INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE

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THE TACKINGMASTER SETUP
 The “Plus/Minus” at The main nominal wind The close haul boats mark the 45º
each side of the start direction at which the tackangle.
line is a reminder of Compass Ring is set at. The markers with one, two and
which end is biased. three dots can be used as reference
This example displays for tack angles at 50º, 40º and 35º
the nominal starting respectively.
THE WIND DIAL FUNCTIONS
line at 295º bearing
towards port end.
If the measured start- The Wind Dial
ing line has a bearing window
of e.g. 300º, it is in displays the resulting
“Red Plus” sector, wind shift in degrees,
meaning Port end is but visually also
biased. leaves the window in
more red or green
depending of the
direction of the wind
shift.

The boats on the reach mark

The “Jog” handle can be the 135º true wind angle.
used for turning the Wind The additional line markers
Dial to follow along with This is the jibe point, where the have 10º between them for
the major wind shifts. wind is from straight behind. reference.
 1 - Starting out with measuring - The windward mark is found 2
the mean wind direction, at 035º (10º to the starboard
here set at bearing 025º by side of the wind) and the Mark
adjusting the Compass Ring. Ring is set according to this.

3
- With a tack angle
of 45º, the starboard
tack is expected at
340º and port tack is
expected at 070º.
WIND SHIFT SCENARIO

- The neutral starting

line is supposed to be
found at 295º at the - The Mark ring reveals
5
port end and 115º at that the downwind mark
the starboard end. will have a bearing of
4 215º. It also highlights
that starboard is the most
dominant reach, since the
jibe bearing can be
found at 205º.
15º WIND SHIFT TO STARBOARD EXAMPLE - At the beat on
starboard, previously at
1
340º, the course changes
to 355º as the wind lifts.
3
- This reveals a 15º
shift in “green” in the
Wind Dial window,
leaving a reminder
that a windshift to
starboard is present.

- This can be visualized

4
- When looking at the
temporarily without downwind mark on the
touching the original Mark Ring, it is now
Compass Ring and Mark revealed that starboard is
Ring setting, but instead no longer the dominant
turning the Wind Dial a few reach, as it has shifted to
clicks clockwise until the be 5 degrees port domi-
starboard closehaul boat nant. The Jibe bearing is
points are at 355º. now expected at 220º.
2
 - At the the beat on 1 3
starboard, previously at - This reveals a 15º
340º, the course changes shift in “red”in the
to 325º as the wind is Wind Dial window,
heading. leaving a reminder
15º WIND SHIFT TO PORT EXAMPLE
that a wind shift to
port is present.

- When looking at the 4

downwind mark on the
- This can be visualized temporari- Mark Ring, it is now
ly without touching the original revealed that port is no
Compass Ring and Mark Ring set- longer the dominant
ting, but instead turning the Wind reach, as it has shifted to
Dial a few clicks counter clockwise be 25 degrees starboard
until the starboard closehaul boat dominant. The Jibe bear-
points at 325º. ing is now expected at
2 190º.
GET THE BEARING OF THE STARTING LINE
- A BEARING OF IS 5° BIASED AT PORT

GET THE NOMINAL UPWIND TACK ANGLE

- DISPLAYED HERE AT 45° TACK ANGLE
 GET THE UPWIND AND
DOWNWIND BEARING

PERSISTENT WINDSHIFT TO STARBOARD OSCILLATING WIND SHIFTS

GET A VISUAL OF THE WIND TREND USING THE WIND SHIFT INDICATOR
- COLOR CHANGE PROVIDE VISUAL MEMORY OF WIND TRENDS