NorthStar EXPLORER AP380 Installation And Operation Manual page 49

Example:
SWA is 120°, so the boat will gybe. The tack angle
is not set to Auto:
Wind
Press , select Tack/Gybe.
Then press
gybe to starboard
To cancel the gybe
at any time, press
End of tack, boat is at new SWA
There are four possibilities for auto tacking or gybing:
Tack (SWA is 90° or less)
Wind
, select
Press
Tack/Gybe then
press
to tack
to port.
Note: To view or change the tack mode, tack angle, gybe mode, gybe angle or tack delay, go to the
Options menu (see section 6-3).
to initiate a
The Explorer AP380
counts down the tack
delay.
The course
changes by the
gybe angle
The course changes again
so that the SWA is the
same as the SWA before
the tack
select
Press
Tack/Gybe then press
to tack to starboard.
Northstar Explorer AP380 System Installation and Operation Manual
Example:
SWA is 40°. The tack angle is set to Auto so the
boat changes direction once:
To cancel the gybe
at any time, press
Wind
Press
then press
port
If SWA is more than 90° and the gybe angle is set
to AUTO then the boat will change direction once
during a gybe, so that the SWA is the same as the
SWA before the gybe.
Gybe (SWA is more than 90°)
Press select
Tack/Gybe then
press
to gybe
to port.
End of tack, boat is
at new SWA
The course
changes so that
the SWA is the
same as the SWA
before the tack
The Explorer AP380
counts down the tack
delay.
select Tack /Gybe
,
to
initiate a tack to
Press select
Tack/Gybe then
press
to gybe to
starboard.
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