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Snipe HUD - Tear Around Like a Complete Loon
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Small. Fast. Slightly unhinged.
The Snipe is Isard's tactical performance dinghy - small, light, and wanting to plane the moment you let it. This HUD does the strategic thinking for you. Auto Pilot is on the moment you sit, so one click raises the sails and you're off. Drag the slider, hold on tight.
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No setup
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Most sailing HUDs need a companion script dropped into your boat. The Snipe HUD doesn't. The Snipe broadcasts its own telemetry through GLW, so the HUD just works the moment you wear it and sit. Wear, sit, send it.
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Three zones, fully automated
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The wind arc is divided into three zones: Point at the top for close-reach upwind work, Plane in the middle for the speed boost, and Wing at the bottom for the deep downwind run. As you slide between them, the HUD flips the boat's Wing and Centerboard automatically to suit each zone. You don't pick the strategy - the slider does.
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How it works
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Traditional SL wind systems set the wind in world coordinates. The moment you turn, the wind shifts and the sails need re-trimming.
The Snipe HUD works the other way round. You set the wind angle relative to your bow - broad reach off the starboard quarter, say - and the HUD locks it there. Whatever direction you steer, the sails stay full. You go where you point.
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Drag-along wind tuning
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Touch the wind arc tab and slide along it - the wind direction tracks your cursor live, with 1° resolution. Same for the wind speed column: drag the tab up and down to step through speeds. Fine adjustments take seconds.
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Live telemetry
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Hover text above the HUD reads out live boat data, updated once per second:
12.5 kt | HDG 045° | REL 120° | AP On
Speed, heading, relative wind angle, and autopilot state - pulled directly from the Snipe's own GLW broadcast.
If you experience any issues with your HUD, contact Joshua Lit in-world before leaving a review and I will do my best to help.
- One click and you're off - Auto Pilot already on
- Wing and Centreboard flip themselves with the wind
- Drag-along wind tuning, 1° resolution
- No companion script - wear, sit, send it
- Top-down view for hectic dockings
