From: Jason Hedges
Sent: July 01, 2016
To: Will Curry
Subject: Re: Quick Question

Will,

I’m about 5 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard right now. We’ve been sailing 3 days non stop to get here. Not a big trip for most of your customers but a big one for us as we are working to build our experience to sail to the Caribbean next year.

When there was enough wind to sail, we used the Hydrovane. It has performed flawlessly so far. From some of what I’ve read, many say you have to learn how to use a wind vane (any of them) for it to be useful. To be honest, it just seems to work for me (even though I’m sure I could balance the boat better).

Most of the wind has been light (6-10 knots) but one evening we had 6 hours of 18-20 knots with 4-5 foot following seas. The Hydrovane actually had so much power that it was over steering until I put it the middle gear. Then it was perfect again. I mention that b/c I almost didn’t buy the Hydrovane b/c I was worried about it having enough power to steer.

I’ll send you some pics soon. My setup is so cool… Hydrovane, davits, and 350 watts of solar panels. I didn’t have to compromise!

Thanks for all your help!

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