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The compass has two dials, a green for starboard tack and a red for port tack.
It has two lubber lines for each tack, for two different tacking angles: light wind and moderate wind.
Ansar 3 compass shows True wind direction with a 0-360 degrees dial

This design was initiated by a customer, sailing Laser dinghy, who wanted this indication so he can refer the wind direction directly to the standard compass rose.


 

>Price, specifications, how to select
>There is plenty to gain from wind shifts
>You need a compass!

Benefits of Ansar compass no: 
>2 and 4 The best!
>2 with the cupola upwards.
>1
>3

Set up and read:
>Ansar 4. Simplest!
>Ansar 2

>Automatic compensation for tacking angle, Ansar 4 
>A comparison with electronic compasses

>How to pay, prepayment only!
>Warranty.
>How to mount the compass
>Background of compasses
>The modification takes time
>Compass manufacturer Silva's site
>Small scale local distributors wanted!

>Back to the compass home page
 

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The first compass I made of this type is adopted to be read from the windward side and around 10 to 50 degrees from the center line of the boat. Typical angles in a Laser dinghy.

It can be made for other angles.

 With this compass you note the extrem oscillations of the direction of the wind, when sailing to windward, e g 45 and 68 degrees. Zero lift will then be between these values.