Raymarine SmartPilot Series - Page 22

12 S1 Wheel and Tiller Pilots Operating Guide
• To AutoTack to starboard:
i. Press t he +1 and +10 buttons tog ether . T he boat will then AutoTack.
ii. Use the
1 and 10 button s to trim the helm back to the requ ired wind
angle.
AutoTack angle
Y ou should set the AutoT ack angle to 20° greater than the actual required change
of heading.
Example
If you wish to tack through 80° (i.e when sailing at 40° to the wind) you should set
the Auto T ack angle to 100°. The SmartP ilot will AutoT ack through the larger
angle , you sho uld then use the SmartPil ot controls to trim the h elm back to the
required 40° relative to the wind.
Y ou can adjust the default Auto T ack angle in User Calibration (see page 30 ).
Preventing gybes with AutoTack
T he gybe inhibit feature prevents an AutoT ack away from the wind – this will
prevent the Au toT ack feature from gybing.
Note: For the gyb e inhibit feature to work, the SmartPilot needs suitable wind informa
tion.
Gybe inhibit is switched on as a default but can be disabled in User Calibration if
required
(see page 30 ) .
AutoTack - Starboard
D9318-1
+
+
Wind Wind
AutoTack - Port
AutoTack
angle
AutoTack
+
Helm trim
AutoTack
+
Helm trim
Helm
trim
Helm
trim
AutoTack
angle
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