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Title	Sailonline manual	Sailonline manual
Date	2010-03-18 13:02:54	2010-03-18 18:09:29
Editor	Jeroen Tiel	Jeroen Tiel
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	2010-03-18 13:02:54 by Jeroen Tiel			2010-03-18 18:09:29 by Jeroen Tiel
	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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