Category Archives: Windpilot

SV Suntory Mermaid III – Kenichi Horie JP

83 YEAR OLD MAN CROSSING THE PACIFIC SOLO

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SV Jack – Doug Paine US

SMALL POCKET CRUISER ON THE OCEANS – AROUND THE US Good day Peter, Really like the gear after 1500 miles of sailing since I got it.  I have had the boat in Alaska, New England, the Pacific Northwest, a solo … Continue reading

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SV Sagitta – Matti Illuka FIN

WINDPILOT PACIFIC ON DUTY SINCE 15 YEARS Hello Peter, greetings from Finnland. I have owned pacific windpilot 15 years and it has been working absolutly well. There is nothing like pacific. Matti from Helsinki

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SV Velp – Petra + Guus Verweij NED

OVNI 32 AND PACIFIC – A PERFECT COUPLE Hi Peter, just a quick note, it’s working perfect now! I didn’t change the set-up yet with a crossbar (which we have onboard). It doesn’t seems necessary yet. Off course the wheel coupling … Continue reading

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SV Kiss Cool – Olivier Rapin FRA

BENETEAU FIRST 40.7 – A REAL CHALLENGE You are very well known in the sailing world and the Windpilot is really the best speed regulator in the world. Thank you for creating this product to make our navigation easier. It’s … Continue reading

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SV Silenus – Martin Trumper UK

CONTESSA 32 – SAILING IN SINGAPORE AND ENGLAND OVER 15 YEARS Good morning Peter, I am again reminded that good service lives on at Windpilot. From the first conversation at Earls Court boat show so many years ago the service … Continue reading

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SV Gannet – Sytze Brandenburg NED

24 YEARS OF USE ON NAJAD 320 AND BREEHORN 37 Dear mr. Förthmann, After more than twenty years of extensive use I would like to overhaul my Windpilot Pacific (version prior to 1998) and replace a number of “plastic” parts … Continue reading

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SV Vega – Georg Johan Nese NOR

ANOTHER VEGA CALLED VEGA – FIRST EXPERIENCES Hello Peter, just have to say i`am verry impressd by the bulit quality of the windpilot, and the simpel installasjon. I have only been on one trip and testing the windpilot, and it worked Perfect. … Continue reading

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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

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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

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Idols and Dreams

FROM TRAIN DRIVER OR SHIP’S CAPTAIN TO AN AUNT FROM AMERICA
 Idols and Dreams

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Pacific – Pacific Plus

ABOUT CHOICES Pacific – Pacific Plus

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Golden Globe Race – SV Asteria – Tapio Lehtinen – Update 28.nov.2022

REFLECTIONS ON THE LOSS OF ASTERIA Tapio Lehtinen

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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

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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

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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

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SV Kareela – David Williams UK

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

SLEEPLESS ON THE ATLANTIC
 Déjà vu

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SV Elane – Eivind Amsrud NOR

ATLANTIC CIRCLE ON JEANNEAU SUN ODYSSEY 43 DS Dear Peter, After 2 years of cruising and crossing the Atlantic both ways, we are now back in our home country, Norway. Just wanted to let you know that we have been … Continue reading

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Considerations about emergency rudders

ORCAS – THE THINKING BEGINS Considerations about Emergency rudders

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