Reinke 16m departed from her homeport in Germany in 2002, spending lot of time wherever it turned out to be wonderful, having different guests on board and the entire diving equipment. They are currently ( october 2010 ) in New Zealand, visiting Milford Sound and other splended places on the Southern Island.
The customs made Aluminium boat is being fitted with Windpilot Pacific Plus.
Read more about their adventures and see the perfect pictures, particularely underwater
Danish Flower 38 started 1999 in her homeport Kappeln Germany, 1999 Start in Kappeln/ Schlei, proceeding in 2000 to Virgin Islands, Trinidad, Venezuela, Isla Magerita, Porto Bello, ABC Inseln, Panama, Perlas,
2001 Equador, Isla Marquises, Hiva Oa, Französisch Polynesien, Tuamotos, Tahiti, Moorea, Huahine, Tahaa, Bora Bora, Western Samoa, Tonga, Vavau Inseln, Fidji.
Seit 2002 in der Inselwelt des Suedwestpazifiks, während der Cyclonsaison in New Zealand.
2008 Neuseeland, Tonga, Samoa, Wallis, Fiji, Neuseeland
2009 franz. Polynesien, Tahiti, Tuamotus, Hawaii
2010: Hawaii and Kiribati (Line Islands), Suwarrow und Niue in Richtung Tonga, Neuseeland
Perhaps it will get a circumnavigation, perhaps however not… time will show. Read more about their adventures.
Hans Christian 43 surrounded by Whales in the Azores – LOTS of Whales – just see this sensational video!
Famous Japanese yachtsman Kenichi has done many circumnavigations and Ocean cruising, most of them singlehanded, in small boats, recycled catamaran and a boat manufactured out of recycled plywood barrels. Two of his boats have been fitted with Windpilot units. Kenichi is 71 year old today and still sailing, read his blog about his adventures.
Breehorn 37 during her Atlantic crossing in winter 2009 / 2010, performed by a Windpilot Pacific
Ovni 41and the Seenomaden on circumnavigation for 8 years, here the show
HR 39 started for a singlehand circumnavigation in summer 2010, a Windpilot Pacific Plus being fitted at the transom.
HR 42 started 2008 from their homeport in Germany, leaving for a World trip with open end and no particular time scheduling, staying in Brasil for the max time of 180days agreed from immigration and proceeding West for New Zealand where they actually arrived december 2010.
The boat is being fitted with a Windpilot Pacific Plus passing behind a bathing platform. You want to get more info about Andrea and Andreas continue reading here
Forgus 37 left Sweden in 2005 for a Worldtrip currently staying in New Zealand during winter 2010. They intending to head for Alaska in 2011. A Windpilot Pacific is being fitted now since 13 years.
Björn just send this message:
We have an old WindPilot Pacific that works just great.
Last week we made the trip from Fiji to NZ in nine days with the windpilot engaged for seven and a half.
We had to shut down the windgenerator because we hade no electric consumption…
Our question is now if you have a wormgear to this old pacific that we could order. It’s still working but the with material looks very brittle and we don’t want to loose our windvane on our next trip from NZ to Alaska.
Please read more and see their pictures.
The astonishing journey of a 19 year old German Single hander heading for the US with a pretty old lowbudget boat – purchased via EBAY.
HR Monsun 31, small ship on a big voyage. After an Atlantic Circle in the year 2000 which the skipper did single hand, he decided to head for a circumnavigation some years later. He departed from his home country Nederland in 2006 together with his wife, passed the Canaries in the autumn and headed to the Cape Verdies and West for the Caribbean the same winter.
After spending the summer 2007 in Caribbean Waters they proceeded for Panama by end of the year.
Spending some time in the Galapagos the started West in 2008 heading for the Marquesas and French Polynesia, stayed some time in Samoa Vanuatu and proceeded for Australia.
It took quite some time to pass the Great Barrier Reef, North Queensland before switching over to to Indonesian and Malaysian waters, heading for Singapore.
Continuing to Thailand, Indean and the Maledives they found themselves in dangerous waters the Golf of Aden and the Red Sea later. After passing the Suez Canal they spent the entire summer 2010 in the Med.
The Windpilot Pacific has been fitted in 2000 and has served well during the entire trip.
You should not miss to visit Douwe´s excellent blog with wonderful pictures
Scandi 41 and his owner got aqqainted some time 10 years ago, a Windpilot Pacific getting fitted at the transom and since this time Otti is travelling. Former airline captain he found sailing to be the perfect alternative, found very attractive friends – joining him quite a time – and proceeding further to other places after some time. He has written some lovely books full of humor – seemingly a very lucky person.
Read more about Otti.
This Hartley Golden Cowrie38, a ferrocement heavy displacement has been completed by British yachtsmen Sam within several years. In 1998 he started to make Atlantic circles and is doing his 12th circle this year. The Windpilot Pacific Plus is joining him now since 12 years.
Sam wrote in 2005:
Dear Peter, I am glad to report that last month I completed my 7th Atlantic crossing on Ramprasad using the Windpilot Pacific Plus which I bought from you in 1998. Until today the Windpilot has been working perfectly for many thousands of miles.
With Best Wishes from the Caribbean!
Sam Coles
read more about Sam
Dufour Arpege and her skipper Gudrun, the first German Single Hander started for her successful circumnavigation in 1988, several Atlantic crossings 10 years later. Gudrun is still sailing the same boat today – the Windpilot Pacific is now 22 years old but still on duty…
Gudrun has written the book “Ein Traum wird wahr”.
You want to know what Gudrun is caring for…. just continue here
Mariner 39 started in Israel this summer, heading westward. The boat has a 16 year old Windpilot Pacific Plus at its transom which has serviced for a previous circumnavigation with an US skipper before. Assaf wrote:
Hello Peter,
First I would like to say again that I Appreciate the fact that you help me even though I have an old second hand system (that worked quite well until now).
I also appreciate your generous offer for the new system, however it is too much for our budget.
read more about …. if you can read that language
Van de Stadt 44 aluminium built made the trip around the world with previous British owner and a Windpilot Pacific Plus at its transom. The boat got purchased by Mary and David and they are doing the same trip now on their own. The owner wrote:
Peter, Thought you would like this photo taken in Apia, Samoa. Shows three generations of Pacific Plus Windpilots on three boats side by side in the Marina in September 2009. This marina gets a lot of the Blue Water Cruisers as they make their way to New Zealand and Australia.
read more about their trip
Etap 46 DS started their adventures some years ago in Croatia heading West, fitted a Windpilot Pacific at its transom, departing the Med to head further West via the Canaries, participating the ARC in 2010 to explore warmer parts of the world. Please join their route
