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To cancel the wind shift alarm:
•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
Operating hints for WindTrim mode
•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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