TNG Swiss Watches, User Manual

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GENERAL
CHARACTERISTICS
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this course is positioned between 6H and 9H, starting at the start-ship
end of the line is favourite. (on the Sailmaster, GMT and Oceanracer, a
starting line is visible on the watch. A ‘+’ and ‘-‘ indicate a favourite or
un-favourite pin-end starting position.)
Tactical planner
Once the wind direction is set on the watch’ compass bezel, it will show
you the tacking, reaching and running angles and the reaching angle to
the spreader mark.
This information will allow you to see, before the start:
• if a spinnaker can be set on the reach to the spreader mark
• in an offshore race, what courses in the race allow the use of a spin-
naker and on which side of the boat it needs to be prepared.