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THE SUUNTO M9 CONCEPT BRIEFLY
Suunto M9 is designed to provide cruising and racing sailors relevant information while
they are sailing so that they can concentrate more on increasing their performance and
on making the right decisions.
While you are cruising, the Suunto M9 delivers useful navigational information and
helps you keep the boat on the correct course. You can store up to 50 routes and 500
waypoints in the unit's memory. Quick access to the MOB-feature allows quick reaction to
a Man Over Board rescue situation.
During a race, the unit gives the advantage of a better start by calculating the correct start
line bias each time the wind direction is updated. It also displays the distance to the start
line together with the start timer to help you cross the line at the right moment. After the
start, the unit helps you discover changes in the wind direction on upwind legs and keeps
track of laylines for optimum tacking around buoys.
The Suunto Sail Manager software links the Suunto M9 to a PC and makes the navigation
much easier by visualizing the routes and sailed tracks on ARCS marine charts. You can
plan the routes in advance on a PC and then upload them to the Suunto M9. Suunto Sail
Manager allows you to upload specific race courses to the unit even though the correct
positions of the turn buoys are not known.
The SuuntoSports.com service allows you to download and view tracks and routes from
the Suunto Sail Manager on a global coverage of ARCS marine charts. The users are
able to compare their logs and share routes and other experiences within the community.
In addition to the GPS receiver, Suunto M9 also includes a chronometer with time sync
from GPS satellites, a barometer with 7-day memory and a tilt compensated compass.
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