Category Archives: Portraits

SV Sea Canary – Bob Parry UK

AROUND AND AROUND AND AROUND This time instead of returning to Cape Town ( from the Canaries via Brazil ), I intend to moor in European waters  (maybe La Gomera ). I am returning to Cape Town in two weeks … Continue reading

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SV Raya – Frans Swart NED

16 YEARS and 70.000 Miles Dear Peter, In 1992 I bought from you a Pacific Plus for our Koopmans 43ft.centreboard. My wife and I are back now from a 16 years sailing around the world trip. We have done around … Continue reading

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Windpilot – back to our Roots

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

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Hinckley Picnic Boat – JetStick – Tom Serrao

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

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SV Olgalou – Inga + Vassil Beitz GER

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

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SV Uisge Beatha – destroyed by fire

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

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Classic schooner Nina missing off New Zealand coast

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

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SV Pico Ingrid+Fritz Erkelenz DE

FAREWELL to INGRID ERKELENZ

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SV Drifter and Cyclone Evans, Savusavu Fiji

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

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X-Mas Greetings aus aller Welt

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

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SV Windigo, Tania Davies NZ+Steve Jones GB

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

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SV Rancho Relaxo,Guilermina AckermannAR+David EitzingerAT

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

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SV Drifter, Coby + Arnold Lelijveld NED

SV Kira von Celle gemeinsam mit SV Drifter in Fiji, Nabouwalu Bay, Insel Ono im Oktober 2012. An diesem Ankerplatz haben Beate und Detlev Schmandt das INTERVIEW mit Coby und Arnold Lelijveld geführt und einige gemeinsame Wochen mit Grillen, Baden … Continue reading

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SV Trotamar III, Juan Bassols BE

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

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SV Silver Queen, Myles Mass US

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

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Jester Challenge 2012 – Plymouth – Azores

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

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SV Hoogtij, Titus Bekkering NL

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

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FishfinderPro app – name your catch and know what you’re eating

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

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SV Blue Sky, Grisel+Tino Schumann MX + GER

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

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SV Fly, Noy + Alex Benischek Bangkok / AT

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.

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