NorthStar Navigation Pilot System NS3300 - Manual (Page 15)

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Reference Manual
3-10-1 Auto tacking in compass mode
Auto tacking is intended to tack a sailing boat. The course to steer changes by the tack angle.
• press
select Tack/Gybe then press to tack to port by the tack angle
• press select Tack/Gybe then press to tack to starboard by the tack angle.
Press to initiate a tack
to port or starboard.
Press or
to select
turn direction
The boat sails straight while
the NS3300 Pilot counts
down the tack delay.
The unit gives a long beep
at 60 and 30 seconds to
go, a short beep every
second from 10 seconds to
1 second to go and a long
beep that finishes when
the countdown ends.
CTS
Course prior to tacking
Delay count
The tack is
finished when
the boat
reaches the
new heading
A
B