Starting line

[Chuck - Raymarine - Moderator]

Welcome to the Raymarine Forum daknecht,

Q. I am guessing that the timer is simply a timer and not integrated with any other functions. I was presuming that the system would then tell me the time to the starting line from my current position. I could not see how to get that information on the display. I had waypoint ETA set in the data bar, but it showed nothing.
A. The Race Timer provided within LightHouse II software is simply a countdown timer. Unlike the more advanced computer based sailing applications (ex. RayTech RNS 6.2, etc.), LightHouse II and LightHouse 3 software are not designed to report time to the race starting line. While is conceivable to place a waypoint on the starting line and command navigation to that waypoint, the arrival circle radius cannot be configured smaller than 60' and would necessitate crossing the starting line at the location of the waypoint rather some other location along the starting line. More advanced sailing applications will typically report time to the starting line based upon SOG, COG, and the distance to the starting line on the present COG.

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