Watch Sailing & Boating Adventures Around the World tagged “Autopilot”

150 Nautical Miles Offshore | #27 | DrakeParagon Season 3

Lumpy seas and strong winds mark the first day at sea for Paragon. With a crew member down, the remaining two aboard must settle into a rhythm...testing a new sail trim and keeping watch. What awaits them as they near Canadian waters? Stay with us! Check ...

Nov 29, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:20:12

Wreck diving in the Bahamas— Sailing Uma [Step 44]

We enjoyed our first anchorage in the Bahamas and got a little bit of rest to continue our journey towards Haiti. on the way, we had some issues with squeaky, stopped at another anchorage, and found a gorgeous free diving spot. If you enjoyed this epis...

Sep 15, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:11:47

UNTIE THE LINES | Testing Windvane-Autopilot Construction

I wrote a small blog post about connecting my tillerpilot to my windvane. You can check it out here http://whitespotpirates.com/how-to-connect-a-raymarine-tillerpilot-to-a-windpilot-pacific/ Anyone of you have a similar set up on your boat? My Raymarine a...

Jan 26, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:00:18

Two aboard Tuuli Ep. 8 – Roadtrip to pick up our Windpilot

We found a classified ad for a used windsteering vane online. Oldie but goldie! We took a full saturday off to do a little roadtrip across Germany to pick up our new old Windpilot. If this wasn't interesting enough we also had to take a ferry to a small Ge...

Jan 24, 2016
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:05:41

Too Much Wind In Buzzard’s Bay + Rolling Waves = Bumpy Ride | #42 | DrakeParagon Sailing Season 2

Weather review, getting diesel and water, pushing off from Newport, radar and AIS targets, a mysterious ship encounter, autopilot failure, strong wind against strong current in Buzzard's Bay. If you enjoyed this video, then give it a thumbs up, make a co...

Aug 17, 2015
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:33:09

Cabin Tour of Liveaboard Sailboat Southern Cross, Part 4 (Dickerson 41)

In the last episode of our Southern Cross boat tour series, we look at Southern Cross' autopilot, steering quadrant, emergency tiller, and SCUBA equipment. Don and D also tell about using Southern Cross as a dive boat in Bonaire, using their Hookah to scr...

Dec 24, 2013
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:17:13

Stormy Seas Autopilot Steering

Atlantic Rally for Cruisers - ARC 2012 We are sailing downwind in strong winds and watch how the autopilot handles the seas. We have a Raymarine Autopilot system with an SXP-30 corepack.

Aug 16, 2013
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:01:50

Raymarine SPX-5 wheel pilot with P70 Control Head Demonstration

What's missing in this initial trial is emphasis on sail trim. The Raymarine works well in quite heavy air and sea--far better than the general reputation of wheel pilots--if the boat is trimmed for neutral helm, as it must be for a pendulum wind vane syst...

Jul 31, 2013
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:06:01

4. What problems did you encounter on Fellowship’s offshore shakedown sail?

On November 28, 2011, I interviewed Gary Nicholas aboard his Vagabond 42 'Fellowship' in Florida after our 650 nautical mile sail from North Carolina...

Mar 08, 2012
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:04:15

Edson Wheel with Clutch and Brake

Edson Marine has developed a revolutionary new wheel with clutch and brake. For sailing yachts with autopilots, the helmsman can clutch out the wheel, removing its fly wheel effect, dramatically decreasing the load on the autopilot. This is especially usef...

Jan 02, 2011
Language: EN
Play Time: 00:03:55

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