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Category Archives: Word of mouth
SV Iris – Petter Mather Simonsen NOR
COMMENT ON ATTAINABLE ADVENTURE CRUISING “I installed a Windpilot Pacific on my heavy Koopmans centerboard vessel in 2014. It has not got a lot of use, but saved me when required. (electric generation failure mid ocean – so no normal … Continue reading
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SV Blue Marlin – Frédéric Giraldi FR
TWO TIMES FROM MARSEILLE TO NOUVELLE CALÉDONIE Bonjour, J’ai du vous acheter mon premier WindPilot en 1997, après avoir discuté avec vous au salon nautique de Paris, c’était un Pacific Plus et il m’a emmené jusqu’à Cairn en Australie sans … Continue reading
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SV Scot Free III – Frank Mulholland UK
SARGASSO WEED ON OVNI 435 DURING OCEAN SAILING Dear Peter, It has been more than 3 years since we installed your excellent Windpilot and we have travelled from the UK, across the Atlantic, all over the Caribbean and now up … Continue reading
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Charlie Lewis US
PACIFIC SEACRAFT 20 – FIRST TRY IN SEATTLE Hi Peter, She’s working perfectly!
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SV Oldbones – Peter Matthew US
GILES 30 AND WINDPILOT STILL IN LOVE AFTER 45 YEARS OF SAILINGGood 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 please … 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’ (www.pjotterpassages.com) a great deal. We have now bought a … Continue reading
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SV September – Elgard + Klaus Tischhauser CH
REINKE HYDRA SC – WELTUMSEGELUNG SEIT 2016 Hello Mr Förthmann We arrived in Horta a few days ago after 20 days at sea coming from Norfolk/Virginia. Shortly after arrival, a friendly gentleman approached us and asked if everything was OK … Continue reading
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SV Otter II – Jean + Mario Lumaye BE
THREE TIMES AROUND – CRY FOR HELP FROM THE SOUTH ATLANTIC Jean und Mario sind mit ihrer SV Otter II, einer schweren Hans Christian 43 seit 15 Jahren unterwegs, derzeit Nonstop von Neuseeland kommend im Südatlantik, sind sie auf Kurs … Continue reading
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WoM 1990 – 2000
DAYS LONG PAST BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN WoM 1990-2000
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SV Vaguebond – Ivan Steenhuyse BE
HALF WAY DONE Hi Peter, after sailing more than 15000 miles in 16 months, we’ve arrived in New Zealand. Our Windpilot did almost every mile of steering during our trip and she is one of the best purchases we made … Continue reading
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SV Sea Otter – Bob Rouner US
Hello Peter, I have now sailed my Koopmans 43, Sea Otter, to the Eastern Caribbean from Texas several times, about 14,000 miles total, always using the Windpilot, and I was always sailing singlehanded. I could not do that without the … Continue reading
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SV Kairos – Menno van Loon NED
YOUR PRODUCT IS JUST TOO GOOD Dear Peter, Just a quick update. Depending on your perspective, I have either good or bad news. Your product is simply too good. Despite being several decades old and having been rammed by a … Continue reading
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SV Suditude – Jean Claude Fleuret CH
MELCHIORE ANTARCTICA Thank you for all, and hope the Windpilot go again; for the moment, a lot of miles, the track to Antarctica and 6 times Patagonia and Terra del Fuego ! Melchiore, Antarctica, a fantastic place where the Windpilot … Continue reading
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SV Waskaran – Patrick Lataillade FR
Hi Peter, Thank you for your nice offer! I can see that you have not changed and still offer the same incredible service ( Though I am a bit ashamed to ask you for a piece of rope! ) I … Continue reading
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SV Elenya – Jim Dilley NZ
REFERENZ FÜR 23 JAHRE 150.000 SM SEGELN MIT WINDPILOT I have used a WindPilot Pacific for about 23 years. Have covered about 150,000 miles in that time. The gear has been fitted to our 26′ Warsash One Design for its … Continue reading
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SV Irene – Pat + Dick Morris UK
LIVING BIG ON A SMALL BUDGET Iits just a few weeks ago when I have got the following mail: Good Morning Peter, I have had a ‘Pacific’ for many years and it continues to work to perfection. It has, however, … Continue reading
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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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SV Tamata – Matt Lansdown US
Before we installed our self-steering wind vane, the flashiest things on the boat were our brightly colored-coded reefing lines. Now we not only have a contemporary German kinetic sculpture attached to our transom but also a third form of steering … Continue reading
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SV Passage – Bud Bliemeister US
CIRCUMNAVIGATION NEARLY COMPLETED Peter, I need to order some parts for my trusty old Windpilot Pacific. We left Hawaii ten years ago on our Peterson 44 and have only one leg remaining (Tahiti to Hawaii) to complete our circumnavigation. The … Continue reading
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