I am shopping for an above-deck tiller pilot for a Capo 30 (similar to Olson 911S). I am looking at the Raymarine EV-1 unit, but I would like to talk with someone with experience with this new unit before I commit. My chief concern is the dumbing down of the basic control unit to three settings (Leisure, Cruising, Race), the burying of more detailed setting controls under multiple pages of UI, and the heavy marketing to powerboat operators. What little independent info from sailors that I have found on the Web has not been encouraging.

Does anyone out there have real-world sailing experience with this unit? Suggestions for alternatives for an above-deck tiller installation?

Tom