Category Archives: Portraits

WINDPILOT – OUR ENGLISH ROOTS The history of Windpilot since the company changed hands in 1976 is quite well-known, largely because of the unusual nature of the transaction: a straight swap, agreed on the spur of the moment while sailing, … Continue reading →

BACK TO EARTH WITH A BUMP – experiences of an owner A blog about motorboats? Are you serious? Why would sailors want to read about stinkboats? We know what they’re like, we know we don’t like them and that, frankly, … Continue reading →

Inga+Vassil married twice – aboard and ashore Inga is a longterm cartoonist on this Windpilot Blog since years. She has illustrated quite a few pages and our friendly relationship is lasting for years – basicly since they contacted me by … Continue reading →

A BEAUTIFUL NEW BOAT DESTROYED WITHIN MINUTES Grenada 14.Juni 2013 Picture gallery by circumnavigator MARK JENSEN, SV Sea Life, on anchor in the Prickle Bay just a hundred meter away from a beautiful new 80 foot Jongert built aluminum boat … Continue reading →

Classic schooner Nina with severn aboard missing off NZ coats on her way to Australia. Continue reading and Continue reading

FAREWELL to INGRID ERKELENZ

December 25th 2012 SV Drifter and Cyclone Evan Since about a week it becomes more and more clear that there is a cyclone developing. We’re in Savusavu, Fiji. It supposes to be a cyclone hole here and it has a … Continue reading →

Dec.24th 2012 Elisabeth+Josef Koch, Russell New Zealand Unsere kleiner Pohutukawa, unser Weihnachtsbaum, wurde erst vor 2 Jahren gepflanzt und blueht das erste Mal. Der Silk Tree ist in voller Bluete. Das Boot ist seit vorgestern erstmal wieder einsatzfaehig, den Besuch … Continue reading →

British yachtsman and his wife rescued after two days stranded at sea on their way from Tonga to New Zealand

Shipwrecked on the reef of Tetiaroa – and getting off by Digger – VIDEO David explains: We were on our way from Moorea to the Tuamotus when we hit the southern reef of Tetiaroa at around 3am local time. It … Continue reading →

Hallo Peter, Nach über 6000 Meilen mit deinem Windpilot sind wir vor zwei Monaten in Azores angekommen. Der Windpilot war unser bester Steuermann, übrigens heißt er Timoteo und wird immer wieder von uns liebevoll für seine Arbeit gelobt. Nun wartet … Continue reading →

Hi Peter, Just a quick note from the Azores. Our recently purchased Pacific Windpilot for our LAVRANOS 43 has been fantastic and steered most of the way from the Chesapeake to Bermuda and on to the Azores. Just wanted to … Continue reading →

VERABREDUNG ZUM SEGELN Das ist das Motto der JESTER AZORES CHALLENGE, bei der 31 Einhand Segler, zumeist aus England, in Plymouth zusammen gekommen sind um gemeinsam, ein jeder auf seinem eigenen Schiff, Richtung PRAIA DE VITORIA, TERCEIRA / AZORES zu … Continue reading →

WELELDREIS IN MINIFORMAT Op wereldreis gaan, maar wel om zes uur thuis zijn voor het eten. Zo voelt het voor Titus Bekkering als hij in een vakantie van Nederland naar de Azoren en terug zeilt. En als een oefening in … Continue reading →

FISHY, FISHY – IDENTIFIED, FISHY, FISHY – BAKED, STEAMED OR FRIED? Sailors at sea are always looking for a bit of variety, at least as far as the menu goes. Often that variety comes in the form of a stroke … Continue reading →

KALKUTTA – BLUE SKY – WEISSWASSER – HOW DOES THIS FIT? A puzzle hardly to recognize – at least in case you have been unable to meet two happy persons – a complete family though! Griselle – temperament from Mexiko … Continue reading →

DSCHUNKEN SCHOONER DORY DO IT YOURSELF IN THAILAND Hi everybody! Sorry for not sending some update earlier, but I was just very, very busy, and tired. I hope you are all fine and well doing.