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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
	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	<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>
	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
	27			27
	28	All boats start with a default preformance loss.		28	All boats start with a default preformance loss.
	29			29
	30	The course, passing marks and the finish		30	The course, passing marks and the finish
	31	-----------------------------------------		31	-----------------------------------------
n	32	The course is defined by a starting point, a numbe	n	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 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.
	33			33
t	34	The passing of the mark is registered as your boat	t	34	The 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
	36	We 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.
	37			35
	38	At the end just cross the finish line anywhere you		36	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			37
	40	Steering		38	Steering
	41	----------		39	----------

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Ker 40 PARTICULARS
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Raja Muda Selangor 2024 - Port Klang to Pangkor

Sailonline is delighted to be able to offer online sailors an opportunity to once again compete in all three of the offshore races of the Raja Muda Selangor International race week, organised by the Royal Selangor Yacht Club in association with the RORC, and commencing with the 75nm trip from Port Klang to Pangkor. This year we will be racing this race, and the other two, which together will count towards our Sailonline Raja Muda Series (RMS) in Ker 40s.
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Swan 65 PARTICULARS
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