Hebridean wind vane review and test by Practical Boat Owner magazine
Former PBO Editor David Pugh’s Hebridean vane review and test (PBO) was comprehensively updated in the July 2024 issue. Hebridean wind vane: testing the DIY self-steering gear
Jester Challengers and the Hebridean
Jake Kavanagh (PBO magazine) tells why the Hebridean features on the craft of many Jester Challenge single handed ocean sailors. How to prepare a small boat for a big offshore sailing adventure: Top tips from Jester Challenge sailors
Practical Boat Owner magazine again rates the Hebridean in 2024
The October 2024 issue of Practical Boat Owner magazine included the humble Hebridean in its new 6-page Wind Vane Buyers Guide. John Fleming would have been gratified. Windvane self-steering: a complete guide for sailors
What were John Fleming’s innovations after exactly 60 years of reliable servo-pendulum wind vane self-steering?
Technical innovation summary John Fleming’s crucial twin design innovations incorporated in the Hebridean are seminal: 1. The solution combines frame and pendulum in a single simple unit that can be removed and stored when not required. 2. To enable full power and sensitivity across its range of movement the Hebridean permits the efficient use of…
Choosing and cutting up wood for your Hebridean wind vane
Cutting up your wood for the Hebridean is not complicated. John suggested asking a joiner to carefully cut the pieces if you don’t have access to a table saw.
Ashes of John Fleming committed to the sea
On Saturday I was invited to join John Fleming’s sister, with her husband and children, to take his ashes out from Plockton and commit them to the sea. It was a warm, sunny, calm autumn day with all the time in the world for reflection, recollection and a toast to the memory of brother, uncle,…
Printable Hebridean intro sheet
Here is our new printable pdf describing the Hebridean in a single page. Hebridean.Introduction
Summer testing
We will be testing the Hebridean in NW Scotland during the month of July. Please bear with us if we are a little late dealing with your enquiry.
What tools do I need?
You may well already have all the tools needed to build up your own Hebridean.
John Fleming a video tribute
Here is a 10 minute video tribute to the Hebridean’s designer, John Fleming. It was aired at his Life Celebration at “The Tipi” at his family home, The Dell, Nethy Bridge, 19 April 2023. An amazing life! https://www.sgmarkphotography.com/Client-Area/John-Fleming Use password: sleepyeagle …which was the name of his boat, a Pioneer 10.