Outbound 44 - Windvane Saved the Day
“Our autopilot failed a third of the way but we had “Jane” our trusty Hydrovane.”
From: Morris [Sailmail email]
Sent: April 28, 2016
To: Will Curry
Subject: Windvane Saved the Day
Hi Will and Sarah, just wanted to drop you a note to let you know we made it to Nuku Hiva from PV. Our boat and two others had autopilot failures. One boat turned back to PV and the other hand steered all the way to Hiva Oa.
Our autopilot failed a third of the way but we had “Jane” our trusty Hydrovane. She got us thru it all with minimal hand steering. We now know a lot more about how to set her up and how to balance the sails. I even got her working when we did some motor sailing.
Thanks for a great product.
Morris and Debbie Adams