Retired from newspapers and television, currently sailing Thelonious II, a 1984 Ericson 381.
I recently ordered a new wind vane, this one from Cape Horn. The decision required a review of my own thinking about self-steering, its value, mission and practicality. The Sailomat 800 had served me well on two singlehanded Hawaii sails, and proved itself across the board as a problem-free crewmate in all conditions, from 40 knots on the beam to long days dead downwind, sometimes with quartering seas that make hand steering exhausting. The fact...
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