Tissot SAILING-TOUCH User Manual - Page 12

SAILING-TOUCH SETTING > REGATTA * Regatta A regatta is a race between two or more boats, most commonly sailing boats. There are different phases in a regatta. It starts off with a "departing procedure" where all boats competing have to stay for up to 10 minutes behind the starting line. As the boats are constantly moving behind the line, the goal is to be as close as possible to the starting line when the countdown ends in order to gain the advantage of starting first. During the complete duration of the "departure procedure", shots of canons are fired as indication of the time left to the competitors. In order to be as precise as possible, you can synchronize the Sailing-Touch with the canon shots. When the countdown is over, the race starts and all competitors have to follow a route delimited with buoys around which they will try and turn around before sailing to the finish line. The fastest to complete the route wins the regatta. Description of function Your SAILING-TOUCH is equipped with a special regatta countdown that can be set from 0 to 10 minutes and is used during the "pre-start" phase of a regatta. The watch emits a triple beep at the end of every minute, a double beep every ten seconds during the last minute, a simple beep for the last 9 seconds and finally a quintuple beep announcing the start of the race when the countdown reaches zero. Besides, during the countdown phase it is possible to synchronise your SAILING-TOUCH on the shots of canon using the "-" pusher. It is synchronised to the nearest full minute. When reaching zero, the countdown then automatically transforms into a special racing chronograph that indicates minutes and hours elapsed through the hands and seconds on the LCD display. SPEED > CHRONOGRAPH Resolution: 1/100 sec / Measurement range: 99 hrs 59'59'' and 99/100 sec 1 sec. Activate glass Split (partial time) Chrono display Start chrono Stop chrono Reset Speed display Start chrono a) Flashing stop with partial time displayed, and chrono running in background b) Restart the chrono catching back the elapsed time Stop chrono www.tissot.ch 12/16 Reset chrono 147_EN