Modern Sailboat Autopilots
Loaded with features and light on power consumption, today’s autopilots are a sailor’s best friend for the long haul.
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Loaded with features and light on power consumption, today’s autopilots are a sailor’s best friend for the long haul.
On long passages, having the boat steer itself allows the crew time to focus on other jobs — and to relax.
Web Chiles sails his Moore 24 Gannet through the Indian Ocean using a sheet-to-tiller rigged autopilot.
For boats equipped with a good old tiller, a sheet-to-tiller rig is the easiest, simplest, most satisfying way to tick off self-steering miles.
The new breed of solid-state compasses will steady your autopilot and take the wiggle out of your wake.
The latest generation of autopilots will do a lot more than just steer your sailboat to the next waypoint.
Loaded with features and light on power consumption, today’s autopilots are a sailor’s best friend for the long haul.
On long passages, having the boat steer itself allows the crew time to focus on other jobs — and to relax.
Web Chiles sails his Moore 24 Gannet through the Indian Ocean using a sheet-to-tiller rigged autopilot.
For boats equipped with a good old tiller, a sheet-to-tiller rig is the easiest, simplest, most satisfying way to tick off self-steering miles.
The new breed of solid-state compasses will steady your autopilot and take the wiggle out of your wake.
The latest generation of autopilots will do a lot more than just steer your sailboat to the next waypoint.
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