Before I bought Astolat in 1996, I got inspired by articles published in magazines like for instance Waterkampioen (Dutch) and Yachting Monthly. Two articles from YM are found on this website and cover stories about Bill Perkes and his Excalibur 36 ‘Sherpa Bill’.

Bill has passed away in 2006 and the adventures he made, inspired by his heroes have been written down in a book with the title “In the Wake of My Heroes’. This book has been published privately by his family and is dedicated to the memory of Bill, 2007.

More details: In the Wake of My Heroes – Bill Perkes

The book can be bought by contacting his daughter Fiona, see the link above.