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2.4 Autotack
The Tillerpilot has a built-in autotack facility, allowing
easy tacking of the vessel when single or short handed.
An autotack is only possible when in Autopilot Mode
To initiate autotack, press and hold the Tack key, fol-
lowed by either the Port or Starboard key, depending
on which direction you wish to tack (Fig 2.5).
The operation of the Tillerpilot will differ during an
autotack depending on whether the pilot is in Sail To
Compass or Sail To Wind Mode:
2.5.1 Autotacking In Compass Mode
If in Sail To Compass Mode (default), the Tillerpilot
will then tack the vessel in the selected direction. The
WP30 has a factory preset autotack angle of 100º, how
ever this can be adjusted to any value between 40 and
140º using the HC30 Hand Programmer. Please refer
to the relevant unit’s instruction manual for more
details.
2.5.2 Autotacking In Wind Mode (Section 3.2)
The Tillerpilot will only allow an autotack if the
apparent wind is less than 90º i.e autotack is disabled
if sailing downwind. The Tillerpilot will tack the
vessel through to the same apparent wind angle, but
on the opposite tack.
NB - In this mode, the Tillerpilot automatically pre
vents tacking in the wrong direction eg, If on Port
tack, only an autotack onto Starboard tack will be
possible.
In all cases, the autotack is confirmed by a long
beep, with the relevant Port or Starboard LED flash-
ing during the course change.
2.5.3 Nav Mode (Section 3.1)
The autotack facility is disabled while in Nav Mode
mode.
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