Mirrored TWA and Fixed angles

When your chartplotter’s Sail performance is set to either Mirrored TWA or Fixed angles the TWA and AWA steer to wind modes will be available.

Steer to windMirrored TWAFixed anglesWhen using the TWA mode or AWA mode the vessel will automatically steer towards the selected wind angle. The wind angle can be adjusted in 1° or 10° increments using the relevant buttons. If a wind shift occurs, the autopilot will adjust the locked heading to maintain the original wind angle.

  1. Initial wind direction.

  2. Wind shiftWind shift.

  3. New wind direction.

  4. Relative wind angle.

  5. Vessel turns to maintain the same relative wind angle.