Sydney ---------> Hobart '25

[flaming]

I think Exocet is used as an overlay for B&G, isn't it? ie it takes all the sensor inputs, processes them faster or in a certain way, and then presents that data to the B&G/NAC pilot? I could be wrong though.
I see they call it an Entry level product... starting at €15k....

I recall Rupert Holmes of this parish was writing about it in YW a while ago?

I think so, it's not hardware, it's a computer, it just receives data from the sensors and gives instructions to the ram.

As you say... Not cheap!

 

[Ed Sned]

here you go - RH's article
YW High Performance Autopilots

 

[doris]

I love being on the boat, especially when hooning along, playing with the sails, making tea, doing all the stuff that makes offshore sailing such a joy. Actually steering the boat is just one of many parts and I have yet to find a helm that beats a modern pilot after half an hour or so. Young pros maybe but I don’t sail with them. Taking over for ten minutes is brilliant but for a protracted stint, there are better things to do.
But then I haven’t sailed with a big crew for years and have no plans to. A blast on a breezy RTI with a load of boats close by is very different, I’m talking of offshore.
And now my co-skipper wants bloody Exocet upgrades!!!!!!