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2008-11-27 11:49:10 - Weather Updates
Can someone please explain to me how the weather updates work?

I left my boat out on the east going around the doldrums section below 5kts of wind, with lots of boats trapped. I then look again and in am in the middle of the high with 0.5 kts of wind and all the other boats are moving well?!?

I know the doldrums are hard to predict but I have been watching then for the last few days and they have be consistant. Then this update happens and all my planning is useless, I may as well have stayed on the route line!

I guess that is racing!

Richard
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2008-11-27 12:58:34 - Re: Weather Updates
If everything works we get new forecasts with 6 hours intervals. SOL does not manipulate forecasts other than that we phase out the old forecasts and phase in the new forecast smoothly during ≈ 1 hour or so. The difference between 2 forecasts in e.g. Doldrums can be dramatic! Also, if your connection was down or your computer in sleep-mode you might have been mislead by an old forecast I guess.

Keep sailing!
...one of the guys behind the game...
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2008-11-27 14:16:58 - Re: Weather Updates
Thanks for the update. I think it was just a big change and I lost out! : )

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