CONTESSA 32 IN THE AZAB 2023 – DIALOG JAMES AND PETER
Dear James, these are the pictures of my dreams …. many thanks. At the same time I have to say that some improvements might be useful to gain better performance at the end:
– using the CROSSBAR item for line transfer would improve / better line pull
IF ITS EASY TO FIT AND MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE THEN IM INTERESTED AND PERHAPS IT COULD BE SHIPPED TO A CORUNA? WILL BE THERE IN OCTOBER
– line transfer to tiller could be improved for better reaction / counteraction by using kind of clamcleat
INSTEAD OF THE CHAIN AND ITS FITTING? DO YOU HAVE A PICTURE?
BUT: last not least the unit has served well and took you back to your home port … but for the next challenge … we should play the piano of improvement please.
HA HA IM WILLING TO TRY AND I LOVE MY WINDPILOT
take care
Peter
SV Confusion – James Murray UK
SV Windpilot – Greg Kruegermann US
AUSWANDERERGESCHICHTEN – RÜCKWÄRTS ERZÄHLT
KRUEGERMANN PICKLES & SAUERKRAUT – SOLD OUT
Ehrlichkeit von Buchautoren
MENSCH UND TIER
Der innere Schweinehund ist das Tier, das wir am besten kennen und wir akzeptieren, dass wir im Ringkampf mit dem Alter Ego nahezu regelmässig unterlegen sind – einfach, weil wir in der Zwiesprache mit uns selbst, ohne Gesichtsverlust ehrlich sind.
SV Bajka – Ela + Lukas Erni CH
PACIFIC INSTALLATION ON OVNI 435
SV Delph – Raphael Legrand FRA
SECOND TIME AROUND THE WORLD WITH AN OLD PACIFIC
SV Banny Blue – Bernd Beyer GER
KEIN BEIN BRUCH IN SARDINIEN
Moin Herr Förthmann, anbei die Bilder und ein Video zum Schaden. Meine Fragen:
1) Kann die Anlage weiter betrieben werden, ohne Schaden zu nehmen?
2) Was ist die mögliche Ursache für den Bruch? Gewalteinwirkung hat nicht stattgefunden.
3) Können Sie mir das Ersatzteil schicken, so daß ich den Bolzen wechseln kann.
Mit freundlichem Gruß
Bernd Beyer Weiterlesen
SV Sabra – Jonny Kaplan US
DJUNK RIGGED SUNBIRD 32 SAILING IN THE PACIFIC
Hey Peter! Finally finished installation and got out on Sabra for a sail, and didn’t touch the tiller once!
Thank you my friend!
Best
Jonny S/V Sabra
SV Negrita – Cristof Sellens Broeks PT
BENETEAU FIRST CLASS 10 – Que windvane tan bonito
Good evening, Peter. A quick saludo from Portugal.
Your Windpilot drew a lot of admiring glances in Barcelona….one woman commented „Que windvane tan bonito“ which I thought was a charming comment. Of greater importance, you will be pleased to know that the „stern ornament“ worked right out of the box!!
I had a bit of bother with the running backstays conflicting with the steering lines, but running backstays seem to conflict with everything. No big deal.
Our first voyage was a long and tiresome affair due to the typical Mediterranean wind holes. The little yacht is now snuggled up in a ruinously expensive marina in Portimao, whilst her skipper is snuggled up in a ruinously expensive apartment…..That’s life.
I read your book…..Interesting and thought provoking. It left me feeling grateful for not having suffered from bullying or ostracism in my younger days…..I was raised in what many would consider to be an uncivilised country……Viva la difference.
Keep up the good work at Windpilot….both of you!! (That part of your book warmed my hear)
Greetings from Lisboa
Cristof SV Negrita
SV Fettler – Jez Rowles UK
TRINTELLA 29 CRISS CROSS IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC
Hi Peter, On the matter of the Golden Globe Race then I’d completed my research before buying from you and have every confidence in you and your product.
I have experience using a monitor for a couple of transatlantics and am familiar with the benefits and limitations of windvane steering systems.
The service you have provided has been first class and I am very happy.
This is a me leaving Ponta Delgarda in the Azores with your Pacific Light that has steered my boat Fettler (a Trintella 29) from Essex in the UK via Falmouth and A Coruna.
We have had strong winds and light, heavy seas and near calms and the vane hasn’t put a foot wrong. We are on our way home again now.
Great product, great service.
All the best,
Jez Rowles
Fettler
Einhandsegler
SV Tula – Mary Synge + Paul Kinzelmann ES
LEBENSLANG TRÄUME LEBEN UND EIN WUNDERVOLLES SCHIFF
SV Mahi – Andy Collins – Wales UK
REMOTE ADVENTURES – WITH OVNI 365 – CONSIDERING WINDPILOT
Hi Peter, I sympathise. Still doing the maths on your Windpilot.
Please enjoy some of our travelling picts.
Kind regards
Andy – Remote Adventures Weiterlesen
SV Hamble Warrior – Jamie Hickman UK
TRIDENT WARRIOR 40 – SAILING FROM GREECE TO TAHITI
Good morning Peter,
Thank you for your prompt reply. Sorry for the delay with the pictures, I took some along time ago but obviously forgot to send! Here are some new ones showing the detail of the installation. I hope they assist other customers interested in installing a Windpilot. We have sailed about 13000NM since we fitted the unit, the windvane has probably operated for 90% of those. If you have any further questions or want any other details about installation on a Trident Warrior 40 please let me know.
Many thanks
Jamie WEITERLESEN
SV Salmon – Hagen Voehrs Channel Islands
10 JAHRE MIT EINER KOOPMANS VON FELTZ UNTERWEGS
Lieber Peter, jetzt sind es schon ratzfaz fast 10 Jahre geworden, in denen unsere Koopmans/ Feltz eine Pacific an Ihrem Heck trägt. Mittlerweile ist die Getriebeschutzkappe etwas von der Sonne in Mitleidenschaft genommen worden. Ich würde gerne 2 Stück als Ersatz bestellen.
Mit den besten Grüßen aus Guernsey,
Hagen Weiterlesen
SV Ulalena – Andy Hagger CH
WAS ABHILASH KANN FUNKTIONIERT AUCH AUF DEN BERMUDAS
Vor kurzem bekam ich von Andy über Iridium einen Hilferuf: das Pendelruder der Pacific war abgebrochen, der ganze Atlantic lag noch vor der Nase, und zum Steuern hatte keiner grosse Lust. Weiterlesen
SV River Song – Rolf Wöllmann GER
BAVARIA 32 UND DAS NEUE SEGELFEELING – NUN ZU DEN LOFOTEN
Hallo Herr Foerthmann,
die Leinenführung habe ich auf den Boden belassen und alles etwas schicker gestaltet. Gestern hat uns der Windpilot wunderbar durch ein Starkwindfeld gesteuert.
Früher hätte ich 4 Stunden in Wind, Gitsch und im Regen gestanden, jetzt konnte ich mich unter der Sprayhood verkriechen und dem Windpiloten bei der Arbeit zuschauen.
Ich bin begeistert!
Mit dankbaren Grüßen
Wöllmann
SV Istanbul – Ender Yuce TR
NORMAN 40 STARTING FOR A CIRCUMNAVIGATION
WEITERLESEN
SV Bajka – Ela + Lukas Erni CH
ENERGIE MANAGEMENT EINER OVNI 435 AUF WELTUMSEGELUNG
Es gibt viele Anleitungen, wie man die Komponenten dimensioniert, um dem eigenen Energieverbrauch gerecht zu werden. Wir haben einen iterativen Ansatz gewählt und mal gestartet so wie unser Boot ausgerüstet war. Der Vorgänger hatte das Boot mit standard Ausrüstungen von Alubat gekauft und für Tagesreisen gebraucht. Damit machten wir unsere ersten Erfahrungen ein Jahr vor unserer Abreise.
SV Ariba – Christoph Reisel GER
DUFOUR 39 und WINDPILOT PACIFIC FUNKTION ERKLÄRT
WEITERLESEN
SV Rih Malti – Patrick + Adrianna Piret PT
BESTEVAER 53 ONE OFF – SERVICE REQUEST AFTER 35.000 MILES?
Hi Peter just finished 35000 miles. I am wondering what i should replace on my windpilot for maintenance ? Thanks and regards
Rgds
Patrick Piret, SY RIH MALTI
Hi Patrick,
straight answer? Even if some wear and tear on bushing etc. might have occured … I would just carry on sailing … its about the same advice Gerard Dykstra got some years ago … he never ever had replaced items on his unit during now 20 years of sailing the unit …
Perhaps it might be usefull to replace the small slieves inside the wheel coupling.
Take care
Peter
SV Mekkelhorst – Jelle van Harsselaar NED
EINE BADELEITER VOM CNC FACHMANN ERDACHT UND GEMACHT
Windpilot und Badeleiter, eine stete Herausforderung. Jelle van Harsselaar hat die Herausforderung angenommen und etwas draus gemacht.
WEITERLESEN
SV Gwenaelle – Marcel Klee Reusser CH
PACIFIC AUF COLIN ARCHER 9T UND NAJAD 360
Guten Tag Herr Foerthmann, Der Windpilot funktioniert bestens, auf allen Kursen, bei viel und wenig Wind. Ein geniales Teil! Ich bin derzeit auf raumem Kurs bei Windstärke 4.5. Der WP hält den Kurs mit +/- 5 Grad. Ein Traum!
Beste Grüsse, M. Klee Reusser
SV Marewiga – Reinhard Wortmann GER
RENNJACHT NAJAD 34 MIT 17 M LANGEM MAST UNTERWEGS
He Mister Windpilot, Der Windpilot funktioniert wunderbar, hätte man schon vor Jahren machen sollen aber besser spät als nie. Die etwas unordentlich Schoten des Code Zero bitte ich bei der Aufnahme zu entschuldigen ( habe alles später ordentlich aufgeschossen).
Nochmals Danke und herzliche Grüße aus dem hohen Norden
Reinhard Wortmann nebst Fru
SV Cool Change – Brandon Savory US
LAFITTE 44 SAILING THROUGH THE EYES OF A CINEMATOGRAPHER
Brandon Savory is a passion-driven storyteller who has set out to not only create but to explore and make a difference. As an avid adventurer, sailor and filmmaker Brandon has a unique voice that comes through in his visual storytelling. The craft is natural and the connection is genuine its a meld of advertisement meets natural history, meets sports greatest moments, meets rare human contact documentary films. Brandon loves to be out on the fringes of this planet but thrives in his commercial work. He got his start in Los Angeles’s world of car commercials and product advertising. If your looking for an expedition leader or a Director/DP to bring your film to life in a visually inspiring way then he would be a great fit. Filmmaking runs deep in Brandon’s spirit and he is a serious yet loving man to work with. WEITERLESEN
SV Manatee – Hannah + André Waidelich GER
MELDUNG VON DER MITTE DES PACIFIC – 1380 SM BIS NACH POLYNESIEN
Noch 1380sm bis zum Ziel! (Stand: 13.06., 11 Uhr) Wir sind bereits gut sichtbar näher an Französisch Polynesien, als an Galapagos! Am Morgen haben wir zunächst die Leinen, über die die Pinne mit der Windpilot verbunden ist, anders eingestellt. Weiterlesen
SV Havhest – Tore Utheim NOR
HAPPY SAILING WITH PACIFIC ON FANTASI 37 AND OVNI 435
Hi Peter, here are some details of how the Windpilot is fitted on our Ovni 435. We were really happy with how it turned out to work on the Ovni from the day we started using it and still is. Easy to fit, easy to use and has been completely reliable all these years since you sent it down to us when we stayed in Italy. Having said that, I knew what I was getting as we had the same but older model on our previous yacht as well, which was a long keeled Fantasi 37. Quite frankly, I have never used better. Our quiet helmsman and reliable work horse.
Lastly, thanks a lot for very good service with valuable advice from you when we started using it.
All the best
Tore
SV Capenz – Aram Ter Minassian FR
JOUBERT 13 – ON HER WAY SOUTH
Dear Peter, here some pictures of both windpilot and seatronic hydrogenerator mounted together in the main axis of the boat.
Both worked with perfection from Bretagne to Madeira.
Best regards
Aram Ter Minassian
SV Kinsa – Bill Attwood UK
RUSTLER 36 SAILING WITH WINDPILOT SINCE DECADES.
Hi Peter, I have the Windpilot and love it. Quite simply, it is the last bit of kit I would want to part with. Reliable, and have never had any problems setting it up. BUT, although I have a JSD and have never had to use it, I wonder how I could safely remove its rudder before deploying the drogue. If the weather had already deteriorated significantly, slowing down enough to get the rudder out of the water would be pretty difficult, with a possibility of damage to the gear. I guess the solution is to act really early? What are xour thoughts?
Yours aye,
Bill (Kinsa)
Hi Bill, please read about the JSD here
SV Camina – Thomas Rettenmund CH
GOODBYE FESTLAND – WILLKOMMEN AUF DEN AZOREN