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1. Doro amp GREG KRUEGERMANN Los ANGELES Peter Forthmann writes technical books organises Bluewa ter Seminars in Germany lectures on self steering under sail at Boat Shows in Annapolis Atlantic City Chicago Cowes D sseldorf Hamburg Las Palmas London Miami and Vien E na and is a freelance journalist and member of the Yachting journalist Association TO MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE p j BE E FEE WE gt reme z d 3 A 5 i co 1 am owner of Pacific since 8 A len Conception Island Lieber Peter die PACIFIC steuert nun Dear Sirs excellent performance of Um die halbe Welt erreichen dich Seit sieben Jahren unterwegs die years and since then have cover PACIFIC is working fine bereits 45000 Meilen und istimmer the PACIFIC PLUS from France to beste Griisse aus NZ Die PACIFIC PACIFIC PLUS ist so ziemlich das es many thousand of miles incl Hae Cornell noch top in Form wenn das keine Tahiti congratulations PLUS steuert uns wie ne Wolke einzige an Bord was noch nicht four Atlantic crossings and _ OVNI 43 Qualit tsarbeit ist Patrick Seassau Dieter Koschelny kaputt gesangen ist honestly am 100 satified with Gudrun Calligaro FRA HR 49 GER HR 42 J rgen Mons E product GER ARPEGE 31 GER MOTIVA 41 ernando Goizueta Falada Espagne BALIC 42 iz i ri F i r2. WINDPILOT RAMPRASAD a ef i gi manm E 3 L all d A Zu z Y c 1 x ER p ny e Su 2 7a 2 e rd E m 3 SE aci Eus y r 2 Li Xx T malta s 1 Wei e LR vw 1 because the wind steers better kd i gt i s WINDPILOT z N f 1968 IHE FIRST WINDPILOT John Adam founded WINDPILOT on his return from an eventful voyage from England to Cuba aboard a Leisure 17 The story of how exhausted after days of storms he ran aground and was arrested by the Cuban military appeared in the press all over the world He was held for weeks and it was during this captivity that he finally took the decision to set up WINDPILOT 1977 IHE DEAL One day friends John Adam and Peter F rthmann went for a sail on Peter s steel yawl When they returned a deal had been made the company for the steel yawl 1968 1985 IHE RANGE ATLANTIK V vane auxiliary rudder system 1968 1985 PACIFIC V vane servo pendulum system 1970 1975 PACIFIC H vane servo pendulum system 1973 1983 ATLANTIK V vane auxiliary rudder trim tab 1969 1971 PACIFIC H vane trim tab on main rudder 1971 1974 The early systems were of very robust construction and thou sands of them are still in use even after the best part of 30 years 1985 THE FIRST INNOVATION The all new PACIFIC and PACIFIC PLUS twin systems a state of the art servo pendulum gear and a double rudd
3. 5 d Sg E I gt E E r FN 8 z 1 el E Ei af E 3 a E r d RA P VW L h T i Em 1 2 je 16 1 1 i T n A ID A XR pp ee A Nach 12 Jahren PACIFIC sind die After several Ostars we are now Thank you f r PACIFIC Hallo Peter trotz extremer seasickn PACIFIC PLUS on our boat a very After now 5 years with PACIFIC we Leinen durchgescheuert Huch going round we are very satisfied Pierre Follienfant ess beim AZAB Start bei SW Bft 8 9 ood decision will take it to the next boat a silent und keine Service Station auf den with PACIFIC FRA ULDB 60 geht es uns gut die PACIFIC steuert ans steering solution Azoren Kitty amp Simon van Hagen Super NL CARENA 42 Teddy Hunter Conny amp Hasko Scheidt NL JUDEL FROLIC 47 Wolfgang Quix UK FREEDOM 30 GER PILOT CUTTER 48 GER 42 ft ULDB T SS E d E t 22 Ka D mg el Lieber Peter 30000 nm with Lieber Peter also der Kauf der PACIFIC PLUS hat uns heil vom Mit Die PACIFIC steuert wir sind Crossed from Uruguay to Cape Town Wij hebben die PACIFIC PLUS sinds the PACIFIC PLUS and still satis PACIFIC in Las Palmas war wohl der telmeer nach Tahiti gebracht Nach Beifahrer in 40 or higher 55 days 45 which 1909 en hebben er ongeveer 30 000 fied enl beste Kauf meines Lebens Einmal sechs Tagen auf See bei 35 kn Wind Ingrid amp Timm Pfeiffer were storm or more including 2 mijil mee geze
4. D A 1 es es MM o if Monsieur nous sommes parti pour le Peter Weltumsegelung beendet Lieber Peter f r die schier endlose Three and half years we have been Nach 30 Minuten Montage erwartete Ich f hle mich wie h eboren und reihe mich in Ihre Fan tour du monde ici ci joint les photos PACIFIC PLUS super gelaufen Garantie herzlichen Dank Die PACIFIC away and sailed around the globe ich das bliche Spielchen auspro Gemeinde ein du PACIFIC promis Rene Schmid PLUS hat uns bis nach Trinidad wun PACIFIC has always been very relia bieren einstellen fluchen Doch vom Thomas Fischer Frederic Meunier CH 43 ft ONE OFF derbar gesteuert ble Simple and solid it works perfec ersten Moment steuert das Ding CH ISLAND PACKET 45 FRA FEELING 1350 Uschi amp Arno Autzen tly and needs unlike others no fehlerlos auf allen Kursen Fritzi ist GER ELVSTROM CORONET 38 maintainance unser liebstes Crewmtiglied Erik van den Berg Klaus Frisee NL SIGMA 38 AUSTRIA ETAP 35 m um m E v 81 i F E a EI E wie m im 79 1 82 Dear Peter we really donot _ Gro es Kompliment f r die PACIFIC Dear Mr F rthmann am very happy Lieber Herr F rthmann die PACIFIC Lieber Herr F rthmann nach vielen Die Pacific Light ist unser unerm dli regret our decision for PACIFIC it auf unsere Reise halb um die Welt with PACIFIC even downwind in extre arbeitet
5. doesn t what s indispensable and how like minded yachtsmen rate a particular piece of equipment you cannot afford to ignore the results of our survey How the data was compiled The questionnaire asked specifically about new equipment bought It is not an exhaustive list of equipment available but it does show the most popular current choices and rates their performance After any failure of breakages were recorded marks were awarded by each skipper for six key areas e i ease of use ease of repair clarity of the instruction manual after sales service and value for money Skippers may only have experience of a particular make or model so the questionnaires were analysed for any consistent grumblings or praises and only then did these contribute to the end results Reliability and service support played key roles as the true test is the ease with which a skipper can effect repairs away from home base Windvanes gave unlimited help with no power drain Most can steer comfortably in conditions where other aids will give up The Windpilot PACIFIC PLUS was rated so highly by those who fitted it almost 60 that we awarded it our GOLD MEDAL for overall performance In particular Windpilot owner Peter F rthmann s after sales service was highly praised YES WE KNOW that most yachtsmen prefer an electric autopilot first time around and we also know why you picked up this brochu e Or looking at it the other way almost e
6. 172 407 11 26 windpilot t online de www windpilot de US Office Doro amp Greg Kruegermann 1542 North Ave 46 Los Angeles CA 90041 USA tel 1 323 255 8235 fax 1 323 662 7616 toll free 1 877 2 WINDPILOT windpilot westland net GRAFIK DESIGN CHRISTIANE WEITENDORF HAMBURG
7. Nach 5 Jahren PACIFIC haben wir nun Hallo Peter 7000 Meilen mit PACIFIC kann um die Welt segeln und PACIFIC PLUS still is the best helms noch zufrieden die PACIFIC Rund um die Kugel eine PACIFIC PLUS wir sind zufrie PLUS eine Wonne wie man D gassing R Hanke den Jeanine amp Andreas de Buhr Norbert Sedlacek un Weber GER COMMODORE 41 GER 41 ft VAN DE STADT Familie Bon GER PEARSON 43 Austria 30 ft SLOOP SA BENETAU 42 NL CONTEST 42 z 3 a a D d G KK ES pm The PACIFIC PLUS is working Two times the Atlantic we are very Perfekte PACIFIC da bleibt nicht Amazingly how the PACIFIC PLUS am going to sleep satisfied mehr viel zu Steuern performs Per Kampmann an Kuiper Anita amp Thomas Mai Chris Fox DK MALO 1260 L GIB SEA 37 GER RIVAL 34 UK BOWMAN 58 Yachting World July 98 Blind faith Geoff Hilton Barber sets off on a great adventure to sail single handed from his home port of Durban across the Southern Indian Ocean to Fremantle Quite a feat in itself but Geoff has additional worries he is blind Donnerwetter wir sind wunderbar i d Mapa zufrieden mit der PACIFIC Klaus Rath GER HR 42 yeri Bsp 15 51 2938 31010 Kar ecol zii i 18 51 11 1 5 156 TET Fryma FET EHA fte bh cot Tui 93 221 1126 onl imei Hj Fee eld fried al Pater of mp great wp in 3 mid B tall pou sp 5 want Lis a 11 kast gale vamntarday ard real the wp
8. T tr run with 16 trsilirg all my of sz Bisher ales Bill hora lo sen Lhe wie wae CIBALADL 59 bere tha eamus wera BI rie sarl Elgh the I preferred 4m rmm am Leem sam pra in T sel sn ballare my ey Low well tha teli bardlad that bilo L did oot change the angle of ang cere eee ad the R buLRLLg al s wimi charge loa Siss Ep ac tia hetake cf tha 2 2 t ep having problema with of alrarr ter I Sain amd am getting asmistanccos abs Beh Ligh Tree a japss amp wm have bat spe relly 3 winds in the coria Fortis et did poma yo lesa Hill EFFI de EUER get acra Barth far a dew ther apitat mich sirali tao me toma whick is Lieber Peter Pauli hat uns 2 now Ti miles 54 degrees lat SE math Samy 104 mik Jahre von Europa ber S d amerika nun nach Bermuda Chmmrm fer am ad ia mado prend af cur polar E thini tia I hav roblemlos gesteuert e 7 arbara amp Robert Kruse geen lt soen raal shams GER CHANCE 37 Omi Fiep 39 a Mem Lo 40 nt PACIFIC PLUS after four Atlantic The best helmsman we ever had Ein herzliches Dankesch n dir und PACIFIC the best performer we crossings we still love it Now we Wiliam Rane Deiner PACIFIC PLUS nach dem ever had are going to do the Pacific USA TARTAN 43 HOORN wollen wir nun nach Will Shephard Kikko Rutter Westen UK H35 UK HR 42 Leo Ni 3 CH Wo 1100 s t ur ates Merci pour la qualit d
9. pivoted steers through main rudder wind flow of water past hull main rudder lt 220cm goin lt 18m 6oft lt 25 000kg 55 000lbs tiller wheel mechanical aft no low centre max 10cm gin off centre 20 kg 44 lbs MF o moderate transom canoe stern MF 1 extreme transom rake MF 2 small sugar scoop to fit vertical place MF 3 large sugar scoop to fit horizontal place MF 4 large sugar scoop lt 45 ft of boats size MF 5 transom hunged rudder MULTIVARIABLE FLANGE 0 Y i h A ei 9 m RW e i AA m A E 1 m NM CUXHAVEN a a P M VARIABLE FLANGE 3 UNT weg mer r m e res Ga 1 e mr n 5 gang e E Tiller PACIFIC PLUS system type servo powered auxiliary rudder vane type horizontal pivoted operation independent of main rudder a steering impulse wind e steering force flow of water past hull steering element auxiliary rudder power leverage 220cm goin suitable for 7 ship s size PP lt 12m 4oft e A PP lt 18m 8 SD ship s weight PP lt 13 000kg 28 500lbs DES 58 V PP 30 000kg 66 000lbs E main steering wheel mechanical or hydraulic 3 cockpit aft or centre suitable as emergency rudder yes load at transom high position at transom centre max 10cm Ain off centre OB 0 weight PP lt
10. 30 el e Peter all the best for 1997 from RER after 3 years circumnaviga ion Hessel Kow NL SAMOA 48 p L Peter thanks a lot for selling us the good bits at the London Boat Show the PACIFIC PLUS served very well now for 6 years Liz amp Tony Sharp Chico UK SWAN 57 Peter many thanks for your very kind SES we do like our PACIFIC Beverly amp Temple Page TEXAS AMEL MANG Dear Peter from Europe Madeira to K the PACIFIC has worked very well Bendt Simonsen DK KASKELOT 35 Doe 58 Pl 59 8 ed I Hallo Peter Deine PACIFIC ist hervor Dear Mr F rthmann many thanks for Hallo Herr F rthmann unsere Sehr geehrter Herr F rthmann die Peter on our first 20 000 miles Cher Monsieur Le PACIFIC PLUS m a the PACIFIC PLUS did work excel donn enti re satisfaction ragend von Flaute bis Beaufort sie your service and collaboration the PACIFIC hei t Elias sie funktioniert PACIFIC PLUS hat ihre Feuertaufe mit lent even on spinnacker By sim Jacques LE Martin meistert alles ACIFIC PLUS steers well rima auf allen Kursen Erfolg bestanden sie steuert perfekt plicity and sturdiness it is nearly RA AMEL SANTORIN Ariane amp Wolf Ernst Mr Chevenini arijke amp Reiner Hesselink Roland Turbinsky maintenance free GER ERICSSON 38 ESPAGNE AMEL SHARKI NL KASKELOT AUSTRIA S amp S 42 Thea amp Willem de Jong NL MALO TEM
11. 40 kg 88 lbs 8 PP Il lt 44 kg 99 lbs fitting options multivariable tubes to fit any transom mm Re Ps JS E ci E q LA b m E a u a ef 4 d m E un NU m E 3 5 MULTIVARIABLE TUBE SYSTEM Operation bevel gear for automatic yaw damping no oversteering adjustable vane position for different wind strengths locking device for centring vane variable power transmission depending on sea state power clutch quick in quick out even under load infinitely adjustable course setting manual infinitely adjustable course setting remote servo pendulum rudder lift up 170 degrees stainless eye bolt at rudder shaft for easy lift up friction based overload protection for pendulum rudder pushrod autopilot adaptor provided Installation variable flange and extension FO F1 multivariable flange system MFO MF5 multivariable tube system strain free mounting cheeks follow transom contour 4 bolts to install 1 bolt to remove 4 bolts to install 2 bolts to remove 8 bolts to install 2 bolts to remove Transmission short transmission path with just a few blocks user friendly tiller clamp with stainless chain infinitely adjustable disc brake style wheel coupling crossbar option for difficult transom configurations Materials anodised seawater resistant cast AlM
12. USA ONE OFF 48 IN 107 108 Greetings from the South Pacific PACIFIC LIGHT an meiner Victoire Peter congratulations for the way down to Bermuda has Einmal um die Kugel in 6 Jahren und Unsere PACIFIC ist nun 14 Jahre im 0 000 miles om my stuurt besser als ich PACIFIC LIGHT my boat performs been wonderful since steering has die WINDPILOT Atlantik sieht aus wie Einsatz und immer noch perfekt ACIFIC PLUS I still love it Buyserd wonderfully not been our job neu Ali Peters a Sims NL VICTOIRE 28 Keith Gems aul Shard Wommelsdorf GER SPARKMAN amp STEPHENS 48 USA SCOOTS 52 UK TWISTER 28 CANADA 35 ft WOODEN ONE OFF GER VINDO 30 i Lieber Herr F rthmann meine Thank you for all your service Lieber Peter F rthmann Alles Gute Winnie the Pooh sends regards to bought the PACIFIC some two years The PACIFIC has been in use since the Baba l uft mit der PACIFIC wie follow up It is a pleasure to deal with f r Sie mindestens bis zu Jahr 2000 Schnuff Schnuff We love our PACIFIC ago it is a very great success AZAB race of 1991 in which inciden auf Schienen a comany that actually deliverstheir Die PACIFIC PLUS hat uns bisher PLUS which even steered usthrough Richard Morris tally Castaway won her class and was Heiner Wisgrill roduct as promised and on time wirklich gut bedient Mitch UK 52 ft COLIN ARCHER second overall In all it has now taken AUSTRIA BABA 30 ACIFIC PLUS is one of t
13. e votre Dear Peter after two years we arri Dear Peter we now have many miles Lieber Herr F rthmann ohne die materiel ved in Tahiti our PACIFIC is an on our PACIFIC PLUS and we are very PACIFIC w re die TOUR nicht zu ean Bartels indispensable member of Christobels happy with the performance machen gewesen vielen Dank RA 44 ft ONE OFF crew Davi Raple Hermann Boysen Rosie amp Maurice Summer USA TARTAN 37 GER SWAN 41 UK HALMATIC 31 Ge Sehr geehrter Herr Forthmann anbei ein paar Fotos von der PACIFIC PLUS an meiner Tide Mein Kompliment gilt der Funktionst chtigkeit Klaus Vossmeyer 65 ft Koopmans mil Going to wind the PACIFIC has been a good helm downwinds our boat simply is too fast ose Ugarte ULDB 60 gmail Peter ci joint les photos du PACIFIC PLUS Le fonctionnement est bon Cordiales salutations du Caraibes Annie amp Roland Bozec FRA SUN ODYSSEE 47 Utt i It handled brilliantly in normal and in light conditions but it also coped well when we were overtaken by a gale There were times when we made no adjustments for more than 24 hours at a time ames Windle K OYSTER 435 Dear Peter we now have used the PACIFIC PLUS for a year and we con sider it the best investment on our neay steel ketch Bo Altheden SWE 41 ft STEEL KETCH EA WEE rund um die Kugel Dein INDPILOT sieht aus wie neu Susanne GER SEADOG
14. er system based on it were introduced in 1985 With boats getting larger and larger and centre cockpits which provide unfavourable conditions for conventional servo pendulum systems becoming increasingly prevalent the synthesis of the advantages of an auxiliary gear with those of a servo pendulum system provided by the PACIFIC PLUS proved to be the logical answer 1988 DESIGN AWARD PACIFIC and PACIFIC PLUS won prizes for their avant garde design and have been exhibited at the German Museum for Art and Design 1997 PACIFIC LIGHT The design team of J rg Peter Kusserow Peter F rthmann and their CAD workstation produced the PACIFIC LIGHT This system conceived especially for boats under 8 5m 27ft is the lightest servo pendulum gear in the world with a proper bevel gear linkage and has most of the features of its bigger sister A PACIFIC LIGHT fitted on German adven turer Burghard Pieske s 7m 20ft open dinghy Bounty Bay successfully crossed the Pacific in 1998 following the rou te of Captain Bligh it managed up to 180nm in 24 hours design 88 nn RE PP sess THEN AND NOW 1998 THE SECOND INNOVATION After 12 years in production the PACIFIC and PACIFIC PLUS twin systems came up for fundamental overhaul in 1997 8 The new PACIFIC although identical in its technical features to the older model now has a multivariable flange system which makes it even more straight forward to install on all kinds of
15. erate fast enough to provoke significant changes in the apparent wind angle Monohull ULDBs have no such restrictions on speed Bow hull sha pe keel displacement and sail area are all conceived to promote surfing even in fairly moderate winds the design encourages tremendous acceleration inevitably accompanied by tremendous fluctuations in the apparent wind angle This type of sailing is quite simply beyond the capabilities of any wind vane gear The kind of wild course produced by any system relying purely on the apparent wind angle would bring the rig down sooner or later for exam ple in a sudden crash gybe Things do not necessarily look any brighter on upwind courses Even with the sails close hauled the smalles deviation to leeward in a swell or a yawing movement causes the boat to accelerate rapidly in turn pushing the apparent wind forward A windvane has no way of telling whether the boat is travelling slower on a very high course or faster on a deeper course because the apparent wind angle is identical in both cases This really dose represent the end of the line for windvane steering since there is no way of educating a windvane to distinguish between diffe rent situations that generate the same physical effects Autopilots offer the only effective solution here Off the wind and to some extent even upwind planing yachts are beyond the scope of windvane steering Cruising World agreed in its 9 95 edition regarding the use of windvane ste
16. ering systems in the BOC that the current boats accelerate and decelerate at such extreme rates that windvane steering gears appear on few and conservative boats only WINDPILOT STRICLY FOR CRUISING muy Pd a Fri r SH my 1i i NU rit dr WINDPILOT SUGGESTS A small push rod autopilot like an AUTOHELM 800 or NAVICO 100 can be connected to the counterweight of a ser vo pendulum gear to supply the steering impulse in place of the windvane The servo pendulum arrangement con tinues to amplify and transmit the steering force as usual allowing the autopilot to steer the boat on a compass course with extremely low power consumption the autopilot has only to supply the force normally supplied by the windvane in other words the force needed to rotate the pendulum rudder Multiplying the steering force of the small push rod autopilot by the servo force of the pendulum rudder produces enough steering force at the main rudder to steer a boat of 25 metric tons The combination is particularly useful in long following seas and very light following breezes when there is insufficient wind to produce a proper signal at the vane but sufficient boatspeed to drive the servo pendulum arrangement The autopilot windvane gear synthesis manages in a practical sense to over come the theoretical limits of both systems allowing you to enjoy powerful accurate ste
17. ering to a compass course in light winds without placing an undue burden on the batteries THE COMPANY The WINDPILOT advantage e CAD CAM precision German engineering e 80 of manufacturing process including CNC machining kept in house worldwide factory direct service e low maintenance just wash with fresh water KISS keep it simple stupid Production Windpilot is the only industrial manufacturer in Germany to use AlMgs aluminium magnesium alloy in pressure diecasting Our pro cesses have been developed in close cooperation with the Kurtz Group one of the world s leading specialists in industrial casting technology and a supplier to DaimlerChrysler BMW and Audi More than 40 CAD CAM designed dies are used to produce three dif ferent modular systems with an almost infinite variety of moun ting configurations Our move towards fully compu terised industrial manufacturing processes allows us to meet the most exacting standards at a competi tive price Materials Aluminium masts are made of low grade extrudable material usually protected against the elements by no more than a thin anodised layer and yet most sai lors are happy to trust them Modern aluminium boats in turn use AlMg 4 5 an alloy that can safely be used in seawater even without painting Windpilot like Goiot and Lewmar uses AlMg 5 the most seawater resistant alloy of all And then we hard anodise our systems for extra protection Windpilot provid
18. es a life time warranty against defective materials Windpilot built in stainless steel for 16 years before switching to aluminium Now we have 15 years of experience in modern industrial materials and the decision stands WINDPILOT Me 22 Oy THE MAN BEHIND WINDPILOT Many sailors agree that Peter s Windpilot is currently the best gear available Being both the inventor and manu facturer of this ingenious device Peter has indeed shown that his name should stand alongside those of his great precursors Blondie Hasler Marcel Gianoli Nick Franklin This book confirms Peter F rthmann s standing as the world authority on wind operated self steering gears JIMMY CORNELL S FORWORD TAKEN FROM SELFSTEERING UNDER SAIL ADLARD COLES NAUTICAL 1998 Peter Forthmann has a unique knowledge of self steering Born in 1947 he learned to sail as soon as he learned to walk growing up by the water in Hamburg A sai lor on commercial ships a yachtsman 26 different yachts so far an engineer and a highly practical man Peter F rthmann s creative contribution to the evolution of windvane steering systems is virtually unparalleled It is thanks in no small part to him that these systems are still thriving in the age of bits and bytes AUTHOR S BIOGRAPHY TAKEN FROM SELF STEERING UNDER SAIL ADLARD COLES NAUTICAL 1998 PETER FORTHMANN AND JORG PETER KUSSEROW TWO FATHERS OF THREE PACIFICS PETER FORTHMANN AT WORK
19. essly in al Adrian Groot Anlage steuert bis 45 kn Wind zuver ohne das Ruder anfassen zu m ssen Ihre gelungene Konstruktion ganz Dick Koopmans wind and sea states It s the best bit NL RIVAL 36 l ss auch in extremer See die PACIFIC PLUS funktioniert sehr herzlich gratulieren F r uns ist dies NL SENTIJN 36 of kit on board by far Josef Boeck ut die beste Anlage der Welt Alasdair Flint CH SWAN 39 Luten Renate amp Wol Bang Clemens UK VERTUE 25 L KOOPMANS 44 GER 16 M HYDRA We r 110 WA 111 2 eet 12 z Seit 9 Jahren steuert Deine PACIFIC PLUS und Magonia wir 55 Tage ber den Atlantik Wasser Dear Peter after 3 5 years and some Die PACIFIC steuert unser Schiff wun Auch unser neues Schiff steuert mit PACIFIC herzlichen Dank f r haben Zeit zum Fische fangen und Lebensmittel wurden knapp 20 000 miles have finally taken derbar PACIFIC sehr sch n Deinen Service Ilka amp Dieter EES aber der WINDPILOT hat uns heil some photographs The PACIFIC has Familie Kabelt Familie Teutenberg Evi amp Hans Lehmann SY TUTE GER SCANDI 41 r bergebracht performed very well on all points of GER ISLAND PACKET 35 GER BOWMAN 45 GER TAIWAN 39 Katharina amp J rg Kusserow Sail Best wishes and thank you for a GER 13 M MINEN RAUMER pos product raham amp Avril Jones UK PETREL 32 WINDPILOT Bandwirkerstra e 39 41 D 22041 Hamburg Germany tel 49 40 652 52 44 fax 49 40 68 65 15 mobile 49
20. g5 aluminium industry standard die castings CNC machined for minimal tolerances AMB silicone bronze gearing strong lightweight stainless steel pushrod low maintenance PTFE bearings epoxied wooden pendulum rudder easy to replace buoyant glassfibre auxiliary rudder plywood windvane easy to replace Patents and patents pending worldwide Pacific Light Autopilot versus Windpilot Autopilot pros Windpilot pros e Invisible e Wind derived steering impulse e Compact e Uses no electricity e Simple to operate e Steering improves as wind and sea e Autopilot module can be integrated conditions build with navigation instruments e mmediate steering response e Better price cockpit autopilots e Silent operation e No interference with motoring e Mechanical reliability Autopilot cons e Solid construction e Compass derived steering impulse Auxiliary rudder 1 Teer e Consumes electicity 2 so le DE EE e lower load on the rudder bearings MM Eds servo pendulum gear because the connection e Delayed steering response A is not rigid e Operating noise e Technical reliability Windpilot cons e Limited life of transmission components e No use in a calm e Steering deteriorates as wind and e Operator error possible sea conditions build e Pacific Plus interferes with manoeuvring e Increased load on the rudder bearings under engine the helmsperson s arm gives a little to absorb e Swim ladder may have to be mo
21. he best Asmus nigge jane amp John Gibb us 30 000 thousand miles Congratu decisions we ve made GER 13m ONE OFF 43ft ONE OFF lation on an excellent piece of kit Melanie amp Eddie Taylor George Tinleys USA PETERSON 44 UK FREEDOM 35 d S d LE 1 nm i La 1 ER b i g t e EA Qu T mie Pe 74 0 77 73 67 Peter die PACIFIC PLUS gef llt Dear Peter must say that we are Lieber Peter PACIFIC PLUS und Sehr geehrter Herr F rthmann die Herzliche Gr e aus Tonga von Dear Peter after many thousand uns immer noch ausgezeichnet very pleased with the PACIFIC PLUS Nicholson 48 ein sch nes Paar PACIFIC PLUS arbeitet sehr gut Wir Katinka Josi Relativity und miles with PACIFIC we can say that Gary amp Roos Mulder on our trip around the ball It never ich bin nur noch Beifahrer um die sind zufrieden Jebishah alle Anlagen laufen is the best man on board NL KOOPMANS 45 faltered even in 40 knots of wind it Welt G nther Garbe bestens Ragna amp Charly steeres perfectly Markus Auer GER NAJAD 343 Dorothee Etz and Lover UK FAURBY 36 Berit amp lain Galston ESPAQGNE NICHOLSON 48 GER BAVARIA 42 NORWAY BOSTROM 37 ES n E El 3 P p Ka A OW 4 EJ 85 w MEO A ad EE 90 pis Mensch Peter F rthmann wat Aloha Peter The PACIFIC steered Pierre Avec nos amiti s Bravo ca Peter am very satisfied
22. ild ap ahe koersen Anni amp Toni Kleinjans rund um die Welt und immer noch von Curacao nach Panama mu ten GER CUMULANT 41 cyclones and 1 anti cyclone the PACI houdt die stuurmachine de boot op CH SHARKI erfekt wir nur einmal eingreifen sonst h t FIC PLUS steered the entired distance koers ook pal voor de wind tto Schmidt ten wir einen Leuchtturm gerammt and funtioned FANTASTICALLY Tineke amp Jimmy Lengkee CH 41 ft SCANDI cy 4 jenen Leonhardt Charles Livingston NL 42 ft COLIN ARCHER STEEL 41 BRAZIL 15M STEEL YUNK z 32 eg d geg In den Roaring Forties war die PACIFIC war super can t imagine how ever could have PACIFIC PLUS on my DEHLER 41 Jahre einmal um die Welt die Die PACIFIC LIGHT steuert besser als PACIFIC PLUS ein wahrer Segen Jan Veldhuis sailed without it The PACIFIC steered I am absolutly delighted ACIFIC PLUS hat gute Arbeit gelei ich und wird nie m de Reimar B ttger L RUSTLER 36 us 90 of the way across the Atlan id Warner stet Kai Greiser GER 18m STAHLKUTTER 25 t tic and the wind was astern lt was UK DEHLER 41 Gaby amp Wolfgang Sander GER CRABBER 24 modestly priced and would judge it GER FANTASI 37 the best value of anything fitted noddy Innes UK RUSTLER 36 pid T Ka 1 n 5 Fe i I Auch ein Strassenbahnschaffner After one BOC and 30 000 miles my 4 Jahre PACIFIC PLUS und immer Drei Mann an Bord nur einer steuert
23. transom The new mounting bracket has adjustable cheeks that adapt to follow the contour of the transom so there is no need for wooden spacers between hull and bracket and no strain on either side of the interface The PACIFIC PLUS now has a Power Clutch which allows the pendulum rudder to be engaged and disengaged from the auxiliary rudder with one hand even under load The system also has a simple yet highly practical device for locking the vane on centre and also provides an attachment point for an Autohelm or Navico type cockpit autopilot The new multivariable flange tube system ensures a perfect fit for any transom configuration The second generation PACI FIC and PACIFIC PLUS also use a different manufacturing process pressure die casting rather than the old sand casting This technique now the first choice in industry ensures perfect high precision cast components with an outstanding sur face finish WINDPILOT uses some of the best in the business when our suppliers aren t making new WINDPILOT castings they re making parts for DaimlerChrysler 1999 THE GOLD AWARD YACHTING WORLD march 1999 Our Atlantic Gear Test is the most comprehensive ever undertaken With 85 ARC skippers returning our detailed three page questionnaire our road test equivalent to over 400 000 nm miles of sailing is based on yachtsmen 5 own assessments If you are thinking of fitting out your yacht for extended cruising and want to know what works what
24. ved shocks from the tiller the push rod in contrast servo pendulum system remains rigid so the shocks are absorbed e ndiscreet by the bearings e Sometimes complicated to install Differences Autopilot Windpilot Synthesis Data network possible not possible possible Steering impulse compass wind compass wind Steering force constant steering progressive increase both force steering speed in steering force both Steering quality deteriorates as progressive as wind sea build wind sea build Steering hours breaks to reduce steers continously both power consumption Yawing angle manually adjustable automatic yaw damping both Ease of operation push button requires careful setting Ocean racing Experience with ultralight displacement boats ULDBs of all sizes has shown that the speed potential of these flyers is just too great to be effectively ent rusted to windvane steering Every change in wind speed aboard such responsive boats produces a change in boat speed which in turn changes the apparent wind angle The acceleration and deceleration of the boat through puffs and lulls causes the apparent wind angle to move forward or aft A wind vane gear steering to a particular set wind angle would as a result have to head up or bear away every time the wind speed changed in order to main tain the set angle Most monohulls and virtually all cruising boats are limited in terms of speed as a function of their length along the waterline and do not accel
25. verybody who thinks about purchasing a windvane gear already has an autopilot Once installed however the windvane gear typically shoulders up to 80 per cent of the burden and the auto pilot sees very little of the helm when the sails are up Jimmy Cornell has confirmed these findings after debriefing sai lors at the end of a number of events The tendency of yachts to carry both types of system has become more and more pronounced over the course of the ARC and Round The World races that have been held since 1986 VANE GEARS OF TODAY system type vane type operation steering impulse steering force steering element power leverage suitable for ship s size ship s weight main steering cockpit suitable as emergency rudder load at transom position at transom weight flange options PACIFIC LIGHT servo pendulum horizontal pivoted steers through main rudder wind flow of water past hull main rudder lt 160cm 64in 8 5m 27ft lt 2 500kg 5 500lbs tiller aft no low centre max 10cm gin off centre 13 kg 28 lbs F o for moderate transom F 1 for extreme transom PACIFIC system type vane type operation steering impulse steering force steering element power leverage suitable for ship s size ship s weight main steering cockpit suitable as emergency rudder load at transom position at transom weight flange options servo pendulum horizontal
26. with the After a few thousand miles sailing we Peter nous avons fait enti re confi heb se blos f r n fein Maschin from Antigua to Bora Bora Excellent marche impec erformance of the PACIFIC much only can conclude that the PACIFIC is ance PACIFIC PLUS que nous mokt This unit is by far the best wind vane Amaury Couderc etter than my old Aries on my pre a perfect Steering mate on board of avons appel Peter Bien cordiale Timm Schr der made FRA 44 ft DERIVEUR vious boat the RED ARROW ment Jacques GER CUMULANT 41 on Wichman Jean Michal oder amp Marijke Mast Jacques ariou SA 5oft WAUQUIEZ FRA OVNI 385 L WAARSHIP 11 M RA 17 M KETSCH i1 pet e TA T m x 2 j Fe i M Le 1 es tf 0 o Ces 9 SC 98 99 NEL Peter after sailing a couple of Dear Peter am sitting in the middel Dear Peter thanks again for your Lieber Herr F rthmann nach einigen Lieber Herr F rthmann auch met Lieber Herr F rthmann nach 7 Jahren thousand miles can report that of the Atlantic It is time to drop you excellent service PACIFIC is perfor Jahren segeln mit PACIFIC Plus kann Windst rke 10 und grosse Wellen auf wieder mal gl cklich berstandenem the PACIFIC works very good on a line in priase of your PACIFIC It has ming very well ich sagen Ich bin zufrieden Die der Ocean haben wir Tage gesegelt Sturm im S dpazifik m chte ich f r Jager steered the boat faultl
27. zu meiner Zufriedenheit tausend Meilen der beste Mann bei cher Steuermann Vom Mittelmeer performed all the way to Tahiti bis Neuseeland hat sie perfekt me conditions meine Erwartungen sind erf llt wor uns an Bord ist ohne Zweifel die ber Gran Canaria werden wir in just e esteuert Hans Welbergen en PACIFIC Wir sind immer berrascht K rze zur Karibik aufbrechen Monique amp Claude Salemi arin amp Hans G tje NL FREEDOM 38 Rolf Mensching wie zuverl ssig sie steuert Ehepaar Sch uble FRA JEANNEAU 47 GER REINKE 11 CH REINKE 12 M cargol 5 oe Beuershausen GER 6 5m Dschunke i 350 er E eg eg a TRUST aes ipium Ru 3 e TM 00 Kai Enc e E ee 99 95 2 CERE A A ats Nm P Dear Peter we have done 4800 Peter many thanks for the PACIFIC Dear Peter your PACIFIC worked very Sehr geehrter Herr F rthmann Dear Sir since seven years we havea My single hand trip around the world nm this summer ant the PACIFIC Francois Petit well It is the best vane of three I 52000 nm circumnavigation 45000 PACIFIC this worked very well has now been completed have had worked well even downwind FRA OVNI 41 have owned of it on PACIFIC and nothing went Arthur Brautigam some quite severe weather crossing Dan Evans Peter Ryan wrong NL HUTTING 40 the Indian Ocean Thank you for the UK RIVAL 32 UK NICHOLSON 31 Paul Maier wonderful PACIFIC PLUS GER 48 ft CATAMARAN Richard Peterson
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