Operating Hints For Wind Vane Mode - Raymarine ST3000 Owner's Handbook Manual

Chapter 2: Using the Wheel Pilot
To cancel the wind shift alarm:
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Operating hints for Wind Vane mode

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check that the new course does not take the boat into danger
press STANDBY and AUTO together momentarily to accept the
alarm and reset the wind shift alarm value to the current compass
heading
WindTrim filters the wind vane output. This provides optimum
response for offshore conditions where genuine shifts in wind
direction occur gradually.
In gusting and unsteady inshore conditions, it is best to sail a few
degrees further off the wind so that changes in apparent wind
direction can be tolerated.
It is important to minimize the amount of standing helm through
careful sail trimming and positioning of the mainsheet traveller.
It is recommended that the headsail and mainsail are reefed a little
early rather than too late.
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