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  • 2011-08-23 11:14:05
    Wind Slider
    Board » Technical Support
    Hi All
    The wind slider is an excellent tool, especially with the (alt/click) 24 hour option.
    The 24 hour setting seems to be the more useful of the 2 choices, so would it be possible to make this the default setting and have the longer range the selectable option.

    Thanks.
    Danny
  • 2011-08-05 06:38:43
    Re: SEPTEMBER 2011 - First Draft for discussion
    Board » Sailonline Race Committee » Race Calendar
    Hope no one has anything planned for Sept 5th on the calendar!!!
    (Someone has stolen it) :-)))

    Danny
  • 2011-08-03 16:43:46
    Re: NAME THE OCEAN RACE 2011-2012
    Board » General Discussion
    "SOLer's Eclipse"
    Because it overshadows all opposition!
    :-)
    Danny
  • 2011-08-03 15:29:33
    Re: WHAT GLOBAL OCEAN RACE NEXT FOR SOL
    Board » General Discussion
    Having come from a Many Players platform to SoL, I have been slowly getting used to the differences. SoL seems to be run by actual sailors (or skilled wannabe's) and seems far nearer to actual sailing.
    I agree totally with ShamPir about the new VORG. I too, tried 2 of the betas and he is putting it politely when he says it is cr*p!
    I also went back and started the Clipper race with VR, and I had forgotten just how bad it was. Hour and a half late starting (the engine broke!!) then "sailing" along wind squares with 12 hour changes to no discernable wx pattern.
    I also got used to (having to) use a router - Zezo, which means that basically you put in the given course at the given time and you climb the rankings! Big deal! Sense of achievement = NIL!
    I would love to do the VORG in SoL (or any RTW race) but without the ability (or necessity) to use ANY external programmes!!
    I cringe when I see members discussing the merits(?) of "auto helm" and suchlike! You have a VERY good simulation here - don't let anyone spoil it by turning it into a 'mathematical' game!

    Cheers

    --- Last Edited by Danny at 2011-08-03 16:45:59 ---
    Danny
  • 2011-07-27 07:19:13
    Re: The Tall Ships Races 2011 -
    Board » Sailonline Race Committee » Races
    I don't think Stavanger was expecting THIS many ......

    Danny
  • 2011-07-18 08:31:37
    Re: Tall Ships- Waterford
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Hi Shamrock
    The article is here


    and the dinghy is a Topper Omega.

    Loads of tallship footage here


    Cheers.

    -------------

    --- Last Edited by RainbowChaser at 2011-07-19 22:32:53 ---
    Danny
  • 2010-07-25 21:49:33
    Types of Race
    Board » Sailonline Race Committee » Race proposals
    I'm sorry if I seem to be misunderstanding things, but why does it appear that all of the races have to be based on real-life races?
    This being a virtual environment seems open to whatever type of race we could imagine!
    Is there some technical reason as to why we could not hold races in places where it would be impossible to hold a real race?
    Ideas might include such things as -
    sailing in conditions which would not allow real sailing (frozen seas, notoriously high winds)
    or sailing where it is not normally feasible (eg. Rialto Bridge, Venice, round Murano Island and back).
    I know it doesn't really matter where we sail, but it does add a bit of novelty.
    I did like the race to Fowey, even though we all got comprehensively thrashed!!
    Please don't take this as crisism, I appreciate the time and effort that goes into organising things like this, so this is merely a discussion subject :-)

    Danny


    --- Last Edited by Danny at 2010-07-26 07:00:50 ---
    Danny
  • 2010-07-25 21:27:13
    Re: Comparing SailingOnLine with VirtualRegatta
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Seeing as the last post on this was over two months ago, I may be shutting the stable door ....!
    I've been v sailing since Jan this year, so am a comparative newcomer. I try not to take it TOO seriously, but do enjoy the challenge.
    There are many differences between VR and SOL, the main ones to me, being cost and accuracy.
    Cost - both games are free to enter but VR sells add ons such as auto sails and waypoints which are free with SOL. I did like the fact that the free VR version has 2 sail choices which adds a bit of interest. Similarly, I like the delayed commands in SOL which allow you (after a bit of working out) to plot a course which MAY take you somewhere near where you want to go!
    I only bought the "extras" in VR once and it turned out that the race was totally unsuitable for everything but the pro-sails (worth half a knot extra speed :-( )
    I think the 35 Euros fro SOL membership is a bit too high, given that all it gives you is a rankings number.
    To be honest, I'm surprised that SOL has so few participants compared to VR. However this can be a good thing as long as it doesn't lead to becoming a few personal friends forming a clique (or appearing to).
    Accuracy -
    Although the "land" is made up of straight lines in SOL, you can rely on the accuracy of the lines to allow you to sail microscopically close and not run aground. This is NOT the case with VR and is the subject of much debate and complaints. The boat positions change every minute and you can actually see yourself racing, which is very good. At the moment all boats are on screen simultaneously, which is good, but could get difficult if membership grows.
    The 'live' winds and the scale/duration of the wind forcast is excellent! Far superior to VR. I find it disappointing that the more computer 'savvy' skippers seem to still need external tools to give them an "edge" - even in SOL!
    Finally, I would like to support SOL in financial terms but feel that a lower starter fee (say 20 euros) would encourage more people to become members.
    The forum should be used more, as it fulfils a far different need than the "chat" which everyone seems to use instead.
    Regards
    Danny
    (I should really change my user name from Gina - its an old joke anyway!)

    --- Last Edited by Danny at 2010-07-25 21:31:06 ---

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    --- Last Edited by Danny at 2010-07-25 21:53:43 ---
    Danny
  • 2010-06-14 15:52:50
    Re: Posh Yacht club or what?
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Hi Antonio
    Thanks for the welcome. I'll try the chat box, but I don't really like them as I can never remember what I've already said :-)
    GinaT

    --- Last Edited by Gina at 2010-06-14 15:53:11 ---
    Danny
  • 2010-06-13 19:48:49
    Re: Stuck at "Waiting for weather download..."
    Board » Technical Support
    Great - the effort will be worth it - lot different to VR!! (Although I'm still as bad - oh well, at least on here its my OWN fault)
    You could probably catch me up by tomorrow morning :-)

    Danny
    Danny

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Garagiste's Test Lab

Welcome to Newport, RI, one of the great sailing centers of the world. This TIMED race takes us around Nantucket Island in RC 44s to celebrate the life of Capt. Bartholomew Gosnold who, among many other things in his short life, named Cape Cod for the teeming fish he encountered there, and Martha’s Vineyard for his daughter. This is a TIMEDrace so you may RE-REGISTER HEREto try again after finishing a run. You will have 13 days and 11 hours to test your skill and decision making after the race opens.
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Patricks Test

Join the excitement as Sailonline partners again with New Zealand's Short-handed Sailing Association for the thrilling SSANZ Triple Series, proudly sponsored by Lewmar Marine. Our SOLers will tackle an exhilarating 47-nautical-mile race, navigating the waters of the beautiful Hauraki Gulf out to Motuora Island via The Haystack and back. Racing virtual Young 88 yachts, our virtual fleet will match skills and strategies with the real-life fleet of the vibrant Young 88 Association. Don't miss this intense, tactical challenge!
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Joanne's Test Race Zone

In 1947, Hugh McLean & Sons of Gourock, Scotland built a radical racing yacht for John Illingworth, soon-to-be Commodore of the RORC, to a design by Laurent Giles. With a masthead rig, giving her ‘free’ sail area per the rules of the time, and short overhangs reducing pitching, Myth of Malham went on to win The Fastnet that year and again in 1949, and to compete in numerous Admiral's Cups. In 1958, in honour of the yacht, the Myth of Malham race was conceived - a mini-Fastnet to the first lighthouse on a rock west of Cowes, Eddystone, rather than the second, to be held in non-Fastnet years. IRL this year it has been raced already, but this stops us not from “Red Eye” racing its online 230nm in Fareast 31Rs, leaving how to deal with the Isle of Wight open to your own discretion.
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Marstrand to Cowes 2025


We invite you to another race, which will kick off the third quarter of our ARCH series. We'll set off from Marstrand, Sweden, which, along with Skagen, Denmark, marks the line commonly recognised as the border separating the Baltic Sea from the North Sea. The 650nm route will take our Ripitide 50 across the North Sea and the English Channel to Cowes, England. Watch out for the fast ferries crossing the Channel from Calais to Dover 😊.
Race #1935
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Nantucket Sprint 2025


Welcome to Nantucket, from whence Herman Melville’s Cap’n Ahab sailed round The Horn into the northern Pacific Ocean to hunt the gray whale - whose migrations are celebrated elsewhere in SOL’s Q4 schedule - he never to return. And whaling too, as the 19th C progressed, like Ahab disappeared from Nantucket as the harbour silted up and mainland Massachusetts whaling stations benefited from rail connections. But beach life, yachting and nostalgia has rescued the island from oblivion, so to celebrate leisure, SOL gives you the Nantucket Sprint - 25nm in 29er_XX’s from east of Tuckernuck Island across the sound to a finish just inside the mouth of the harbour. Enjoy!
Race 1936
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Puil's Practice Palaver


Nearly there; only 2500nm to go, round the Horn and up the Red Sea to Suez into what will more than likely be more headwinds for this sixth leg of our African circumnavigation, to be followed in September by a final sneaky dash up the canal back to where we started all those months ago. We’ll be sailing a not entirely appropriate-for-upwind-work 60ft Trimaran!
Race #1859
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Gulf of St Lawrence - test - Mirek
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Stefan's Duck Pond

 Get ready for an exhilarating new challenge as we set sail on the eighth leg of the 2025 Ocean Championship Series! This leg takes us from Cape Town South Africa to the bay of Belbuhan on the south West coast of Java - a 5100 nm journey of endurance, strategy, and pure sailing adrenaline. This leg will be raced aboard the 125 ft Orange catamaran, pushing sailors to their limits as they navigate the open ocean. Do you have what it takes to conquer the Indian Ocean? Join us and put your skills to the ultimate test!
PRIZE: SMPF
Race #1900
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Trapped Camel
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Caravanserai
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Patrick's Playpen


Welcome to the legendary "Westcoaster," a race that has tested sailors for over 50 years. Spanning 435 nautical miles, this iconic journey takes racers from Melbourne, across the formidable Bass Strait, and around Tasmania's rugged west coast to the finish line in Hobart. Organized by the Ocean Racing Club of Victoria, the Westcoaster is renowned for its challenging conditions and adventurous spirit. This year, our SOLers will tackle the course in the swift and capable First 47.7, a yacht launched by Beneteau in 2000, built for speed and endurance in long ocean races. Get ready for an exhilarating ride in one of Australia’s most celebrated yacht races!
Race #1841
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Mirek's Mess & Canteen
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Antarctica 1 of 3
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Flinders Island TIMED Race 2024

In the southern reaches of the Bass Strait between mainland Australia and Tasmania, you will find the Furneaux Group of islands, largest of which is Flinders, both named after famed British navigators. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to race your Ocean 50 catamaran a course of c 106nm around Flinders in the fastest time. This is a TIMED race, so you may RE-REGISTER HERE to try again, after finishing a run. This course will self-destruct in 13 days and 11 hours after opening for entrants.
Race #1776
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Tasman Double 2023 - Hobart to Sydney
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John's Test Zone
It's time to test your ocean racing skills in a variety of weathers as we head the 6400 NM between Hong Kong and Auckland in a fast Super Maxi 100. We'll be heading from a northern summer to a southern winter so keep plenty of cold weather gear and warm rum on board!
PRIZE: SMPF
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calm's Practice Race
Last raced in 2021, we return to Boston for another race to Newport. And just like in 2021, the chosen boat is once again the speedy R/P 66. This is a TIMED race so pick your winds wisely and see how quickly you can complete this 132nm run! For reference, the winning time in 2021 was 6:12:28.
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ZONA DE PRUEBA DE MANUEL

Welcome to the Shorthanded Sailing Association of New Zealand's 2022 Evolution Sails Northern Triangle series, which, unfortunately, to comply with latest NZ government COVID restrictions, has been reduced to a duo, commencing with this short prologue of approximately 35nm on the waters of Auckland's Hauraki Gulf. As so often with SSANZ events in the past, online we will be racing the event in ever-young Young 88 one-designs. Have fun!
Please note the displayed course is provisional; the actual course will be set after the IRL course is announced at the skipper's briefing 48 hours before the start, and no later than 24 hours before the start.
Race #1561
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San Sebastian to La Rochelle 2021
Once again, our SOL race will be shared with a group of Polish sailors, representing one of the stages of their Virtual Training Cruise around Europe. 171 nm in Delphia 47s across the not always calm Bay of Biscay from San Sebastian to La Rochelle will undoubtedly be one to test their skills. Welcome/Witajcie and we wish you all fair winds.
Race #1441
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Aland Sea TIMED Race
Norrtalje Segelsallskap, 70km NE of Stockholm was founded in 1920, and time was when the society’s season opened with a challenging offshore race from the club line off Flaten island at the mouth of the long and narrow Norrtaljeviken, out onto a triangular course around the Aland Sea, to finish at Simpnas slightly to the north on Bjorko island - some 78nm in total. A fine race that SOL, being from these parts, ran annually up until 2013. Last run in autumn 2018, we return here to race the course again in the form a TIMED RUN in spanking new Club Swan 50s.
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Race #1444
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RACE CLOSE: Sunday, 28 February at 23:00 UTC
Race starts: Feb 15th 12:00 Registration Closed

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Bimmer's Test Zone
What about a speedy X-362 380nm race in the waters off S America, just to blow cobwebs away!!
Race #1415
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Race starts: Dec 21st 16:00 Registration Open!

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Antarctica 3 of 3
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Race starts: Sep 16th 11:13 Registration Closed

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BLANK POLAR
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