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Title	Sailonline manual	Sailonline manual
Date	2010-03-18 13:02:54	2010-03-18 18:09:29
Editor	Jeroen	Jeroen
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	2010-03-18 13:02:54 by Jeroen			2010-03-18 18:09:29 by Jeroen
	3	Sailonline is a strategy simulator for ocean saili		3	Sailonline 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.
	4			4
	5	Full manual		5	Full manual
	6	------------		6	------------
	7			7
n	8	You can find a more complete manual in pdf format	n	8	You can find a more complete manual in pdf format
	>	[here] (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/624348/sailonli		>	[here] (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/624348/sailonli
	>	ne_manual_revised_v3.pdf)		>	ne_manual_revised_v4.pdf)
	9			9
	10	Getting started		10	Getting started
	11	------------		11	------------
	12	Step 1. [Register here](http://www.sailonline.o		12	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.
	13			13
	29			29
	30	The course, passing marks and the finish		30	The course, passing marks and the finish
	31	-----------------------------------------		31	-----------------------------------------
	32	The course is defined by a starting point, a numbe		32	The 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 bu
	>	oys in the correct order and finally to cross the		>	oys in the correct order and finally to cross the
	>	red finish-line as soon as possible. The next wayp		>	red finish-line as soon as possible. The next wayp
	>	oint to pass is indicated by the text e.g. "pass n		>	oint to pass is indicated by the text e.g. "pass n
	>	orth", "pass south" etc. Passing of the marks are		>	orth", "pass south" etc. Passing of the marks are
	>	registered automatically by the server and immedia		>	registered automatically by the server and immedia
	>	tely announced by changing the color of the previo		>	tely announced by changing the color of the previo
	>	us leg and signaling next mark to pass.		>	us leg and signaling next mark to pass.
	33			33
n	34	The passing of the mark is registered as your boat	n	34	The passing of the mark is registered as your boat
	>	is "in-the-middle" of last leg and the coming nex		>	is "in-the-middle" of last leg and the coming nex
	>	t (a leg is the travel between two marks). Passing		>	t (a leg is the travel between two marks).
	>	may be done in any direction. A registered pass i
	>	s never reclaimed which means that you may immedia
	>	tely turn back after a pass is registered if you l
	>	ike.
	35			35
t	36	We now have the new waypoint server rules ready fo	t	36	We now have the new waypoint server rules ready fo
	>	r release. These new rules enforces rounding of wa		>	r release. These new rules enforces rounding of wa
	>	ypoints according to the arrows shown in the clien		>	ypoints according to the arrows shown in the clien
	>	t. The new rules will be effective from approx. 21		>	t. The new rules makes the rounding of the buoy di
	>	.00 UTC tonight (18th March 2010).		>	rectional. This means that from now on a correct r
				>	ounding direction must be followed.
	37			37
	38	At the end just cross the finish line anywhere you		38	At 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.
	39			39
	40	Steering		40	Steering
	41	----------		41	----------

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Tall Ships Races 2024 - Mariehamn to Szczecin

Welcome to the third of three virtual Tall Ships Races on the Baltic Sea which are concurrently being organized in-real-life by Sail Training International . This third race is from Mariehamn, Finland to Szczecin, Poland; circa 250nm in Sailonline’s stately fanciful Full Rigger.
NOTE: Starts and Finishes in tall ships racing are always offshore to avoid conflict with shipping and shipping lanes.
Race #1813
INFO by brainaid.de
Full Rigger PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: TS - SYC
Race starts: Jul 24th 14:00 Registration Open!

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Kalamata to Alanya 2024

For the beginning of the ARCH competition's third quarter, we will sail our boat, SOTO 40, from Kalamata, Greece over the Aegean Sea always eastward to the race finish, 520nm away, in Alanya, Turkey.
Race #1824
INFO from brainaid.de
SOTO 40 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking:
ARQ3 - ARCH - SUPSOL - SYC
RACE CLOSE: Wednesday,
July 31 at 2300 UTC.
Race starts: Jul 22nd 17:00 Registration Open!

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Kamchatsky to Tromsoe 2024

Just before the light failed entirely in Antarctica, Skip Novak managed to get his Pelagic 77 out of the ice and north up the Pacific to Kamchatsky. The sun is shining (24/7) and not a penguin to be seen, and Skip believes the Norh East Passage is ice-free (sufficiently) to attempt it, so all aboard for a c 4250nm voyage from east to west across the top of Siberia, Russia and Norway to Tromsoe!
Race #1779
INFOby brainaid.de
Pelagic 77 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: HLAT - SYC
Race starts: Jul 18th 19:00 Registration Closed

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Cowes to St Malo TIMED Race 2024

Organized by the Royal Ocean Racing Club since 1929, the Cowes to St Malo Race is a true RORC Classic. Starting from the Royal Yacht Squadron Line, Cowes, IOW, a magnificent spectacle can be watched from The Parade, Cowes. The Cowes to St Malo Race is part of the RORC Season’s Points Championship, the world’s largest offshore racing series. Dating back to 1906, the Cowes to St Malo Race precedes all of the world’s famous races including the Fastnet Race. This is a TIMEDrace, so you may RE-REGISTER HERE to try again, after finishing a run. You will have 13 days and 11 hours to show your skill and decision making after the race opens.
Race #1828
INFOby brainaid.de
TP-52 PARTICULARS
WX Updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking:
TRQ3 - TRCH - SUPSOL - SYC
RACE CLOSE: Saturday,
27 July at 23:00 UTC
Race starts: Jul 14th 12:00 Registration Open!

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Southampton to Punta del Este 2024

Sailonline is delighted to offer our sailors a 'reversed' Atlantic ocean race. As the RTW championship Atlantic part takes a detour to the Bahamas, we will offer you a reversed course as we will not do the 'usual' leg this year either. It is the July edition of this year's Ocean Championship. Our boat is the OD_65v3.
PRIZE: SMPF
Race# 1820
INFO from brainaid.de
OD65 PARTICULARS
WX updates:
0430 / 1030 / 1630 / 2230
Ranking: OCQ3 - OCCH - SUPSOL - SYC
RACE CLOSE: Wednesday,
July 31 at 2300 UTC.
Race starts: Jul 01st 11:00 Registration Closed

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