User's Manual

Weather Routing
Wind Polar list consists to a series of optimum sailing boat speed values depending on TWS (True
Wind Speed) and TWA (True Wind Angle).
1. In the Wind Polar list, the theoretical hull speed for various wind velocities and wind
angles is in cells.
2. The first row defines the True Wind Speed (TWS).
3. The first column defines the True Wind Angle (TWA).
Click in each cell to select and directly change its value by entering new value on keyboard.
Right-click in a chosen cell of the first line to add or remove wind angles theoretical values.
Right-click in a chosen cell of the first row to add or remove various wind velocities values.
Click
Save to valid your change or click Undo Changes to cancel.
SailSet Polar list consists to a series of colors corresponding to the MainSail or the FrontSail
according to True Wind angle and speed.
The SailSet list allows you to identify quickly:
o Strong/light winds.
o Risky zone.
o True Wind Angle (TWA) and the True Wind Speed (TWS)
Set up the SailSet configuration:
1. Pull down the menu under the list header either to choose Port or Starboard.
2. Click on "
SailSet configuration" if you want to change sail set reference's parameters;
Select a color type which depends on the SailSet and the Wind strength; Cick on "
Edit" to
change the color that you wish to attribute on port or starboard sides; Click on "
Close" and
the new configuration is simultaneously applied in the SailSet List.
3. Click each cell in the list and choose a SailSet configuration in the pop up menu.
4. Click on
Save to valid your change or Undo Changes to cancel.
MaxSea uses different adapted color ranges depending on the wind strength.
1. From yellow to red for Up Wind data values
2. From light blue to dark blue for Reaching Wind data values
3. From Light green to dark green for Down Wind data values
Example: 4 8 14 20 25 30 40 TWS
60° GV / LightUpWind GV / LightUpWind GV / MediumUpWind 1Reef / MediumUpWind 2Reef / StrongUpWind 3Reef / StrongUpWind
off /
GaleUpWind
80° GV / LightUpWind GV / LightUpWind GV / MediumUpWind 1Reef / MediumUpWind 2Reef / MediumUpWind 3Reef / StrongUpWind
off /
GaleUpWind
90° GV / LightReaching GV / LightReaching GV / MediumReaching 1Reef / MediumUpWind 2Reef / MediumUpWind 3Reef / StrongUpWind
off /
GaleUpWind
110° GV / LightReaching GV / LightReaching GV / MediumReaching GV / MediumReaching 1Reef / MediumReaching 2Reef / StrongUpWind
off /
GaleUpWind
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