It turns out that in terms of steering technologies, advanced electric oriented technologies – ones used for marine Autopilots –
are actually inferior to mechanical oriented navigation technologies.
I am told that using Windvane for steering the boat without me having to bother about it, is generally more reliable than autopilot.
Here are a few links to elaborate the differences and the superiority of mechanical over elcric technology in this case.
globalsolochallenge.com/windvane-autopilot/
www.sail-world.com/news/238316/Windvane-pilots-vs-electric-autopilots