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Title Sailonline manual Sailonline manual
Date 2011-03-29 18:16:36 2011-05-23 14:46:55
Editor RainbowChaser Jeroen
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2011-03-29 18:16:36 by RainbowChaser
2011-05-23 14:46:55 by Jeroen
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19*Step 2.**  Go to the the [list of active races](h19*Step 2.**  Go to the the [list of active races](h
>ttp://www.sailonline.org/races/all/)  and click "E>ttp://www.sailonline.org/races/all/)  and click "E
>nter race now" on the race you wish to enter.>nter race now" on the race you wish to enter.
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21The client (your tool for steering the boat)21The client (your tool for steering the boat)
22--------------------------------------------22--------------------------------------------
t23Most of the graphical user interface in the clientt23Most of the graphical user interface in the client
> software is intuitive even for novice sailors. He> software is intuitive even for novice sailors. He
>re is a brief introduction.  In the map, the green>re is a brief introduction.  In the map, the brown
> is land and the off-white is sailable water. You > is land and the white is sailable water. You can 
>can zoom in and out by using the +/- symbols in th>zoom in and out by using the +/- symbols in the to
>e tool bar above the map. Your boat is bright pink>ol bar above the map. Your boat is bright pink. Yo
>. You can center the map over your boat by pressin>u can center the map over your boat by pressing th
>g the third tool. You steer your boat by setting a>e third tool. You steer your boat by setting a cou
> course or a TWA (explained below) either by press>rse or a TWA (explained below) either by pressing 
>ing the "steering-wheel" symbol followed by pickin>the "steering-wheel" symbol followed by picking a 
>g a course on the map or by entering a desired val>course on the map or by entering a desired value i
>ue in the small window to the right of the map.  S>n the small window to the right of the map.  Selec
>elect the desired steering mode CC/TWA and click ">t the desired steering mode CC/TWA and click "Send
>Send Command" button. If you  wanted the command t> Command" button. If you  wanted the command to be
>o be delayed for some time just enter the desired > delayed for some time just enter the desired dela
>delay-time (in hours) and check the box to the lef>y-time (in hours) and check the box to the left of
>t of the text "Delay command" before pressing "Sen> the text "Delay command" before pressing "Send Co
>d Command". In front of your boat is a "predictor">mmand". In front of your boat is a "predictor" sho
> showing where your boat would be in 6 hours if th>wing where your boat would be in 6 hours with the 
>e conditions where frozen as they are right now. E>current forecast. Each open circle represents one 
>ach little knot represent one hour of sailing.  Th>hour of sailing, the smaller dots show 15 min each
>e blue arrows are showing the wind and the blue co>.  The coloured arrows are showing the wind and th
>ntinuous iso-lines show points on the map with equ>e continuous iso-lines show points on the map with
>al wind speed. Looking at the weather forecasts is> equal wind speed. Note that the wind colours core
> done by sliding the forecast-slider in the little>spond with the clours in the polar window. Preview
> window to the right of the map. Try the slider an>ing the weather is done by sliding the forecast-sl
>d notice how the weather changes. When new forecas>ider in the bar below the map. Try the slider and 
>ts are available the new weather automatically app>notice how the weather changes. When new forecasts
>ears in the window. The funny-looking symbol to th> are available the new weather automatically appea
>e right of the steering-wheel in the toolbar is ma>rs in the window and a notice is shown once loaded
>kes the window for the performance curve appear. I>. The graph on the right in the steer tab is calle
>n this window you can see, as a little black ring >d the polar. This shows you how the boat will pref
>showing the current sailing conditions. More on pe>orm at different conditions and heading. More on p
>rformance below. >erformance and the polar below.
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25Starting procedure25Starting procedure
26---------------26---------------
27All boats are towed back to the starting line 1 ho27All boats are towed back to the starting line 1 ho
>ur before race start.   From 1 hour before the sta>ur before race start.   From 1 hour before the sta
>rt, until the start, the boats are held at the sta>rt, until the start, the boats are held at the sta
>rting line.  A command executed during this period>rting line.  A command executed during this period
> will be the initial command for the boat at the s> will be the initial command for the boat at the s
>tart. >tart. 
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Above you see a single-handed sailor semi-foiling his Beneteau Figaro III to the horizon. It is in fact Ireland’s Sailor of the Year and the overall winner of last year’s Solitaire du Figaro, Tom Dolan. Somehow, we got our hands on a polar for the Class, and rather than trying to surreptitiously track Tom and his mates in the 2025 edition of the Solitaire, sailing rather-short, single-handed legs across the Celtic Sea and Biscay, we thought we’d see how our virtual craft would fare on the Class’s double-handed 3900nm Trans-Atlantic, from somewhere in Brittanny to somewhere in the Caribbean via somewhere in the Canaries. Allez, mes braves!
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