NS360 Operating Manual10Note : The magnetic variation of the area of use can be compensated byadjusting the compass offset. Please refer to the Advanced Operations “Compassoffset”, page 19 for more details on the compass offset adjustement.VMG modeThis mode provides the projected speed of the boat on the wind direction. Thehigher the value, the faster the vessel is going upwind or downwind. First, thewind direction must be set to display a VMG value on the data line. If no winddirection is set, the screen displays “---”. The VMG is displayed in knots (kts).To set and adjust the wind direction in VMG mode• Press to capture the wind direction as the current heading value.• Adjust the wind direction value with the arrowsNote : Each time you press , the Magnetic Compass Heading is used as thewind direction.Note : The wind direction may also be calculated from the the starboard andport tack lines if you have already set the values in the WIN mode. (See WINmode, page 11)Note : When you memorize a wind direction in VMG mode, the tack lines inWIN mode are updated, assuming that the boat makes the same upwind angle onstartboard and port.Operations