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Category Archives: Yachts
Peter’s fleet – Part 4
A VERTUE EMERGENCY Peter’s fleet – Part 4
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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 Dutch – Sebastiaan Ambtman NED
BOREAL 44 – TRANSATLANTIC WITH FAMILY YT CHANNEL
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SV Asevao – David Jolivet FRA
GARCIA PASSOA 46 – ARRIVED IN HORTA Hi Peter, between the problems with the COVID and the manufacturing of the custom-made support part for the Windpilot and the Watt&Sea, it took me a long time before I install the Windpilot… … Continue reading
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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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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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JSD Drogue
SHANE FREEMAN PRACTISING THE JSD DROGE IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC A multi-facted, and complex discussion, where theory and praxis can vary a lot. JSD Drogue
Posted in Blogs, Blue water, Equipment, Golden Globe Race, Yachts
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Considerations about emergency rudders
ORCAS – THE THINKING BEGINS Considerations about Emergency rudders
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The Orcas – again
WISHFUL THINKING ABOUT GOOD BOAT BUILDING TRADITIONS? The riddle of the Orcas
Posted in Blue water, Columns, Yachts, YouTube
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Gallant 53 – Bestevaer 53
NO SECOND SHIP – OR IS IT? Gallant53+Bestevaer53
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SV Express Crusader – Douwe Gorter NED
FAMOUS EXPRESS CRUSADER USED SAILOMAT, ARIES AND WINDPILOT Hi Peter, Hope this email finds you well! I wanted to give you a short update on the performance of the very old Windpilot that I bought and installed on Ponta Delgada, … Continue reading
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The ideal cruising yacht
CONSEQUENT RETURN The cruising boat
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Rudder = Heart
THE RUDDER – HEART OF THE BOAT Rudder = Heart
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Golden Globe Race 2018 – emergency rudder
IN EXTREMIS – LOSING THE RUDDER SOS Rudder
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Cardinal sins – the rudder
RUDDER, TILLER, WHEEL STEERING, EMERGENCY TILLER Is overconfidence the order of the day? Have we lost our respect for the forces of nature? Naively succumbed to the marketers’ forked tongue? Is the new really always better than the old? Are … Continue reading
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The importance of a strong rudder
APPEARANCE AND REALITY A tour of European trade fairs and marinas reveals which marketing campaigns and promotions have gained the most traction and highlights the latest trends and developments to have been packaged up, badged (invariably) as important improvements and … Continue reading
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Self steering on catamarans
Relief from manual steering for catamaran crews Catamaran sailors too have the right to close their eyes once in a while. Ocean-going catamarans at sea are almost without exception steered by electric autopilots, with permanently installed inboard autopilot systems generally … Continue reading
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Transom ornaments part #2
BIMINI – PERSONEL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT Transom ornaments 2
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