Chapter 2: Using the Wheel Pilot
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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 Wind Vane 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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