Category Archives: Windpilot

Hydrovane – Windpilot

Posted on April 28, 2018 by peter

WINDPILOT – PROPERLY EFFECTIVE WINDVANE STEERING SYSTEMS Hydrovane

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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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Windpilot USA

Posted on March 5, 2016 by peter

IN THE LAND OF SHARP ELBOWS Time passes in the New World just as it does in the old and people are people wherever they are. That, however, has never stopped some from playing up the differences and making believe … Continue reading →

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Aries – The bad weather problem – no basis in fact

Posted on August 13, 2015 by peter

THE CURIOUS (Tall) TALE OF THE “BAD WEATHER PROBLEM” An unmistakeable and respected symbol of the bluewater tradition, the Aries vane gear has come to occupy a special place in the history of windvane steering systems. The 1960s were drawing … Continue reading →

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