Start Line Proximity Mode

This mode tells you the perpendicular distance between your bow and the start line. You enter the location of the start line by setting one reference point into the device near the committee boat and another one near the pin.

An offset that accounts for the distance between the tip of your bow and the location on your boat where the SC-1 is actually mounted can be set in the device settings menu of Velocitek Control Center. The device settings menu also allows you to choose between displaying start line proximity in meters or boat lengths.

The following is an illustration of how the start line proximity mode works:

When you are less than 100 meters from the line (100 boat lengths if your device has been configured to display boat lengths) a negative sign will appear to indicate when you are behind the line. If no negative sign appears, then the number on the display represents the distance you are over the line.

When you are more than 100 meters (or boat lengths) from the line the display simply shows your distance from the line with no indication of what side of the line you are on.

When you are more than 1000 meters (or boat lengths) away from the start line the display will switch to displaying "FAr".

The following diagram shows the SC-1 with both the top and bottom displays in Start Line Mode indicating that the tip of your bow is 26 meters (or boat lengths) behind the start line.