{"id":34247,"date":"2026-04-07T09:52:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/?p=34247"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T17:11:13","slug":"sv-matjas-pieter-de-kort-nl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/windpilot.com\/blog\/blog\/blogs\/sv-matjas-pieter-de-kort-nl\/","title":{"rendered":"SV Matjas – Pieter de Kort NL"},"content":{"rendered":"

J 130 – 80.000 SM – 36 YEARS – NO REPAIR YET<\/strong>
\n\"\"Dear Peter, I sail allready 36 years with your Pacific Windpilot, (still the same one) of which the last 30 years on my J130. About 80.000 Nm, and 4 Atlantic crossings later, most of the time steered by \u201cHeidi\u201d as we call her she needs a few new parts. Especialy the two cardanic joints need replacement because they have too much room. I send you a few pictures as well. Hope you will send these to my home adress, (my boat is in the Azores).
\nPieter de Kort<\/p>\n

some minutes later my answer:
\n\"\"Good morning to the azores,
\nnice morning reading, much more effective rather than a cup of strong coffee … its more like honey for the soul of a manufacturer who just finished half a century of making Windpilots …
\n\"\"
\nThis is my proposial: please provide me with some nice eyefood pictures of you floating love in nice and warm climate, sunny sailing area … and I will send the needed parts free of charge …
\nDo we have a deal?<\/p>\n

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