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Sail Fair.

2018-06-25 06:48:09

Re: qtVlm thread

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Viva Philippe

Good morning.

Thank you for info.
Yes, it works as the former "B" command.

Big Hug
João/psail
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2018-06-24 17:10:50

Re: Golden Globe Races 2018 - Seat Of The Pants commitment

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In general routing software generates an astronomical number of Displacement vectors (module unit is nm) where on top of their extremities it draws the so called Isochrones curves.

To have a slight idea on the numbers involved on this calculations and using the qT process/settings we have:

1 - 180 degrees of scanning angle;
2 - 3 degrees of angular step;
3 - 60 Displacement vectors in the first calculated minute;
4 - 60 + 60 x 60 = 3.660 Displacement vectors on the second calculated minute;
5 - 60 + 3.600 + 60 x 60 x 60 = 219.660 Displacement vectors on the third calculated minute and,
6 - so on, resumed in the following formula:

S (60 ^m),

where:

"S" represents Summation starting in i = 1, 2, 3, ...., m;
"m" is minutes (integer number),
“^” is the power symbol.

As a sado-maso exercise try to use (only) the WX tool just to find out the best route for the first two minutes of race.

João/psail

P.S.: You stil have time to make it for the next race in 2,5 days. Uppps.... maybe not because by then the the WF will be other.

João/psail

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Sail Fair.
2018-06-20 11:36:04

Re: qtVlm thread

Board » Technical Support

God afternoon all.

Since one of the last qT revisions the "B" command disappeared.

Pity, because it was very useful.
Hope it can be implemented again.

João/psail

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2018-06-20 11:03:37

Re: Golden Globe Races 2018 - Seat Of The Pants commitment

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Viva John and all.

Good morning.

In relation to your question I think the right answer is "no".

Anyhow, using the so called "WX Inspector" in this race and accordingly to its spirit , at least to me, is totally pacific.

You should always know your boat Performance Targets, using or not anykind of weather routing software.

A Big Hug
João/psail
Sail Fair.
2018-05-16 15:11:47

TP52 Series.

Board » Sailonline Race Committee » Races

Good afternoon SRC and all.

For now, my suggestion isn't for a new race/s but, to use already established SOL ones to make a OD Series, using the TP52 boat.

Off course, without prejudice for making new courses for this particular Series.

What do you think?

João/psail

P.S.: I salute SRC decision for sailing the Van Isle 2018 race with this boat. Excellent idea.
Sail Fair.
2018-04-15 14:11:34

Re: Golden Globe Races 2018 - Seat Of The Pants commitment

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So it's "retro".
Ok.

I'll sail it like the first time I SOLed along.

João/psail
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2018-03-23 09:45:27

San Sebastian to La Rochelle - 2018

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Good morning all.

Routings made with the SOL GRIB and a WRF GRIB.

The second one is faster by almost 2 hrs, keeping the path closer to the coast.

João/psail
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2018-03-22 12:38:58

Re: Bugio Lighthouse, the surfers and...

Board » General Discussion

Cheers Jo!
Sail Fair.
2018-03-12 19:36:47

Bugio Lighthouse, the surfers and...

Board » General Discussion

... a cargo boat BBQued in the Bugio sandy shoals.

Yesterday afternoon ... with a "light breeze" (40 Kts gusts)from West.

João/psail
Sail Fair.
2018-03-12 13:15:11

40 Series - Ratings

Board » Sailonline Race Committee » Races

Good morning all.

I open a new thread related with boats "Ratings" to all who may be concerned, namely for the SOL 40 Series Scoring process.

In first place I recommend all to have a reading on the following link:

http://www.orc.org/index.asp?id=31,

from ORC.

Under ORC Scoring program the boats "Ratings" can be achieved in #4 different ways.

As an example, for the PCS method (Performance Curve Scoring) there's already available (free) Software for calculating the "implied wind" and Corrected Times using a Performance Curve - link:

http://data.orc.org/tools.php?c=pcs.

If we gather some SOLers with a minimal expertise on handling this issue, I'm sure we can make it work for the 2019 40 Series.

The word to You.

João/psail

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