Autopilot Failure at Sea PART 1 (Calico Skies Sailing Ep. 26)

In this episode we take you with us on our planned 12 day offshore sailing passage from the Bahamas, headed north. We begin by sailing off anchor and face calm conditions initially, though soon afterwards strong winds have us reefing down the mainsail. As we navigate the gulf stream we spend time considering our route options and evaluate conflicting weather models. And as the days tick by we begin to experience issues with a critical piece of equipment - Our autopilot. We eventually have no choice but to heave to and tear it apart but thats when things go from bad to worse. -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Thanks to our Patrons! Enjoying our channel? Consider joining the Calico Skies Patreon family for as little as $2 a month to get lots of extra goodies :) https://www.patreon.com/CalicoSkiesSailing -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Check out our store and shop our merch at https://sailing-calico-skies.myshopify.com/