Entering A Fixed Tack Angle; Entering A True Wind Direction; Tips For Getting The Best Lift Estimate; Sail Racing - Garmin QUATIX 7 Owner's Manual

Entering a Fixed Tack Angle

1 From the watch face, press START.
2 Select Sail Race or Sail.
3 Press UP or DOWN to view the tack assist screen.
4 Hold MENU.
5 Select Tack Angle > Angle.
6 Press UP or DOWN to set the value.

Entering a True Wind Direction

1 From the watch face, press START.
2 Select Sail Race or Sail.
3 Press UP or DOWN to view the tack assist screen.
4 Hold MENU.
5 Select True Wind Direction > Fixed.
6 Press UP or DOWN to set the value.

Tips for Getting the Best Lift Estimate

To get the best lift estimate when using the tack assist feature, you can try these tips. See Entering a True Wind
Direction, page 7 and Calibrating the Tack Assist, page 6 for more information.
• Enter a fixed tack angle, and calibrate the port side.
• Enter a fixed tack angle, and calibrate the starboard side.
• Use the Auto tack angle setting, and calibrate both the port and starboard side.

Sail Racing

You can use the device to help you cross the start line of a race exactly when the race begins. When you
synchronize the regatta timer in the sail racing app with the official race countdown timer, you are alerted at
one-minute intervals as the race start approaches. When you set the starting line, the device uses GPS data to
indicate whether your boat will cross the start line before, after, or at the correct time to start the race.

Setting the Starting Line

1 From the watch face, select START > Sail Race.
2 Wait while the device locates satellites.
3 Hold MENU.
4 Select Ping Start Line.
5 Select Mark Port to mark the port starting line mark as you sail past it.
6 Select Mark Starboard to mark the starboard starting line mark as you sail past it.
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