Plan C

Submitted by Peter Bourke on Sun, 21/06/2009 - 10:05.

Yesterday morning the auxiliary rudder which drives my Hydrovane windvane system detached and is now at the bottom of the Atlantic. Rotten luck and surprising as it was just installed in April. As windvane was backup to autopilot, I am backup to windvane. Can heave to or forereach to sleep etc but lots of hand steering required. Not to worry, but little time to blog.

Peter Bourke
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Hello Peter, Under 500!!

Submitted by Skip Pond (not verified) on Wed, 24/06/2009 - 14:23.

Hello Peter, Under 500!! Take small bites and you will be home before you know it. We are proud of you.

Skip

Peter, Your story continues

Submitted by Margaret (not verified) on Tue, 23/06/2009 - 15:37.

Peter,
Your story continues to be a favorite read...to think you are really living it! See you in Newport soon!

Hang in there. You are

Submitted by Kathy Gonzales (not verified) on Tue, 23/06/2009 - 10:55.

Hang in there. You are almost home! Kathy and "Admiral" Vic

Peter, Hang in there,

Submitted by Mark D (not verified) on Tue, 23/06/2009 - 00:46.

Peter,

Hang in there, skipper. Many of us are tracking you and eager to hear news of a Newport docking. Mark D. PS - No more technical difficulties allowed.

Hi Peter, your blood must

Submitted by Dieter (not verified) on Sun, 21/06/2009 - 22:02.

Hi Peter,
your blood must have frozen when you noticed the loss of the auxiliary rudder!
Keep going and be inventive.
Good luck,
Dieter

Hi Peter, Your preseverence

Submitted by Paul Drexler (not verified) on Sun, 21/06/2009 - 21:18.

Hi Peter,

Your preseverence is a real inspiration.

Keep safe,

Paul Drexler

Happy Fathers Day Daddy!

Submitted by Amy (not verified) on Sun, 21/06/2009 - 18:11.

Happy Fathers Day Daddy! Sorry your windvane thing fell off.

Happy Fathers Day, looking

Submitted by Linda Sue (not verified) on Sun, 21/06/2009 - 14:44.

Happy Fathers Day, looking forward the to coming home.