Raymarine LIGHTHOUSE 3 - Pinging the Race Start Line

PingingtheR aceStartLine
Y oucanuseyourvessel’slocationtopingeachendoftheRaceStartLine.
Whenyourvesselisattheendpoint:
1.Openthemenu.
2.Select Racestartline.
3.Selecteither
PingPortendor PingStbd(Starboard)end.
4.Repeatforthealternateend.
Important:
PingingtheR aceStartLineendswilluseyourGPSlocation(fromaninternalorexternalGPS
receiver).Whenpingingtheendpoints,itisimportanttocompensateforthedistancebetween
yourvessel’sbowandtheGPSlocation.
T oincreasetheaccuracyofstartlineplacement:
1.Approachanendpointfromthesamedirectionyouwillbetravelingwhenstartingtherace.
2.Alignyourvesselsoitisperpendiculartotheendpoint.
3.Whenthebowofyourvesselreachestheendpoint,pingthelocation.
4.Repeatforthealternateend,ensuringyourvesselremainsperpendiculartotheline.
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