Brewer 36 sailing in Irish, Scottish and Caribbean waters having a Windpilot Pacific at its transom. Guillaume wrote this message: “Sehr geherte Peter, I hope this email finds you well. Apologies for not contacting and thanking you earlier re the Pacific MF1 we bought. Too many things to do to get started on the return sail to Europe. We tested the windvane around St Martin early May and left St Martin on 13 May towards Bermuda – but did not stop there. This email address is our sailmail email account by the way. We are now more than halfway between Bermuda and the Azores: about 600 miles left. Our pos is 36.06 N 041.14 W. The wndvane has been working very well under a number of wind & wave conditions, and so constantly. We have hardly had to manually steer – only following a steep windshift. So we’re very happy with it. Sincerely Guillaume” read more

Garcia 50 cruising in Antartic and Pacific performed by a Windpilot Pacific Plus. Jean Pierre wrote this message:
Dear Peter,
The Pacific windvane handled perfectly above 10 knt of apparent wind & manage correctly between 5 and 10 and it’s a bit lazy below 5knots. This Is good to us. We trim the sails to get minimum work at the wheel and connect the pacific that’s it! Leaving the main wheel free (Hydraulic). If somebody turns the wheel by mistake the pacific has a little more work to do but handle it perfect.
By the way , this site is good to know to compare windvane vs. electric pilot. https://members.shaw.ca/taonui/windvane.html
Best regards
JP Denjean S/V Argonaute III read more

HR 39 cruising atound Bay of Biscay and North Atlantic. The Windpilot Pacific Plus performed most of the time. Wilfried wrote this message:
” Re-Bonjour Herr Förthmann,
Supertip mit dem Clamcleat! Danke!
Die Videoaufnahmen kann ich leider erst im nächsten Sommer machen, denn bis Juni 2010 segeln wir nur kurze Strecken zwischen La Rochelle und Brest. Dann wieder Transbiskaya nach Galizien und/oder nach Irland …
Seemannsgruß vom Golfe du Morbihan
Wilfried Krusekopf SY Gwenavel read more

Westerman is a 46´Gaff Cutter, performed by a Windpilot Pacific fitted with MF5 bracket around the heavy barn door transom hunged main rudder. Tom Cunliffe UK, journalism, books, film wrote this message:
Hi Peter, Hope this finds you well. Please see the attached which will soon be appearing in Yachting Monthly. I didn’t have enough space to say how well the gear works with wind alone, but this has interested so many people that YM decided to run it. I love using it this way.
As ever
Tom read more and learn about Tom

Wharram 36 Catamaran, DIY built by previous owner performed by the Windpilot Pacific fitted at the aft beam. They wrote this message: ” Wir sind einer der wenigen kats (www.sleipnir2.at) die mit windfahne – vor allem überwiegend – fahren. nachteil ist der ungeschützte bereich zwischen den rümpfen. in neuseeland werden wir endgültig etwas überlegen (5 kollisionen auf den letzten 8000nm – aber meist nur das pendelruder weggeklappt).
mit den steuerleinen haben wir lange experimentiert, weil wir das schiff mit windfahne gekauft haben und keine orginalfixierung drauf war/nicht sein kann.haben letztes jahr in südspanien nach meinen vorstellungen eine klemme anfertigen lassen, die super funktioniert, aber als schlossereinzelstück sauteuer war. fotos schicken wir, wenn wir wieder internetzugang haben – in den marquesas, in 2500 sm.
mit freundlichen grüßen
evi strahser + wolfgang wirtl
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Bavaria 37 finished successfully the circumnavigation in the year 2009. The Windpilot Pacific performed the entire trip successfully. Svenja and Marc wrote this message:
Hallo Herr Förthmann,
wir sind nun fast in Auckland angekommen, draussen arbeitet unser Windpilot wirklich top. Unglaublich, wenn man hier in den Funkrunden die Probleme der anderen mit deren elektrische. Autopiloten hört. Jeder hat da Ärger und Ärger bedeutet nun mal evtl. tagelanges Steuern….
beste Gruesse
Marc Panzer
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Fellowship 27 from Europe to Florida changing to Contest 33 to todays MaverickIII a 40´South Africa designed One Off sloop

Gib Sea 106 sailed around the playball successfully within 3 years time. The boat has been fitted with a Windpilot Pacific during the entire journey and performed flawlessly. read more

International Folkboat participated successfully at the Singlehand TRANSPAC race, performed by a Windpilot Pacific Light sucessfully.read more and see the video in sep. posting

Vega 27 returned back to her home country after an Atlantic circle performed by the Windpilot Pacific Light. read more

Contessa 26 sailing home from England back to his home country Australia, performed by a Windpilot Pacific Light at the transom all the time. Here his first feedback from Las Palmas some time ago:
Hi Peter,
I hope you remember me – I hassled you a lot about a Windpilot, and finally bought one in Holland. Anyway, I just wanted to say I did successfully make it across the Atlantic, and while I was late all through Europe, and even pretty late on my crossing, I am here in Barbados, the West Indies. The Windpilot was fantastic, steering nonstop from Gran Canaria.
Kind regards,
Nick
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Sparkman & Stephens 34 Disabled wheelchairdriver Jamie Dunross made his way to circumnavigate Australia sucessfully.
He arrived safely back in PERTH Western Australia on 4.th of august 2010. The Windpilot Pacific steered almost the entire time. Here Jamies report:
Hi Peter and Marzena,
I want to thank you both for your support by providing me with one of your windpilots – it is clear to me that I would not have completed my circumnavigation of Australia without the use of the Windpilot. It never failed, unlike the autopilot which failed on several occasions whilst navigating through the barrier reef. Even in tight navigating through the reef it got me through.

It was actually impossible for me to steer the boat manually at times, due to the sea state, so I think the Windpilot may have even saved my life at times as I could rely on it to hold my course when it was too difficult for me to manually steer the boat. I had waves roll through the stern of the boat and over the Windpilot and it still held firm and kept going. An absolutely amazing piece of equipment.

I am starting to go on the speaking circuit and did a talk last Sunday at Fremantle Sailing Club and sang the praises of the Windpilot. In fact as I went around Australia that’s exactly what I did as well and I had a lot of people ask me questions about it. Have you had much feedback from Australia?
I can’t thank you both enough for your support and trusting in me. I am so glad to be home. It was the most challenging thing I have done in my life and your support was a major part of the success of the circumnavigation.
Kindest regards
Jamie Dunross
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