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Karri


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2015-01-22 18:40:26 - Re: SOL RULES OF RACING
I think just forbidding jumping will solve 99 % of the problem. What will be left are accidental jumps.
My opinions may have changed, but not the fact that I'm right.
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2015-01-22 18:42:18 - Re: SOL RULES OF RACING
Rod, if the server can apply 100% perf. loss before/after a SLI jump, we could just as well put the boat on twa=0 instead, like actually beaching.

As long as this is not implemented in the server:

- SLI jumping can happen by accident.
- Tracks don't show the exact path the boat has sailed (if on twa), so track can show a jump while there was no jump at all, or the other way around.

It's impractical for people to enforce a rule like "SLI jumping is not allowed". The only real solution is enforcing it on the server.

SLI jumping has been allowed for a long time, let's keep it that way until the server can detect it.

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2015-01-22 19:11:56 - Re: SOL RULES OF RACING
As the real problem is SLI jumping, I think best thing is just to solve that.

All these suggested penalty-systems would be needed to be implemented to the server and ranking code as well, I'd rather be solving the SLI-jumping.

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2015-01-22 19:34:46 - Re: SOL RULES OF RACING
The whole question of SLI jumping would become redundant if we were able to have course changes at a waypoint instead of at a time. :)
That is how I used to sail IRL, I would turn after I passed a point - not 'x' minutes after I had started, regardless of whether I had passed the point.
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2015-01-24 03:23:43 - Re: SOL RULES OF RACING
The problem of SLI jumping would be solved by calling it "Doing a Vesta" with TWA 0 and 100% perf loss---exactly like real life!!!!
This is supposed to be a simulation of ocean racing navigation, not a video game.
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2025-02-25 10:51:01 - Re: SOL RULES OF RACING
In the current race and northern triangle leg 2 I was in close combat with boat Sabbi until we got to the Castle Island mark. There Sabbi didn’t,t appear to round the mark thus increasing his lead, according to the visual. It suggests rankings etc are not to be trusted and makes one wonder is it worth the time be involved
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2025-02-26 15:58:39 - Re: SOL RULES OF RACING
spanishpat said @ 2025-02-25 10:51:01:
In the current race and northern triangle leg 2 I was in close combat with boat Sabbi until we got to the Castle Island mark. There Sabbi didn’t,t appear to round the mark thus increasing his lead, according to the visual. It suggests rankings etc are not to be trusted and makes one wonder is it worth the time be involved

I have taken a look into this and can confirm that Sabbi did round the mark correctly, it's best to give the server a few minutes after big maneuvers to allow the boat tracks to update, also ensure that you have the maximum zoom enabled in your settings (Misc > Settings > Allow extra zoom (Warning: incompatible with PR rules)).

I can confirm that a boat will not be set as "rounded" if it hasn't rounded that mark.
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