Alliage 48 CC
“At the first instance, she did all the steering and we rapidly learned how to optimize and balance. During the following weeks, we had between less than 10 and more than 25 knots of wind, from close hauled to running, in flat sheltered waters and in ocean waves.”
From: Thomas Sileghem & An Verstraeten
Sent: August 29, 2020
To: Will Curry; Sarah Curry; Gloria Anderson
Subject: Re: Thomas Sileghem – Alliage 48 CC – Hydrovane model VXA2D L-5/A/H STUBBY
Gloria, Will, Sarah,
Thank you for your support in installing the Hydrovane on Aspro.
The first day we took Aspro out on the sea after the Hydrovane was installed, our old Raymarine autopilot broke down. We were expecting a day of frustrating trial and error to get Claudine, as we call her, to work.
None of that! At the first instance, she did all the steering and we rapidly learned how to optimize and balance. During the following weeks, we had between less than 10 and more than 25 knots of wind, from close hauled to running, in flat sheltered waters and in ocean waves.
Claudine kept Aspro perfectly on course.
We extended the leading lines all the way to the back of the center cockpit and use them to make course changes as we would with our autopilot. Minus the irritating “windshift” beeping.
A big thank you to Alfredo and Alberto from Astilleros Lagos in Vigo, Spain for their patience, thinking and perfect installation!
Attached a few pictures of the installation.
Thank you again!
Thomas and An
