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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Around the world non-stop, solo, unassisted with NO MODERN TECHNOLOGY - Micheal Guggenberger Michael Guggenberger is the 3rd and final ranking sailor to complete the Golden Globe Race 2022! It's been almost 8 months since he left Les Sables D'Olonne, France, aboard NURI, Biscay 36, and we can only imagine how awesome it feels like to be back!!!
Congrats Michael Guggenberger on your fantastic finish!! 🎉🥂🤩
📸Nora Havel GGR / Nora Havel - Race Village Week GGR 2022
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"From Grenada to Colon (1200 nm) we’ve used most of the time our new Hydrovane in combination with a 107 m2 Parasailor. Whow – what a team. Your Hydrovane made a great job and could cope the downwind passage with the Parasailor up to 20 knots TWS." - Koopmans 37 owners ... See MoreSee Less

I see they use the new lower and broader windvane. Could you explain the pro’s & cons?
Congratulations @abhilashtomy_bayanat_ggr!! Abhilash, a second time skipper in the Golden Globe Race, finished his 2022 Race yesterday. Wow! What an incredible display of determination and seamanship to twice enter this solo non-stop around-the-world race… with no modern technology! Congratulations Abhilash on the finish!!! 🤩🥳🥳🤩
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#aroundtheworld #inspiration #GGR2022 #circumnavigate #GGR2018 #goldengloberace #legendary
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It’s official!!! Kirsten Neuschäfer @kirstenggr of South Africa has WON the Golden Globe Race 2022! 🥇🤩🤩 Minnehaha, her Cape George 36, has taken her around the world. Kirsten is the FIRST woman to win a non-stop solo round-the-world race, and the first South African sailor to achieve this remarkable feat!
Congratulations Kristen! We wish we could be there to cheer you down the channel in LSO! So inspired! 🥳
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Please correct your post. Wendy Tuck won the 2018 Clipper Round the World Race.
Congratulations! What a great achievement!
Congratulations ❤️❤️
Brilliant 🐬 👏👏👏