{"id":12188,"date":"2021-06-21T05:11:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-21T12:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/en\/?page_id=12188"},"modified":"2021-09-05T08:44:36","modified_gmt":"2021-09-05T15:44:36","slug":"windvane-report","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/en\/windpilotbooks\/windvane-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Windvane Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

WINDVANE REPORT \u2013 A JOURNEY THROUGH TIME<\/strong>
\n\"\"The significance of the title might not be immediately obvious but it does make sense: this book crystallises the knowledge gained over almost half a century of passion for (let’s not say obsession with) all things transom ornamentation. As it says on the back of the book (so it must be true):
\nPeter Foerthmann has been the first port of call for bluewater sailors seeking advice in steering matters for decades. His unrivalled expertise \u2013 the product of a lifetime developing and manufacturing windvane self-steering systems and contemplating their every complexity \u2013 continues to draw enquiries from all over the world. Now available in six languages, his specialist books present the state of the art and provide reassurance \u2013 should any be needed \u2013 that the fundamental rules of physics still apply in a world increasingly dominated by bits and bytes.
\nThis book recounts both the author’s personal history of almost half a century in the windvane self-steering segment of the international marine industry and the story of how a business that once built everything by hand has managed to transform itself into what must surely be one of the smallest high-tech engineering companies in existence.
\nThe Windvane Report shares the milestones of the author’s progress over the decades and recounts some of the remarkable disputes that have erupted in the sector as well as discussing and comparing important technical developments in the field. A roller-coaster ride through the highs and lows of a life on and by the water, this book offers the reader a wide-ranging insight into how Windpilot and the man behind it came to be what they are today.
\nFor me the book is a chance not only to recount the progress of the years but also to put the developments and events, especially the conflicts, into some kind of logical context: windvane self-steering is still about science and engineering rather than magic and hocus-pocus and the laws of physics stubbornly refuse to change. Whether all my competitors have fully grasped this remains open to question. Thankfully though it appears that sailors at least now have a better understanding of the key principles, which means they should be ideally prepared to enjoy my most recent creation<\/a>.
\nI do hope you find it interesting! \u2028<\/p>\n

17 May 2021
\nPeter Foerthmann
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