albeit not as visually … Continue reading →

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SV Dutch – Sebastiaan Ambtman NED

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

BOREAL 44 – TRANSATLANTIC WITH FAMILY YT CHANNEL

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Selfsteering installation and usage tips

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

COLIN SPEEDIE – ATTAINABLE ADVENTURE CRUISING Morganscloud

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SV Blue Marlin – Frédéric Giraldi FR

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

TWO TIMES FROM MARSEILLE TO NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE Bonjour, J’ai du vous acheter mon premier WindPilot en 1997, après avoir discuté avec vous au salon nautique de Paris, c’était un Pacific Plus et il m’a emmené jusqu’à Cairn en Australie sans … Continue reading →

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SV Dada Tux – Helen Heutschi + Hansueli Schwaninger CH

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

ON AN UNUSUAL COURSE SOUTH – SAN FRANCISCO – SAN DIEGO The Dada Tux has been moored in Emerycove Marina for a good three weeks. We are very comfortable here, nestled between live-aboard motor yachts with Eric and Lisa on … Continue reading →

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SV Oldbones – Peter Matthew US

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

GILES 30 AND WINDPILOT STILL IN LOVE AFTER 45 YEARS OF SAILINGGood 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 please … Continue reading →

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SV Dutch – Sebastiaan Ambtman NED

Posted on August 9, 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 September – Elgard + Klaus Tischhauser CH

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

REINKE HYDRA SC – WELTUMSEGELUNG SEIT 2016 Hello Mr Förthmann We arrived in Horta a few days ago after 20 days at sea coming from Norfolk/Virginia. Shortly after arrival, a friendly gentleman approached us and asked if everything was OK … Continue reading →

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SV Blue Water – Mikael Olund SWE

Posted on August 9, 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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Webmailor – Patrick Losert GER

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

DEVELOPED BY THE SAILOR – IRIDIUM GO CAN NOW WWW Internet connection for sailors on the move – that’s what sailors dream of. Patrick Losert, digital nomad and on the move by ship in the Pacific, currently visiting home, plans … Continue reading →

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Trouble afloat – Orca attacks – rudder failure

Posted on March 26, 2021 by peter

INCIDENT # 4 – RUDDER DISABLED BY ORCA ATTACK OFF PORTUGAL Trouble afloat

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Rudder = Heart

Posted on July 5, 2020 by peter

THE RUDDER – HEART OF THE BOAT Rudder = Heart

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Sint Maarten – Covic 19 update

Posted on April 9, 2020 by peter

CHARLES DOANE – WAVETRAIN – UPDATE FOR ST MAARTEN NED. ANT St. Maarten – Covic

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Hydrovane – Windpilot

Posted on April 28, 2018 by peter

WINDPILOT – PROPERLY EFFECTIVE WINDVANE STEERING SYSTEMS Hydrovane

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Longue Route 2018

Posted on November 25, 2017 by peter

GENESIS OF THE LONGUE ROUTE 2018 To plagiarize shamelessly Jack London – or his wife Charmian, both wrote exactly the same sentence without specifying the author – “it’s all the fault of Captain Joshua Slocum and his ship the Spray!” … Continue reading →

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Golden Globe Race 2018 – Longue Route 2018

Posted on November 16, 2017 by peter

THE EARLY BIRD AND THE WORM The time is racing away. Watch out or you might find yourself left behind, washed up – a social outcast even. You have to keep up, everyone says so. Perhaps there’s comfort to be … Continue reading →

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From Aries to Windpilot

Posted on September 22, 2017 by peter

THE CHANGE FROM ARIES TO WINDPILOT MADE SIMPLE As the years have passed, innumerable UK-based boats that once had an Aries in pride of place have switched to the Windpilot Pacific. The differences are striking – time marches on (at … Continue reading →

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