20 YEARS OF SATISFACTION WITH WINDPILOT
Vannes, Ile d’Arz, Belle Ile – Biscaya Christiania 2012
Dear Peter,
I have now sailed thousands of miles with my windpilot pacific since I aquired one in 2004 and are extremely happy. But I have a problem, I have lost, or cannot find, the chain used in the holder pictured. Can I order It from you, or is this a standard chain I can just buy in a boatshop?
Best regards from
Børre, RS 10 Christiania
EINMAL AZOREN – EINFACH BITTE!
Ja, das war/ist mein Wunsch und Ziel.
Einfach?
Im doppelten Sinn gemeint. Einerseits ohne ‚Rückfahrt-Ticket‘, anderseits bitte ohne Probleme! Nun dazu später mehr, erstmals Zug um Zug, vom Anfang an.
HOW I SAILED AROUND THE WORLD IN MY 32 FT YACHT
She was one of the saddest boats I’d ever seen, but her lines were beautiful. Olleanna, an Olle Enderlein-designed OE 32 with a dark blue hull, caught my eye in a way that few boats ever have; it was love at first sight as I stared down at her from the dock at the Royal Cape Yacht Club in Cape Town.
PACIFIC PLUS – RUDDER REPLACEMENT in TAHITI
WESTERLY OCEAN LORD 41 – MESSAGE FROM PARADISE
Peter,
After our most recent passages we just wanted to send a mail to you with a massive thank you for both all your support in getting our windpilot working and for creating such an amazing steering system.
After lots of ‚playing‘ with the pilot we have finally got to grips with how it works and have had 600 miles of the most ideal sailing
with it. When the pilot is deployed the motion of the boat feels much less frenetic than under autopilot, there is no power use and as it uses a different quadrant from our autopilots we have another level of redundancy.
I cannot express just how impressed we are with how it works and how Ruffian feels.
Thanks again.
Iain & Fiona
SY Ruffian of Amble
BIANCA 27 – MIT VIER PFOTEN UNTERWEGS
Hallo Peter! hab´ gerade dein Buch gelesen und wollte mich noch einmal dafür bedanken. Tolle, unglaubliche und sehr ärgerliche Erlebnisse – hatte es in zwei Tagen durch.
Dümple gerade mit meiner Bianca in Portocolom und warte auf das richtige Wetter für Menorca (weiß ja gerade nicht so was es will)
Jedenfalls weiß ich jetzt was ich nicht will: die Bianca verkaufen. Sie bleibt, aber die Badtür muss raus – ein neues Winterprojekt!
Sonnige Grüße, ich hoffe dir geht’s gut!
Luca
SV Jambalaya mit Mel (Hund)
CIRCUMNAVIGATION – PART NUMBER TWO
Hello Peter, we are preparing for offshore sailing again, so we also would like to re-engage our beloved 3rd crew member (the one who doesn’t eat & drink).
Could you please provide me with a replacement Push Rod 151 to our home adress in Europe?
kind regards
Ivan Steenhuyse
SV Vaguebond
GARCIA MARACUJA 12.30 – AROUND THE WORLD
Bonjour Peter,
After my sailing around the world, I need to change some small parts for my Windpilot Pacific:
-332 Lagerstreifen 1X55 Delrin
-333 Lagenstreifen 1X40 Delrin
-114 Bundbuchse 10X15X15 Delrin x 2 pieces
Please send your quote for delivery to my home adress.
I’m totally satisfied with this Windpilot which has really been reliable during now 16 years.
Merci beaucoup!
Carol Brousse,
Bateau Usquabae
STEUERFREIES SEGELN – HANDS – OFF SAILING
He may not be the inventer of wind-selfsteering units, but he is very probably the one who most successfully developed these systems to perfection.
KOPFSCHMERZHABLETTE FÜR SEGLER – INTRAVENÖS WIRKSAM
VERTUE DNA – DIE JAGT BEGINNT
Gebrauchtschiffe – Fortsetzung wenngleich verzögert … Es ist exakt 2,5 Jahre her, als ich mich zur Thematik von gebrauchten Schiffen ausgelassen und eine Fortsetzung versprochen habe.
QUICK HINTS AND TIPS TO SAILORS AT SEA
Hi Peter. I am having ok success with the windpilot on my ovni43. I still have some vibration on the servo rudder. A couple of questions. How much fore aft play should be in the counterbalance arm? And in the axle for the lever arm?.
The windvane was left down whilst motoring overnight would this potentially damage it?
Thankyou
Peter
some minutes later my answer:
Peter, 438 plastic screw is just as giving a hint … it will break sooner or later ( almost sooner ) just remove / tilt the rudder slightly and you will have the desired success: silence at your boats transom
best
Peter
Thankyou peter for your advice and wonderful pruduct, Peter Au
