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Title Sailonline manual Sailonline manual
Date 2010-03-18 18:09:29 2010-07-01 07:52:51
Editor Jeroen kalle
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2010-03-18 18:09:29 by Jeroen
2010-07-01 07:52:51 by kalle
3Sailonline is a strategy simulator for ocean saili3Sailonline is a strategy simulator for ocean saili
>ng which challenges both the novice and the expert>ng which challenges both the novice and the expert
>. It lets you sail your boat over oceans around th>. It lets you sail your boat over oceans around th
>e globe easier than you can imagine. But, as in re>e globe easier than you can imagine. But, as in re
>al life, in order to sail fast and to ultimately w>al life, in order to sail fast and to ultimately w
>in races requires full dedication, extensive pract>in races requires full dedication, extensive pract
>ice, knowledge and working skills. The simulator r>ice, knowledge and working skills. The simulator r
>uns in real time which means that a race can be on>uns in real time which means that a race can be on
>going for days or even weeks. Luckily, there are a>going for days or even weeks. Luckily, there are a
>utopilots installed in all boats so that you do no>utopilots installed in all boats so that you do no
>t need to steer manually all the time. Small adjus>t need to steer manually all the time. Small adjus
>tments of your autopilot setting a couple of times>tments of your autopilot setting a couple of times
> per day is often sufficient. To enable realistic > per day is often sufficient. To enable realistic 
>sailing the weather in which the boats sail is aut>sailing the weather in which the boats sail is aut
>hentic along with both the charts and the boat per>hentic along with both the charts and the boat per
>formance.  Hence, Sailonline lets you race the boa>formance.  Hence, Sailonline lets you race the boa
>ts you otherwise just see from a distance. >ts you otherwise just see from a distance. 
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5Full manual5Full manual
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n8You can find a more complete manual in pdf format n8<p style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 150%;" You
>[here] (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/624348/sailonli> can find a more complete manual in pdf format [he
>ne_manual_revised_v4.pdf)>re] (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/624348/sailonline_
 >manual_revised_v4.pdf)</p>
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10Getting started10Getting started
11------------11------------
12*Step 1.* [Register  here](http://www.sailonline.o12*Step 1.* [Register  here](http://www.sailonline.o
>rg/accounts/register/ ) to create a user account. >rg/accounts/register/ ) to create a user account. 
>Your user account will be used in all races you ch>Your user account will be used in all races you ch
>oose to participate in. >oose to participate in. 
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2727
28All boats start with a default preformance loss.28All boats start with a default preformance loss.
2929
30The course, passing marks and the finish30The course, passing marks and the finish
31-----------------------------------------31-----------------------------------------
n32The course is defined by a starting point, a numben32The course is defined by a starting point, a numbe
>r of  marks (floating buoys or land marks) to be p>r of  marks (floating buoys or land marks) to be p
>assed and a finish line to cross . All boats start>assed and a finish line to cross. All boats start 
> at the starting point and are then to pass the bu>at the starting point and are then to pass the buo
>oys in the correct order and finally to cross the >ys in the correct order and finally to cross the r
>red finish-line as soon as possible. The next wayp>ed finish-line as soon as possible. 
>oint to pass is indicated by the text e.g. "pass n 
>orth", "pass south" etc. Passing of the marks are  
>registered automatically by the server and immedia 
>tely announced by changing the color of the previo 
>us leg and signaling next mark to pass.    
3333
t34The passing of the mark is registered as your boatt34The next mark to pass is indicated by the text e.g
> is "in-the-middle" of last leg and the coming nex>. "pass north", "pass south" etc. The passing of t
>t (a leg is the travel between two marks).  >he mark is registered as your boat is "in-the-midd
 >le" of last leg and the next leg (a leg is the tra
 >vel between two marks). Marks must be rounded in t
 >he direction indicated by the arrows in the client
 >. This rule is enforced automatically by the serve
 >r. 
35
36We now have the new waypoint server rules ready fo
>r release. These new rules enforces rounding of wa 
>ypoints according to the arrows shown in the clien 
>t. The new rules makes the rounding of the buoy di 
>rectional. This means that from now on a correct r 
>ounding direction must be followed.  
3735
38At the end just cross the finish line anywhere you36At the end just cross the finish line anywhere you
> like. When you do that your boat will be "glued" > like. When you do that your boat will be "glued" 
>to the position where you crossed the line. Your f>to the position where you crossed the line. Your f
>inish time will also be announced in the leaderboa>inish time will also be announced in the leaderboa
>rd. >rd. 
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40Steering38Steering
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