Chapter 2: Using the Tiller Pilot 25
2 Using the Tiller Pilot
To cancel the wind shift alarm:
• check that the new course does not take the boat into danger
• press
standby and auto together momentarily to accept the
alarm and reset the wind shift alarm value to the current compass
heading
Operating hints for WindTrim mode
• WindTrim filters the wind vane output. This provides optimum
response for offshore conditions where genuine shifts in wind
direction occur gradually.
• In gusting and unsteady inshore conditions, it is best to sail a few
degrees further off the wind so that changes in apparent wind
direction can be tolerated.
• It is important to minimize the amount of standing helm through
careful sail trimming and positioning of the mainsheet traveller.
• It is recommended that the headsail and mainsail are reefed a little
early rather than too late.
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