From: Will Curry
Sent: November 28, 2012
To: John Curry ; Karen Curry, Sarah Curry
Subject: Hydrovane Report

This morning we left Ensenada Los Muertos and the sailing is so good. Instead of hopping further down the Baja, we’ll keep going until we reach Tenicatita Bay ~ 400nm.

I’m really amazed by the Hydrovane performance. We still have the spinnaker and full main up in about 15 knots of wind and we’re doing 7 to 7.5 knts with surges up to 8 (no exaggeration). The boat does not feel over powered and the Hydrovane is still tracking within about 10 degrees of apparent wind course and some lumpy seas. When the winds picked up I moved the ratio knob into the middle setting which made quite a difference in her tracking. The main rudder is locked right on the centerline so the boat is well balanced.

I just took a good video which we’ll have to add to the blog, website and Youtube.

Also, we made water all morning and now have full water tanks after being on the hook for over a week now. Pretty cool when all systems are a go!

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