ComNav Commander P2 & P2VS Installation & Operation Advanced Operations
Document PN 29010074 V4.1 - 162 -
Wind Shift (Wind Shift Alarm)
Wind Shift Delay
The autopilot can warn you if the wind shifts significantly. For example, if the Wind Shift
alarm is set to 10 and the Wind Shift Delay is set to 0.5, then if the wind shifts by more than
10 degrees for 0.5 minutes, the Wind Shift Alarm will sound.
The Wind Shift Alarm can be disabled by selecting Wind Shift in the menu and rotating the
C
C
O
O
U
U
R
R
S
S
E
E
C
C
H
H
A
A
N
N
G
G
E
E
knob counter-clockwise until the value reads “Off”.
Preset Tack Angle
When the Vessel type is set to “Sail” (in the Dockside Setup menu), the P Series autopilot
includes “Pretack” (Preset-Tack) in the list of possible Special Turns. The Preset Tack Angle
allows the user to customize the number of degrees that the boat will turn through when a
Preset-Tack Special Turn is executed.
Close Haul Def (Close Haul Definition)
Close Reach Def (Close Reach Definition)
Beam Reach Def (Beam Reach Definition)
Broad Reach Def (Broad Reach Definition)
Gybe Hold Point (Gybe Hold Point Definition)
You can set a wind angle in the autopilot for the often-used Points of Sail: Close Haul, Close
Reach, Beam Reach & Broad Reach, and also for a special angle called Gybe Hold. Each of
these Points is defined by the angle of the wind relative to the boat, no matter whether the
boat is on Port or Starboard Tack.
In the
WIND-Points
mode, the autopilot will steer the boat so as to maintain the wind angle at
one of these Points. Moving the
C
C
O
O
U
U
R
R
S
S
E
E
C
C
H
H
A
A
N
N
G
G
E
E
knob one “click” will change from one of
these Points of Sail to the next.
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The Close Haul & Gybe Hold angles also define the range of wind angles which the
boat should be at when entering
WIND
or
WIND-Points
modes.
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Close Haul defines the angle from which the boat can be tacked.
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Gybe Hold defines the angle from which the boat can be gybed.
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