Control your autopilot with Orca

Autopilots are incredibly helpful tools on board, in particular on longer passages. Traditional autopilot controls are fixed at the helm, but boating rarely happens in one place. This is why Orca gives you autopilot controls on your phone, tablet, Apple Watch, and Orca Display. Orca Core connects directly to your autopilot, giving you full control from the Orca App and your Orca Display. With an Orca Core, you can adjust heading, change modes, engage or disengage autopilot, and follow routes — from wherever you are on the boat.

Ray, from the YouTube channel Holly and Ray, gives you a great introduction to Orca and how it connects to their boat systems.

A seamless integration with your existing autopilot

Orca works alongside your current autopilot system. Any changes you make in Orca are instantly reflected on your existing control head, and adjustments made at the helm are immediately shown in Orca.

Because autopilot control is fully integrated with Orca, you can create a route in Orca and let your autopilot follow it automatically. Orca also supports automatic tacking and gybing on compatible systems, making shorthanded and solo sailing easier and more enjoyable.

Built for modern autopilots

Orca Core is incredibly easy to install. You simply connect it via a single cable to your existing boat network, and it will power on and be ready to use.

A Simrad tiller pilot is easy to integrate with Orca.

Autopilot integration is equally simple. Orca will automatically discover your autopilot and control it. Orca supports autopilots from Raymarine, B&G, Simrad, and Garmin. For a full list, see the Product Guide.

More than autopilot control

Orca Core also connects your boat's AIS, radar, and onboard instruments – giving you direct control via the Orca App. If you are looking for a modern and fully featured navigation system that runs on your watch, phone, laptop, and tablet, Orca will deliver just that.

With real-time boat data, intelligent routing, advanced charting, and seamless autopilot integration, Orca brings all your navigation tools together in one place.

Orca Core delivers advanced built-in sensors and connects Orca to your onboard systems.

All Orca Cores are delivered with a 30-day satisfaction guarantee and free express shipping.

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The Tesla of chart plotters.

27/05/26

Orca CoreDenmark +3 moreSailboat35-45 feet (10.5-13.5 meters)Living aboard +2 more10 connected devices

More stable than I expected and new features every year without buying new devices. Initially considered upgrading my old Raymarine plotter to Axiom, but got frustrated paying around 2000EUR for a product that was essentially 5 years old. Decided to try Orca after trying the free app for a few weeks, and the Core 2 did not cost more than I was willing to loose if It did not live up to expectations. on third season with Orca now, and have not looked back. Using it with iPad Pro (1000 nits = quite usable in sunlight) & Iphone, as the Display 2 is simply too old to justify its price.

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Orca review

03/03/26

Orca CoreBaltic Sea +3 moreSailboat35-45 feet (10.5-13.5 meters)Long trips +1 more12 connected devices

Superfornøyd med Orca

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Great to getting an overview, not so great for navigation

27/02/26

Orca CoreDenmarkSailboat35-45 feet (10.5-13.5 meters)

It's very nice and simple to use. It's great that you can have all your n2k data on you tablet/phone But for navigation I wouldn't use it. It simply doesn't have the needed settings to display all information. In my instance I'm sailing in an area where there is a DW route, it comes up clearly on my Garmin active captain app. Overall is fell like it's way to limited in the settings for your display of the chart When working on an transas ecdis you as an example have the option to hide spot soundings at a certain depth. Eg your boat draft is 5 meters, and spot sounds of more then 12 meters is not needed in the chart

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Promising product held back by atrocious customer support

26/02/26

Orca CoreUnited StatesSailboat35-45 feet (10.5-13.5 meters)Long trips13 connected devices

Clearly entered the market half-baked and relied on user feedback to identify bugs. The marketing is decades ahead of the actual user experience. Written promises to bring Garmin radar support unfulfilled. If you need customer service, you're better off jumping off a bridge. What a shame, the product holds such promise.

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ASTRA II

24/02/26

Orca CoreOrca DisplayMediterraneanSailboat45-55 feet (13.5-16.5 meters)Living aboard13 connected devices

Orca has been my guide to show me the path on the ocean.

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