YouTube Videos
These sailors are out there ‘doing it’, and making videos of their adventures as they go. We are delighted these Youtubers have chosen Hydrovane to steer them over the horizon…
Hydrovane – Official Channel
Operation & Installation Videos
Will runs through the features and basic operation of a newly installed Hydrovane!
Our channel also showcases the Installation Series and videos sent to us by Hydrovane users (always pleased to receive!)
Adventures of an Old Seadog
Van de Stadt ‘Seal’ 36
“This is the home of the exciting sailing and cruising adventure web series ‘Adventures of an old Seadog’. Gritty down to earth videos of sailing singlehanded across the globe. Showing the bad as well as the good, the heart aches and the triumphs of one mans’ quest to live his dream.”
Erik Aanderaa – NBJS
Contessa 35
CROSSING THE NORTH SEA. SINGLEHANDED.
In this video: “… crossing the ferocious North Sea for Shetland… Strong winds up to 40 knots, heavy snow and a very long period of complete dark rushed my little boat through huge waves all the way to landfall Shetland in 32 hours”
Golden Globe Race
Golden Globe Race
GGR 2018 classroom in Marina Rubicon – how does a Windvane self steering work and what is the difference between a servo pendulum system and an Auxiliary rudder system…
Sailing Bacchus Home
Beneteau Oceanis 361
Asher and Dani are a couple of kiwis, who were living in London and decided to buy a sail boat and chase the horizon back to New Zealand.
Covid-19 put a brief pause on their plans, but they made the leap out into the Pacific as soon as they could (July 2020)
Sailing Ruby Rose
Southerly 38 (The first Ruby Rose)
Episode: Self steer vs Autopilot. Which do you need?
“One question we are often asked is: ” which type of autopilot do i need? “. The answer really depends on the type of sailing you want to do.”
Sailing Ruby Rose
Southerly 38 (The first Ruby Rose)
What’s it REALLY like to SAIL ACROSS AN OCEAN? | Atlantic Crossing Part 1
This is it!! Nick and Terysa are off on Leg 2 of their Atlantic Crossing! This ihttps://www.youtube.com/@SVBlownAways the big one, 2000 miles across the Northern Atlantic.
SV Blown Away
Hedonist Ketch
Ian, Natalie, and boxer dog Nelson, are working and travelling their way around this world. This video shows the fix for a seized Top Bearing #14 on the Hydrovane Drive Unit!
Wild We Roam
Hallberg Rassy Rasmus 35
Dana and Lou… from van life to boat life, they are on a mission to live creatively and explore this beautiful earth
“This video shows you our secret weapon to make ocean crossings possible – our Hydrovane!”
See the Little Things
See the Little Things
Beneteau Oceanis 361
Alex (German) & Mandy (Dutch)… Follow our adventures to find happiness together.
In this episode: “The Why, Which, and Costs of windvanes”
See the Little Things
Beneteau Oceanis 361
Alex (German) & Mandy (Dutch)… Follow our adventures to find happiness together.
In this episode: “How a windvane works”
Living with the Tide
Contest 41
“We’re Matt and Paige, an adventurous couple from the UK, sailing around the world. Our adventure began in May 2017 in Oban Scotland…”
In this episode: An in depth run-through of the Hydrovane.
Our Life Aquatic
Jeanneau SO 43
Thank you to Paul Fenn and Jeanneau America for featuring Will and Sarah in Episode 4 of the Jeanneau Underway Series!
“For Will and Sarah Curry, sailing the South Pacific was something they talked about on their very first date.”
Sailing Beaver
Beneteau Oceanis 40
Nicole and Sam set sail from Norway on a Beneteau Oceanis 40 to explore the world by sailboat.
In this eposide: “Installation, testing and review of a Hydrovane Self-Steering System”
Sailing Triteia
Alberg 30
James spent over four years refitting his 1965 Alberg 30 in Los Angeles. When he finally set off for good, his 32 days alone across the Pacific included 1,000 miles without a rudder!
Now cruising with a refurbished Hydrovane, James is fulfilling his dreams of a slow circumnavigation of this beautiful world.
Sailing Nandji
Roberts 40
Nandji #1! Bonita, Yoshi & dog Marley: “We are a young couple that decided there must be a better way to live life. Instead of buying a house, we bought a yacht!”
In this episode: Hydrovane arrives and is installed in Vanuatu.