Steering the dream
Hydrovane is your best crew member: an independent self-steering windvane and emergency rudder/steering system... ready to go!
Steering the dream
Hydrovane is your best crew member: an independent self-steering windvane and emergency rudder/steering system... ready to go!
Steering the dream
Hydrovane is your best crew member: an independent self-steering windvane and emergency rudder/steering system... ready to go!
Steering the dream
Hydrovane is your best crew member: an independent self-steering windvane and emergency rudder/steering system... ready to go!
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Golden Globe Update Day 113:
[GGR Leader Jean-Luc Van Den Heede sailing the Rustler 36 Matmut] was full of praise for his Hydrovane self-steering. “In a gale it has a big advantage because it is not steering the boat’s rudder, but has its own. This little rudder is far more efficient than the big rudder.”
– Jean Luc Van Den Heede on satellite phone call
“I am happy I did install the Hydrovane, especially that I saw on YouTube that at the same time 2 sailboats almost the same size as mine with the same problem. The crew had to abandon the the ships and left both boats in the middle of the Atlantic and lost everything … again thanks to the Hydrovane. It saved my boat.”
– Jacques Glaser, Amel Mango 52
“My wife and I have just completed a two month cruise with our new Hydrovane and it has performed beyond all expectations… If cruising I wouldn’t go to sea without one: strong, simple, reliable, an emergency helm and an extra crew member who never complains and doesn’t need a watch system.”
– Pete Goss, MBE, Frances 34
“So, I must tell you, and I mean this sincerely, the Hydrovane is simply a game changer for Quetzal. It’s just great and performs better than I expected… One other feature of the vane that I really appreciate is that it eases the load on the rudder and rudder bearings.”
– John Krestchmaer, Kaufman 47
“With just two of us on board, I wanted a system that was simple and effective to operate, and it has exceeded my most optimistic expectations by a considerable margin. It truly is our third crew member.”
– John Mennem, Jeanneau 45.2
“…it is still the most technically elegant solution i have ever seen for a wind vane… I was clawing off a lee shore on one side, and islands on another – winds were reported at 55 knots, and waves in the region were at least ‘boat length’ high and quite steep with the currents. This was an awful night and I was very afraid for myself, the boat and my equipment – I had new found respect, trust and comfort in the Hydrovane after that.”
– Steve De Maio, Contessa 26
In this recent Pacific crossing, the Hydrovane kept us on course (relative to the wind, of course) for several days at a time, requiring no tweaking or attention at all. If you can balance your boat and twist a dial, you can successfully operate a Hydrovane. Don’t leave home without one!
– Bill Ennis, Passport 40
“For the first time, we had to run downwind, under bare poles in gale force 8 conditions, with gusts to 50 knots – and don’t get me started on the sea conditions! Have you ever swallowed your tongue? Oh, and iVane, our wind-steering partner. What a gem! It steered 230 hard miles without even nut rations.”
– Brian Anderson, Hallberg Rassy 40
“The additional cash to purchase a windvane was almost too much… Just how good is this ‘Hydrovane’ anyway?”
After 29,000+ miles: “We’ve said to each many times that without doubt the most valuable piece of equipment on board was Casper – best purchase EVER. I will never own an offshore boat again that does not have this device.”
– Ryan Robertson, T 40
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Day 11. Strong to accelerated tradewinds are here! @sailing.kaia crew generally feeling great, except for me with a persistent headache (caffeine withdrawal? Coffee hasn’t been tasting good.)
Ernie the Hydrovane has been absolutely rocking it! He’s keeping Kaia DDW so she can be pulled along by our reeled double headsail “twizzle” rig. This is where steering by the wind angle really pays off.
Landed a Wahoo this morning and Dylan made incredible sushi for lunch!
Have you ever eaten sushi on a roller coaster? You need your sea legs for this! 😂😂
Lively, sporty, sailing expected through to Wednesday.
#atlanticocean #youngcruisers #hydrovane #leopard46catamaran #catamaransailing #offshoresailing #wahoo #fishing #wingonwing #twizzlerig #selfsteering #cruising #sailingfamily
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FINAL LEG Atlantic Crossing - the big one! @sailing.kaia Grenada here we come!!! Departing in 30 mins! Think of us over the next two weeks 😝
Islands are well placed and an east to west Atlantic crossing can be split into three legs:
1. ~640nm (4 nights) Mainland Spain to Lanzarote, Canary Islands
2. ~870nm (6 nights) Gran Canaria to Mindelo, Cape Verde Islands
3. ~2150nm (13 - 16 nights???) Mindelo to Grenada
Needless to say, this one is going to take the most perseverance to keep the kids entertained and happy!!
Forecast for the next week is for light to moderate trade winds, which I’ll happily take.
Link in bio to track us for the next two weeks!
📸 taken by SV Morgan’s Moon
#atlanticcrossing #sailingfamily #ocean #crossingoceqn #sailing #offshoresailing #hydrovane #parasailor #wattandsea #arcplus2024 #youngcruisers #oceancrossing #sailingkids #leopard46 #leopard46catamaran #catamarancruising #cruisingcatamaran #caribbeanherewecome
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Is there anything spookier than lightening and thunderstorms at sea?! 🫣⛈️⚡️
⛵️ @ayla_sailing in the Mozambique Channel
#hydrovane #windvanesteering #thunderatsea #windvanesofinstagram #circumnavigation #emergencyrudder #selfsteeringwindvane #selfsteering #yachtlife #sailingstorms #sailingoffshore
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Hydrovane Crew is en route to Annapolis for our favourite, the Annapolis Sailboat Show! @annapolisboatshow
Find Hydrovane in Tent A, booth 21. We’ll also be galavanting around the docks ☺️
Will we see you there? 🍹
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@alanasailing Beautiful captures! ⛵️
“2 days into our crossing from Cascais to Porto Santo. 1 day to go. Our helmsman Charles does a great job! A week or so at Porto Santo and Madeira before we set sail for the Canaries.”
#boatlife #sailing #sailinginstagram #hydrovane #selfsteering #windvane #cruising #sailingadventure #safetyatsea #emergencyrudder #yachting #offshoresailing #bluewatersailing #bluewatercruising #hydrovanesailing #sailingwithhydrovane #sunsetsail
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