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A lightweight, data-rich, yet simple instrument, the
Tornado is designed for racing catamarans. It was developed in conjunction with
the French Tornado Olympic team to simplify compass readings for racing
tacticians. You sail according to true wind direction whatever your point of
sail: downwind or close-hauled. The figure in front of the lubberline is always
the true wind azimuth. No more calculations; all you do is read the wind axis!
Tornado Compass Features
- Graduated
every 30° on the horizontal
surface of the card
- Graduated
every 20° on the vertical
surface of the card
- Card
is visible from both port and starboard when hiking out
- Installs
with a bracket (included) riveted to the trampoline
Plastimo compasses are
meticulously engineered instruments. Precision components are produced by Swiss
clock makers, known around the world for their precision. Because compasses
require extreme accuracy at every stage of manufacture, all Plastimo compasses
are assembled manually, and individually tested for stability, card legibility,
temperature, vibration, aging and UV-resistance—even the packaging is tested
for strength. Quality manufacturing and components allow us to offer you a
five-year warranty on a reliable instrument that’s free from defects.
Precision components include:
- A
real sapphire with a hardness warranty for the life of the compass
- A
jewel mounted on a very sensitive spring to absorb all vibration and shocks
- Precision
Swiss components
- Viton
diaphragms that are fully waterproof and absorb fluid variations resulting
from temperature and air pressure changes
- Manually
balanced compass card
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