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    Posted: 23 Feb 15 at 4:36pm
Originally posted by Presuming Ed

Doubt there are may circumstances when a pilot would be faster than driving by hand. 

E.g. In the Figaro, AIUI, given the choice between steering, even if knacked beyond belief and hallucinating more than a Haight Ashbury hippy who's dropped both acid and mushrooms in an interesting new experiment on cocktail mixing, and switching on the pilot, Figaroists will as far as possible steer by hand. (*)

*(Exaggeration for comic effect) 


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Originally posted by Presuming Ed

Knowing Mike, it's highly unlikely to be an oversight. 

And confirmation received: 
a) not an oversight.
b) yes, they are legal. 


I'm really surprised by that! I can see plenty of occasions on longer races where it's possible that the autopilot is faster than your 2nd or 3rd string helm. Especially at night trying to keep the right TWA.
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Better get a new crew then! 
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Top end autopilots (with gyros) a. la the class 40's can perform better than your average Corinthian helmsman at night definitely. Its a bit easier for the humans when they can see the waves coming.

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It's inevitable that one day, in the not very distant future, an autopilot will be better than the best human helm.

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Originally posted by Quagers

Top end autopilots (with gyros) a. la the class 40's can perform better than your average Corinthian helmsman at night definitely. Its a bit easier for the humans when they can see the waves coming.

But like Open 60s, they're boats that are expressly designed to spend a lot of time under pilot - esp wrt thing like balance. 
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Originally posted by Peaky

It's inevitable that one day, in the not very distant future, an autopilot will be better than the best human helm.

Unlikely - or at least a lot of work will have to be done on wave and pressure anticipation systems. Some sort of camera, I suppose. Not cheap to develop. 
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Originally posted by Presuming Ed

Originally posted by Peaky

It's inevitable that one day, in the not very distant future, an autopilot will be better than the best human helm.

Unlikely - or at least a lot of work will have to be done on wave and pressure anticipation systems. Some sort of camera, I suppose. Not cheap to develop. 

I'm pretty sure that the autohelm we have (off the peg Raymarine with a gyro) would be a hell of a lot better than most amateur helms at 3am with the kite up in a bit too much wind after a tough, tiring, beat.  Certainly in the not crashing stakes, if not the catching every wave stakes.
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