Description
An iconic instrument in the Plastimo range, the Iris 50 is the highly dependable companion of yachtsmen, regatta addicts and top-notch racers worldwide.
It is regularly praised by technical press and prestigious skippers alike, as the most reliable, sturdy and handy handbearing compass.
Iris 50 handbearing compass
- Good protection against hard knocks : the smooth finish feels soft in your hand, and it will not slip, even if it is wet.
- No parallax error : a prism projects the reading of the bearing to infinity. This also contributes to a more comfortable operation, as you do not need to alternate close-reading to read the card and infinite-reading to take bearings.
- Optimum conditions to take bearings, thanks to the superb card stability and the wide 20° field of view, which will accommodate the roughest sea conditions.
- Most accurate bearing : the pivot and very hard stone are a guarantee of long life and shock resistance of your compass.
- Soft bottom cell : engineered using ultra-sonic welding, it acts like an expansion diaphragm, preventing the formation of bubbles and leaks.
- Course reading from above the compass : you can read your compass like a standard compass, with no need to look through the prism.
- Outstanding legibility of the card, with one-degree graduations.
- Built-in photoluminescent lighting, completely maintenance-free, impervious to corrosion, operates without batteries or radio-active tritium.
- As accurate out at sea as in the desert ! Sandproof, shockproof and operational by night with no need for electrical supply : the Iris 50 compass is the precise and precious companion to “gazelles”, women-only competing in the off-road Rallye Aïcha des Gazelles in the Moroccan desert.
- Two functions : handbearing and traditional compass.
- Graduation : every 1°.
- Field of view : 20°.
- Clearance : 12°.
- Built-in photoluminescent lighting.
- Red lubber lines.
- Yellow case.
- Compass balancing :
Yellow 63871 Zone AB: Northern Hemisphere, South Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Central Pacific, Tahiti, Reunion
