We have given “Fred” (our autopilot) a rest from steering the boat over the past day or so while we traverse some rather fickle winds (frequent changes in strength and direction) and some squalls. To be able to handle the squalls easily, we have been sailing with 1 or 2 reefs in the mainsail and often the much smaller staysail in comparison to our monster genoa. This means that during.. Read More
Practicing hand-steering skills
