Solo sailor

Solo sailor is a safety mode intended to be used when a single person is sailing a boat. When Solo sailor is enabled and the autopilot is in a steer to wind mode, if connection to the remote is lost the system assumes that the sailor has fallen overboard and automatically turns the boat directly into the wind to slow down and stop the boat.

Note

  • Solo sailor is only available when your autopilot is configured as a sailing Boat type / Vessel hull type. Refer to the commissioning instructions for your autopilot for details on how to configure the Boat type / Vessel hull type.

  • If the autopilot is not in Steer to Wind mode the Man Overboard alarm will be triggered but the autopilot will take no action.

Important

Do NOT use Solo sailor mode when there is crew aboard.

Figure 1. Solo sailor sequence

  1. Vessel’s current locked wind angle.

  2. Wind direction.

  3. Bluetooth connection to the remote is lost.

  4. 5 seconds after connection is lost a warning is displayed.

  5. 10 seconds after connection is lost a Man Overboard alarm is triggered.

  6. At 10 seconds the autopilot will automatically turn the vessel into the wind.

If the remote re-connects at any point up to the Man Overboard alarm being triggered the process is cancelled.

When the remote is switched on if Solo sailor was previously enabled a warning is displayed. Solo sailor can be disabled from the warning.