Yachting World

NAVIGATION BRIEFING

Ayacht’s instrument system can only be as good as the care with which it was set-up: ‘garbage in, garbage out’ is as true of a boat’s computer as any other.

These tweaks will help make any integrated instrument system accurate and effective, whether the goal is to win races, or cruise efficiently, comfortably and safely.

The real key to setting up any instrument is careful calibration. I hate to say it, but this is one of the times when it’s worth reading the manual. It’s particularly important to approach calibration in

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