The yachts by nations

Posted on July 6, 2020 by peter

BOATS BY COUNTRY – USA

USA

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Rudder = Heart

Posted on July 5, 2020 by peter

THE RUDDER – HEART OF THE BOAT

Rudder = Heart

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SY Iron Lady – Nathalie Mueller + Michael Wnuk GER

Posted on July 5, 2020 by peter

THE STORY OF DAISY – PETER AND I

credits: M.Wnuk & N. Mueller, SY Iron Lady

Michael has been busy doing laps with the new love of his life for quite a while now but when he first sent me this little gem in 2012 I was still a WordPress newbie with no real idea of the possibilities at my fingertips. Luckily I came across it again the other day. Continue reading →

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SV L´eau Commotion – William Hatfield AUS

Posted on July 5, 2020 by peter

SOLO NONSTOP RTW WESTBOUND – FOURTH TIME LUCKY

credits: Gemma Sapwell

Bill ended up having to wait until the age of 81 to realise his great ambition. Now he’s done it – and claimed the record as the oldest person ever to achieve the feat too. His silent helmsman, a Pacific Plus, is also getting on in years. This was its second RTW. Continue reading →

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Turbulent Times – no impact for Windpilot

Posted on June 21, 2020 by peter

TURBULENCE AND CONSEQUENCES

Turbulent Times

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WoM 1990 – 2000

Posted on June 15, 2020 by peter

DAYS LONG PAST BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN

WoM 1990-2000

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The first acid test

Posted on June 15, 2020 by peter

SV Olaf Trygvason – Hasko Scheidt GER

The acid test

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Windpilot Environmental Impact

Posted on June 15, 2020 by peter

A FEW QUICK THOUGHTS

Environmental

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Yachting Boating Forum comments

Posted on May 10, 2020 by peter

COMMENTS – COMPARISON – EXPERIENCES ABOUT WINDPILOT PACIFIC

Forum – comments

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Big World -Small World

Posted on May 8, 2020 by peter

REFLECTIONS ON SAILING IN A TIME OF UPHEAVAL

Big-Small World

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Burghard Pieske

Posted on May 8, 2020 by peter

PACIFIC LIGHT – DON’T BLAME ME, BLAME BURGHARD

Burghard Pieske

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Factory insight

Posted on May 1, 2020 by peter

WINDPILOT INSIDE IN PICTURES

Factory insight

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Sint Maarten – Covic 19 update

Posted on April 9, 2020 by peter

CHARLES DOANE – WAVETRAIN – UPDATE FOR ST MAARTEN NED. ANT

St. Maarten – Covic

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Pocket Cruisers

Posted on April 9, 2020 by peter

SMALL SIZE, LONG RANGE

Pocket Cruisers

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Marketing Windvane Self-Steering Systems

Posted on February 9, 2020 by peter

FAST TIMES IN THE WINDVANE BUSINESS – A BROADSIDE

Marketing Windvanes

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GGR – Interview about windvanes

Posted on February 6, 2020 by peter

THE RIDE ON THE RAZOR BLADE – WHY MR WINDPILOT RESTRAINED FROM GGR

Interview – Results

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2004 – 2019

Posted on January 30, 2020 by peter

FULL CIRCLE – THE SOCIAL ECHO SOUNDER

2004 – 2019

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GGR 2018 – SV Esmeralda – Igor Zaretskiy RUS

Posted on January 30, 2020 by peter

ESMERALDA OKAY – GETTING TO THE TRUTH

Getting to the Truth

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Bad advice to be circumvented

Posted on November 16, 2019 by peter

BAD ADVICE

Bad advice

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Brian Meerlo 1935 – 2019

Posted on November 15, 2019 by peter

THE ROOTS OF WINDPILOT

Brian Meerloo

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