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Northstar
Explorer AP380 System
Installation and Operation Manual
3-9 Dodge
A dodge is a sharp change of course, usually to avoid an obstacle.
• press
to dodge to port by the dodge angle
• press
to dodge to starboard by the dodge angle.
The boat will change course by a preset dodge angle. To dodge further, press
or
more times.
To view or change the dodge angle, go to
Dodge angle
in the Options menu (see section 6-3).
Heading = 45°
CTS = 45°
CTS changes by the dodge angle.
Boat comes to new heading.
Press
to continue
on the
new
heading
Press
to resume
the earlier
heading
or
3-9-1 Dodging in compass mode
3-8-3 Changing set wind angle in wind mode
To change set wind angle (SWA) in 1˚ steps, turn the Control Dial.
•
turn the Control Dial counter-clockwise to change course to port
•
turn the Control Dial clockwise to change course to starboard
Example
Wind
SWA = 40°
SWA changes to 39°. Boat comes to new wind
angle of 39°
SWA = 40°
SWA changes to 41°. Boat comes to new
wind angle of 41°
Wind
