Obituary: Derek James Fawcett MBE

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An inventor who transformed the lives of millions of yachtsmen through his designs which included the two-speed and three-speed winches for which Lewmar became famous, before developing the first electronic autopilot forming the Autohelm brand for Nautech, orchestrating its sale to US-giant Raytheon and establishing the product range which remains ...

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