Gill Sailmaster Watch

The designers of this watch are highly competitive sailors who have successful sailing resumes, acquired in national, international and Olympic regattas.
We are therefore confident that this sophisticated watch, made in Switzerland, will be of excellent service to you for years to come.

NAUTICAL BEZEL
The Gill Sailmaster is fitted with a nautical bezel. This bezel helps regatta sailors to find the favoured position on the starting line.

TACTICAL PLANNER
The Gill Sailmaster is equipped with a tactical planner. This planner supports the regatta sailor in making his or her tactical decision.

STARTING
To find the favourite starting position on the starting line, use the compass bezel as follows:
• check the wind direction on your compass
• set the compass bezel with the wind direction course at 12H
• sail from the starting ship to the pin-end mark of the starting line and read this course on your compass.
• Check this course on the compass bezel of your watch. If this course is positioned between 9H and 12H, starting at pin-end is favourite. If this course is positioned between 6H and 9H, starting at the start-ship end of the line is favourite (A starting line is visible on the watch. A ‘+’ and ‘-‘indicate a favourite or un-favourite pin-end starting position).

TACTICAL PLANNER
Once the wind direction is set on the watch’ compass bezel, it will show you the tacking, running and the reaching angle to the spreader mark.
This information will allow you to see, before the start:
• if a spinnaker can be used on the reach to the spreader mark.
• in an offshore race, what legs in the race allow the use of a spinnaker and on which side of the boat it needs to be prepared. During the race, the tactical planner can be used to see:
• wind direction shifts.
• tacking angles, to see what course will be sailed when tacked.
• reaching angles, to see what course will be sailed when gybed.


MAINTENANCE
The chronograph has been designed to withstand pressures equivalent to a depth of 100 meters (about 330 feet) under water, providing that the crown is correctly screw-locked in place!
Remember always to rinse your watch and its metal bracelet in fresh water after exposure to seawater, to prevent ageing prematurely.