I thought I’d have a nice little sail from Jost van Dyke through the pass at Soper’s Hole to The Bight in Norman Island but the winds were quite a bit stronger than I’d thought. I had 3 reefs in both sails and was comfortably doing 6-8 knots and enjoyed watching a number of other boats with full or almost full sails heeled way over and fighting the gusts; the true wind was between 15 and 20 knots and occasionally a bit more. Unfortunately my autopilot exhibited the same issues yet again and was unusable in the rough swell. I’ll have to figure out what the problem might be as I checked the physical installation of the rudder sensor at the quadrant and there was no looseness or problem visible at all.
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