Operation & Installation Videos
Will runs through the features and basic operation of a newly installed Hydrovane!
Our channel also showcases the Installation Series, personal sailing videos, and those sent to us by Hydrovane users (always pleased to receive!)
Youtube ChannelAlberg 30
James spent over four years refitting his 1965 Alberg 30 in Los Angeles. When he finally set off for good, his 32 days alone across the Pacific included 1,000 miles without a rudder!
Now cruising the South Pacific with a refurbished Hydrovane he installed in Hawaii, James is fulfilling his dreams of a slow circumnavigation of this beautiful world.
Youtube ChannelJeanneau SO 43
Thank you to Paul Fenn and Jeanneau America for featuring Will and Sarah in Episode 4 of the Jeanneau Underway Series!
“For Will and Sarah Curry, sailing the South Pacific was something they talked about on their very first date.”
Youtube ChannelBeneteau Oceanis 40
Nicole and Sam set sail from Norway on a Beneteau Oceanis 40 to explore the world by sailboat.
In this eposide: “Installation, testing and review of a Hydrovane Self-Steering System”
Youtube ChannelRoberts 40
Bonita, Yoshi & dog Marley: “We are a young couple that decided there must be a better way to live life. Instead of buying a house, we bought a yacht!”
In this episode: Hydrovane arrives and is installed in Port Vila, Vanuatu!
Youtube ChannelHallberg Rassy Rasmus 35
Dana and Lou… from van life to boat life, they are on a mission to live creatively and explore this beautiful earth
“This video shows you our secret weapon to make ocean crossings possible – our Hydrovane!”
Youtube ChannelBeneteau Oceanis 361
Alex (German) & Mandy (Dutch)… Follow our adventures to find happiness together.
In this episode: “Guess what, we did it! We bought a Hydrovane and it was the best decision ever!”
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What’s it REALLY like to SAIL ACROSS AN OCEAN? | Atlantic Crossing Part 1
This is it!! Nick and Terysa are off on Leg 2 of their Atlantic Crossing! This is the big one, 2000 miles across the Northern Atlantic.
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Episode: Self steer vs Autopilot. Which do you need?
“One question we are often asked is: ” which type of autopilot do i need? “. The answer really depends on the type of sailing you want to do.”
Youtube ChannelNajad 37
Stefanie, Chris, and Leo journey by sailboat out in the world.
In this episode: “The question that we get asked most times is without a doubt: “How do you sail with a kid that small” so we decided to put together this video where we try to show you how we have done it”
Youtube ChannelHedonist Ketch
Ian, Natalie, and boxer dog Nelson, are working and travelling their way around this world. This video shows the fix for a seized Top Bearing #14 on the Hydrovane Drive Unit!
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CROSSING THE NORTH SEA. SINGLEHANDED.
In this video: “… crossing the ferocious North Sea for Shetland… Strong winds up to 40 knots, heavy snow and a very long period of complete dark rushed my little boat through huge waves all the way to landfall Shetland in 32 hours”
Youtube ChannelBeneteau Oceanis 36
Asher and Dani are a couple of kiwis, who were living in London and decided to buy a sail boat and chase the horizon back to New Zealand.
Covid-19 put a brief pause on their plans, but they made the leap out into the Pacific as soon as they could (July 2020)
Youtube ChannelGolden Globe Race
#GGR2018 classroom in Marina Rubicon – how does a Windvane self steering work and what is the difference between a servo pendulum system and an Auxiliary rudder system…
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“In this episode we continue our Atlantic crossing, catch our first ever fish and swim mid way across. After 14 days at sea we finally reach beautiful Barbados where Mike and Malou depart to continue their own land based adventure.”
Youtube ChannelNajad 373
Great 5 minute video of Jonas & Madeleine installing a Hydrovane on Elise, their Najad 373. Their plans: “Segling Jorden Runt” (swedish)… Sailing Around the World.
Careful installation planning takes time.
Youtube ChannelJeanneau SO 43
Will and Sarah Curry have been living the cruising lifestyle since 2012. While a youtube channel is lacking, their blog documents South Pacific sailing aboard SV Hydroquest, and the ongoing adventures SV Kaiquest… while working full time!
In this video: Landfall Marquesas
Youtube ChannelVan de Stadt ‘Seal’ 36
“This is the home of the exciting sailing and cruising adventure web series ‘Adventures of an old Seadog’. Gritty down to earth videos of sailing singlehanded across the globe. Showing the bad as well as the good, the heart aches and the triumphs of one mans’ quest to live his dream.”
Youtube ChannelContest 41
“We’re Matt and Paige, an adventurous couple from the UK, sailing around the world. Our adventure began in May 2017 in Oban Scotland…”
In this episode: An in depth run-through of the Hydrovane.
Youtube ChannelContessa 35
Erik Aanderaa: “I make videos when I’m out sailing my boat ‘Tessie’, alone on the open oceans outside my town, Haugesund, situated on the west coast of Norway.”
In this episode: All the ways to steer the boat!
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