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Zephi Manual

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There are three modes offered on Zephis menu:

 

 Auto-Universal   Zephi will set everything for comfortable cruising. 

Note that:

1.  any one requesting Universal weather at the same time get the same weather

2.  the wwc params generated by Zephi in response to a request drift over time and also have random variations.

 

 Auto-Personal    Presents a menu for the Skipper to set the prevailing wind direction (N, NE, E etc), and then a 'skill level' for the weather.   Zephi will do the rest.

 

There are three skill levels:  novice, fun, challenging.

The table summarises what each one does:

 

                         WInd speed    Current speed   Wave Ht          Variability*

Novice                 11 knots;             1 knot                  0                    nil

Fun                    11-17 knots;          1 knot              0 - 0.4m      moderate

Challenging    14-24 knots          2-4 knots          0.2 - 0.6m       high

 

* More detail in the technical page

 Custom   Takes you to a web form where you can directly set the wwc weather parameters

A closer look at Auto Modes

 

Its important to understand how Auto modes differ from a windsetter.

Auto modes are 'linked' to you, the avatar, not to any particular boat.   If you have one of the auto modes active, then when you board a boat, as skipper, that has Zephi, she will automatically query the server to get the appropriate wind.  You dont have to do anything.  (Thats why its "auto"!).

No need to be near a race line.  No windsetter.  And in personal mode, the sort of wind you like.

 

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