FLEMING

Hi Phil

A quick note to let you know that the new vane is installed and working fine. Got to try out the vane on a long 25 mile deep reach run, she did the job beautifully ( we have named the vane Rhonda Flemming after the movie actress)

Best regards, Michael O.

G’day Phil,

I have attached a stern on photo of my Roberts Tom Thumb 24 “Seerauber” that is fitted with a Fleming 301 windvane.

It is fantastic performer!

Tony

Jessica Watson - Youngest to sail singlehanded

around the world non-stop.

Ella’s Pink Lady SS34 with the Fleming Global Equip 400 (nicknamed ‘Parker’)

www.jessicawatson.com.au

Trish Lewis recieving her Global Equip 350 to assist her in the Trans Tasman single handed race 2010. Watch her progress Here.

Dear Phil

I said I’d sent you some pictures of my Fleming on my Nicholson 26 in Scotland. It’s always performed faultlessly on solo trips round Ireland, and round the Faroe, Shetland and Orkney Islands - places with very challenging tides and conditions.

Alastair Scott
Isle of Skye

Here is a link to an article on Rod’s website detailing his experience with Fleming. Click Here.

Hello and happy sailing.
I sailed the Wandering Mistress, from Long Beach to New Zealand using
the Fleming self steering wind vane and I have never looked back. I
came up with a name for my wonderful little wind vane and that was
“Wendy” She did everything I asked and more. From handling a light
breeze to full a Gale, I could not have asked for more. If you are
considering an electric auto pilot or a wind vane, I have one answer
and that is get a wind vane. Since my little trip to New Zealand I
have had the opportunity to sail on boats equipped with both a wind
vane and an autopilot and the wind vane has always been the winner
without question. She always points were you want her, she requires
very little maintenance, and if you take care of her she will never
break down. I don’t know why anyone would want otherwise. I
developed quit the little love affair with Wendy, and it is one of the
best relationships I have ever had!

Regards,
David Gill
The Wandering Mistress

S.V. Mika

To Phil George,

I have praised the Fleming Vane for the 18 years I have owned “Guido”. We sailed thousands of miles together including a seven-year solo voyage around the world. In my mind the Fleming is the finest vane out there.

And my voyage “out there” far surpassed anything I had ever dreamed of or dared doing which brings me to the purpose of contacting you… to UPDATE your information regarding my whereabouts.

Mika, a Hans Christian 38 and I, returned from our solo circumnavigation
in 2001 and are berthed at Ventura Harbor, California.

Thank you again and again for your fine product…best regards,

Michael Salvaneschi

Hi Phil,

The crew really appreciated the self steering after two days of hand steering in fast running heading east from Vanuatu. We left Port Vila in fresh to strong trade winds and rough seas. We stopped at Huon Reef for a swim/snorkel and a break from the motion of trade wind sailing.
12 hours out from Huon Reef the trade wind piped up on the beam and we set the windvane up. The crew were amazed at how well it steered us in boistrous wind and sea conditions. The vane stayed engaged for most of the rest of the passage of 700 nm.

Now we are home after our little cruise it is good to look back at the adventures we had. The fleming global equipe was a small part of the success of the voyage.

Regards,
Andrew

Phil

We have had our maiden voyage with it as well and are very pleased. We had about 6 building to 15 knots of breeze so nothing too demanding but were very pleased with how true it steered the boat at all points of wind. After the first ½ hour we found we could change the bearing 10-15 degrees just by a small turn of the vane and she steered very true.

It is such a cool feeling knowing the boat and the wind are doing everything and you’re just along for the ride and the funny thing was once we got over the excitement of it working is that you start thinking “hell I better not fall off”. The other point we noticed is how quick it adjusts to the wind shifts, the big thing I suppose to watch now. We will run our cross track error on the GPS from now on as a backup to the watch keeper keeping an eye on the compass to make sure we keep heading the way we are meant to.

Thanks again.

Regards

Hi Phil

As I told you we finished our crossing from Guatemala, central America to Greece in the Med, 6300 miles on the 13th of August, the fleming 501 did the steering most of the way and works very well.

Alex Diamantopoulos