Category Archives: Equipment

Instrument carrier

Posted on November 25, 2024 by peter

PROFESSIONAL SOLUTIONS – DIY – NO PLEASE NO Instrument carrier

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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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Aries – Peter Mathiessen Brazil – UPDATE

Posted on January 9, 2023 by peter

BACK TO THE FUTURE Peter Mathiessen´s comment of today 09.01.2023: Peter Matthiessen no longer owns Aries, so it isn’t immediately obvious why the Bad Weather Problem (and its stubborn refusal to manifest itself in the real world – see, for … Continue reading →

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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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Pacific – Pacific Plus

Posted on December 4, 2022 by peter

ABOUT CHOICES Pacific – Pacific Plus

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SV Blue Water – Mikael Olund SWE

Posted on October 21, 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 Kareela – David Williams UK

Posted on October 21, 2022 by peter

SMART IMPROVEMENTS ON CONTESSA 32 Good morning Peter, for your informationI have attached some images of a small modification I have made to your excellent Windpilot. I was finding the windvane adjustment with the thin red cord rather fiddly and … Continue reading →

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Golden Globe Race – Déjà vu – UPDATE 12.november 2022

Posted on October 5, 2022 by peter

SLEEPLESS ON THE ATLANTIC
 Déjà vu

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Considerations about emergency rudders

Posted on September 11, 2022 by peter

ORCAS – THE THINKING BEGINS Considerations about Emergency rudders

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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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SV Kompaan – Peter Jongepier NED

Posted on August 9, 2022 by peter

HR 34 – TRANSATLANTIC Hi Peter, Hope you are doing well. Firstly wanted to reconfirm how happy I’m with your Windpilot which helped me to cross the Atlantic smoothly. Many thanks for developing this fantastic product! Best from the West … Continue reading →

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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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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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SV Lescale – Neil Hird UK

Posted on September 2, 2020 by peter

ALLURES 45 – WINDPILOT AND THE PASSARELLE IN THE MED Passerelle

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Pelagic – Windpilot – Nike Steiger – Mike Scheck

Posted on October 2, 2019 by peter

SV KARL – PELAGIC AUTOPILOT INSTALLATION Windpilot – Pelagic

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Peter and the market

Posted on May 15, 2018 by peter

WINDPILOT – INTRIGUE AND COPYCATS Intrigue and copycats

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Hydrovane – Windpilot

Posted on April 28, 2018 by peter

WINDPILOT – PROPERLY EFFECTIVE WINDVANE STEERING SYSTEMS Hydrovane

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Golden Globe Race 2018 – emergency rudder

Posted on April 12, 2018 by peter

IN EXTREMIS – LOSING THE RUDDER SOS Rudder

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Achilles heels – Saildrives

Posted on January 27, 2018 by peter

THE HOW AND THE WHY From the harbour tug operator to the car driver with an empty tank, anyone with first-hand experience knows the best way to set a large load moving in the right direction is to push it … Continue reading →

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