MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6 - Furuno USA

MaxSea Operator Manual version 12.6
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4. How to display the polar window
5. Polar window overview
MaxSea polar file
The polar axes for boat are different and MaxSea will calculate the best route.
These polar are very useful for the knowledge of its sailing boat and MaxSea puts at your disposal a whole library of polar
files in reference to one Category of boat.
These polar files are to list by default in " My Documents |My MaxSea| Polar" repertory.
When starting MaxSea for the first time, you will open the polar file stored by default in "My Document | My MaxSea "
folder.
If you have a professional MaxSea version you can create automatically your own polar file.
You will learn in this section:
1. How to open an existing file
2. How to create a Polar file to use with MaxSea
3. How to automatically create your own polar file
4. How to display the polar window
5. Polar window overview
Opening a polar file
Your boat’s potential performances are saved as speed polars.
The first time the program is launched you are asked to select a polar file; this is the file, which will subsequently be
automatically loaded when the program is re-launched.
• If you wish to change the polar file select [Open] from the [File] menu.
• Then, choose the polar file which has for extension (*.pol ) from the "Polar" folder from "My documents"
folder.
Note: to show only the polar files, click on the Files of type pop-up menu and select "Utils: Polar(*.pol)" item .
• Lastly select the desired file from the list and click on Open.
Note: you may create as many polar files as you wish (a "choppy sea" one, a "calm sea" one, etc.). The Open
function allows you to select which one the calculations should be based on at any given moment.
IMPORTANT - The Race function presupposes that information concerning your ship’s course are known to the
program. The Race module is only relevant if your computer is connected to a navigation system (such as Brookes
& Gatehouse, NKE, etc.) which supplies information as to the actual and supposed wind direction and force, the