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Star Class HUD - Sail like an Olympian, without the talent
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The Star Class is The Mesh Shop's faithful take on the 1910 Olympic keelboat - narrow, fast, alive in your hands, and famously tippy. This HUD takes the busywork off the deck so you can do the Olympic bit yourself: read the wind, work the helm, and not end up in the drink.
Tap to raise the main. Tap to raise the jib. The HUD handles autopilot, hiking, and the wind. You handle the tiller.
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How it works
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Traditional SL wind systems set the wind in world coordinates - south-westerly at 15 knots, say. The moment you turn, the wind shifts and the sails need re-trimming. Get it wrong and you stall, broach, or on a Star Class, get a face full of cold water.
The Star Class HUD works the other way round. 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.
One tap raises the main. Wait for the animation. One tap raises the jib. Two seconds later, autopilot engages itself. From then on you steer freely - the sails stay trimmed however you turn.
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The Star Class's quirks, handled
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This boat has rules. Autopilot won't engage until both sails are up. The boat refuses to drop a sail while autopilot is on. It heels easily - narrow beam, long keel - and has notable weather helm, the kind that wants to round you up into the wind on a close reach.
The HUD knows all this. AP waits for the second sail before it engages. Drop a sail and the HUD takes AP off for you first, then sends the command. Heel past 8° and your avatar hikes to weather automatically, no Shift-arrow fiddling. You get to focus on the tiller, which is where your attention belongs on this boat.
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Solo handling
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• Both sails up and autopilot engaged in three taps and a wait
• Automatic hiking - you lean when the boat presses
• Drag-along wind tuning on the 90°–180° arc
• Smooth ramping top-down camera for tight quarters
• Long-press the Cam button to reset your view after a sim crossing
• Slide the HUD off-screen for a clean view of the water
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What's in the box
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• SC HUD (wear from inventory)
• SC Broadcast script (drop into your Star Class for telemetry)
• SC HUD Guide notecard
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Compatibility
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Purpose-built for The Mesh Shop's Star Class keelboat. Talks to the boat on channel 29000 using the BOSS engine command set.
* Not for racing. Organised SL races use enforced event wind set by race buoys, which override personal wind HUDs. The Star Class HUD is for private sailing - leisurely cruises, lake-day pottering, and showing off in front of the boathouse.
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.
- Olympic class keelboat, demystified
- Both sails up, autopilot on, no fiddling
- Auto-hiking when the boat presses
- Drag-along wind tuning
- Top-down camera for tight docking
