4.2. What can Micro Compass do for me?
Micro Compass gives you a clear head-up display, which can show
either:
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heading
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Tactical heading (for wind shift detection)
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or countdown timer
In Compass mode, heading is displayed with digital precision. The
20mm high characters are larger and easier to read than the
compressed scale of a compass card.
The Tactical mode is for use when beating (tacking up-wind). With a
conventional tactical compass, which has port tack and starboard tack
lubber lines, you are able to read the same number on either tack. In
the same way, with Micro Compass the port and starboard displays
show the heading with an offset applied (just like reading from offset
lubber lines), so that you can read the same number on either tack.
Micro Compass adds half the tack angle to the starboard display,
and subtracts half the tack angle from the port display, so that you
are always looking at the same number, whichever tack you are on.
Now you decide whether the wind is backing or veering, and thus
when to tack.
Micro Compass’s start timer is simple to operate, yet flexible enough
to deal with any starting sequence. Once past the start the timer will
begin to count elapsed time.
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