Evidence, Diagnostics and Tuning Confidence

Blackbox Module

When something unusual happens, blackbox data turns guesswork into evidence.

Why We Call It Blackbox

You can think of this as the sailboat equivalent of an aircraft black box. The goal is the same: preserve enough evidence to understand what the system was doing, what the boat was experiencing, and why an event unfolded the way it did.

The module uses two-channel logging. One channel is a detailed digital trace of control states, sensor values, commands, alarms and recovery logic. The other is a human log focused more on what happened in practical terms, including conditions, maneuver context, skipper observations and other notes that matter during review.

What Is Captured

Detailed digital logging of control-state transitions, key mode events and command flow.
Relevant sensor context around anomalies, retries, recovery actions and failover causes.
Human-log entries describing what happened, what the conditions were and how the situation developed on board.
Evidence that is useful when comparing behavior before and after software changes.

Operational Use

Fast post-incident review offshore.
Detailed understanding of how the full system is actually working.
Safer tuning between passages.
Clearer collaboration between skipper and developer.

**Recent Event Timeline**
Timestamped events around a maneuver or anomaly.

More Features Across The Suite

Current page focus: Traceability and replay for decisions and incidents.

The suite is much broader than a traditional autopilot. It is a complete singlehanded offshore assistance stack covering steering, weather intelligence, safety sensing, logging and post-passage analysis.

Adaptive anti-hunt steering tuned to real sea motion

Standard NMEA2000 interoperability plus a private high-speed NMEA core exchange

Cross-vendor NMEA2000 compatibility with Raymarine, Garmin, Simrad and more

Maneuver-aware route behavior with avoid-and-resume workflow

AI prevention layer for broach, surf and pitchpole tendency

WORK mode for high-workload deck and sail operations

AI sail recommendations for fore/main trim and reefing stability

Hazard diagnostics with recovery counters and reason traces

Onboard and cloud weather fusion with deterministic offline fallback

72-hour weather-corridor planning and INTELS tactical context

Track and voyage logging for weather, position and boat-status history

Owner-performance polar review on iPad and server, with same-condition better/worse comparison

Local Weather Box JSON export for weather, INTELS, corridor and wide-area hazard feeds

Automatic periodic SailingKSF reporting with position, heading, weather and sea state

Dedicated supporter and family follow pages with live voyage context

Automatic local track logging every 10 minutes while underway, with export for analysis

Emergency 1/2/3 escalation with automatic shore updates and SMS/email contact alerts

AIS/RADAR warning and alarm workflow across helm, iPad and voice

Pressure-trend plus gust/shift fusion for earlier squall warnings, especially at night

Voice alarms and structured escalation for fatigue-resistant awareness

Sensor safety integration for lightning, gas, fire and air quality

Configurable 4x analog + 8x digital protected inputs with relay and voice actions

Native iPad workflow for routes, waypoints and tactical map use

Roadmap: dual bow and aft cameras for incoming-wave prediction support

Feedback And Comments

This project is still work in progress, and I would genuinely like feedback on what is missing, what feels unclear, and what would be most useful offshore. The first sea trial is planned for spring 2026, and every comment is reviewed by me before it appears publicly.

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Built For Singlehanded Offshore Reality

These public pages focus on what the suite actually delivers offshore: steadier steering, fail-safe automation, and practical AI support that reduces workload without taking control away from the skipper.