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Chapter 2: Advanced Operation 21
Note: If you have set the vessel type to SAIL BOAT
,
you can adjust the default
AutoTack angle in User Calibration (see page 24).
When you AutoTack in Wind Vane mode, the boat turns through the
AutoTack angle. The SmartPilot will then trim the heading to mirror the
locked wind angle from the previous tack.
Operating hints for Wind Vane mode
• Always trim your sails carefully to minimize the amount of standing
helm.
• Reef the headsail and mainsail a little early rather than too late.
• In Wind Vane mode the SmartPilot will react to long-term wind shifts, but
will not correct for short-term changes such as gusts.
• In gusty and unsteady inshore conditions, it is best to sail a few degrees
further off the wind so that changes in wind direction can be tolerated.
2.3 How do I display boat data?
Use the disp key to show ‘data pages’ of SeaTalk or NMEA data:
1. Press disp to access the first data page, and press it again to cycle through
each data page in turn:
• when you cycle past the last data page, the display returns to the cur-
rent SmartPilot mode screen (for example, AUTO)
• 4 data pages are set in the factory as a default (see diagram): within
User setup you can select up to 15 pages and control the information
they display (see page 23)
Wind
AutoTack - Starboard
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Wind
AutoTack - Port
AutoTack
angle
AutoTack
angle