From: Paolo Bordo
Sent: July-07-11
To: Will Curry
Subject: RE: Hydrovane Bottom Collar

Hi Will

Me and my wife Rahel aren’t expert navigator since we start our cruise last year. We bought the boat “Starfire” a Bowman Starlight 35 in England and we put the Hydrovane first for a backup rudder than second as a windpilot.

As we move from Cornwall southerly to Brest we start take confidence with the new sailboat and system by system we start to familiarize with them .

When was the turn of the Hydrovane we were a bit intimidated by the system, we took the instructions, read twice , and magically the boat start going alone without any input by me or by Rahel…

We crossed Biscay next without using the electric autopilot and from that moment, to Sardegna where we live, we try to use your system as much as we can… with the electricity saved from the electric pilot we used the fridge and we have always cold beer onboard !!!!!!

We cruise 1800 miles last summer with Hydrovane and we suggest every boat have one, it is the most simple, easy and safe steering system we know .

Paolo and Rahel Bordonaro