Registering Your Micro Compass; Features And Benefits; Definitions And Terminology; Introduction - Tacktick micro User Manual

Micro Compass

1 - Registering your Micro Compass

To register for your international warranty, complete online at
www.tacktick.com or complete and return the warranty card to Tacktick Ltd
PO Box 27, Emsworth PO10 8YU England. Retain your proof of purchase as
you will need it in the event of a warranty claim. We also recommend that
you keep a record of your purchase:
Date of purchase
Place of purchase
Serial number
Package Contents
Micro Compass
Soft Pack
Mounting Cradle
4 x M4 nuts, bolts & washers for the mounting cradle
User Guide
Warranty card

2 - Features and Benefits

Powered for life with Tacktick's unique solar system.
Portable, yet rugged with the Tacktick snap in cradle.
No need to adjust for southern hemisphere effects.
Unique tactical mode makes reading wind shifts simple and minimises
button pushing.
Twin displays which are easy to read even when hiking.
Easy to use countdown timer with resynchronisation function.
Waterproof, submersible to 10m.
Low battery indicator.
Automatic power down if no motion is detected after 7 minutes.
Tacktick's unique technology has patents pending and
GB2321756 granted in the UK.
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3 - Definitions and Terminology

True Wind Direction:
The instantaneous magnetic bearing of the true wind.
Mean Wind Direction:
The average true wind direction during the race.
Tacking Angle:
The angle through which the boat turns when changing from one tack to the
next.

4 - Introduction

4.1. Racing and wind shifts

Like most things in sailing, the wind does
not remain constant in either strength or
direction. The crew tend to react
naturally to gusts but find wind shifts
more difficult to detect. The wind does,
however, tend to shift in regular patterns,
oscillating between a back and a veer.
These oscillations give the sailor a
chance to gain an advantage by sailing a
shorter distance to the upwind mark.
In the diagram, the boat on the right sails
a shorter course by tacking when
headed and thereby sailing mostly in
lifts.
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