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2011-03-14 06:32:03 - Finish line
Is there some algorithm to compute the ends of the finish line? I notice there is only a single point specified in the data that gets sent to the SOL client, and different races seem to have different length lines.
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2011-03-14 06:38:46 - Re: Finish line
Hi Aaron,

The length of of the finish line is set for each race. The finish line always extends that length perpendicular to the final leg rhumb line.
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2011-03-14 08:37:28 - Re: Finish line
Yes perpendicular is clear, but are there rules for certain race lengths. For example I notice the shorter races are 2Nm, and the imoca races are 100Nm? is it based on race type?
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2011-03-14 08:38:10 - Re: Finish line
The length is set manually by the race administrator.
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2011-03-14 08:42:39 - Re: Finish line
Ok Ill dig alittle harder... Just couldnt seem to find any details, but is obv in there somewhere ;-)
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2011-03-14 09:13:46 - Re: Finish line
Forget question...
I found where the info is.

Couldnt work out naming at first ;-)


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2011-03-17 16:09:00 - Re: Finish line
AGage - as Kalle said, the length of the finish line is set when the course is established in the database. There is no rule, as such, but obviously in a tight archipelago/inshore race the line has to fit in the space available, while, for the first time, the Cape Horn finish for Leg 4 of the Global Challenge was set at 100!

Most ocean finish lines are 1, most inshore finish lines are 1 or 0.5... some even smaller, as I say, to fit the circumstances of the race.
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2011-03-18 02:31:57 - Re: Finish line
Thx RC, but I found what I was looking for... Didnt think to interpret 'goal radius' in the race info file as 'finish line "radius"'

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