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2010-07-25 21:49:33 - Types of Race
I'm sorry if I seem to be misunderstanding things, but why does it appear that all of the races have to be based on real-life races?
This being a virtual environment seems open to whatever type of race we could imagine!
Is there some technical reason as to why we could not hold races in places where it would be impossible to hold a real race?
Ideas might include such things as -
sailing in conditions which would not allow real sailing (frozen seas, notoriously high winds)
or sailing where it is not normally feasible (eg. Rialto Bridge, Venice, round Murano Island and back).
I know it doesn't really matter where we sail, but it does add a bit of novelty.
I did like the race to Fowey, even though we all got comprehensively thrashed!!
Please don't take this as crisism, I appreciate the time and effort that goes into organising things like this, so this is merely a discussion subject :-)

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2010-07-26 21:43:53 - Re: Types of Race
Hi Danny - you raise a very good point and it hadn't occurred to me that we are in a phase of based-on-reality races..although, to be fair, charging round the Falkland Islands in an Orange Cat was dreamed up by victory!

If you look ahead into the calendar for August and on into September you will find that many races are pure invention(e.g. Atlant'Iles, Mistli's BBQ Race etc) some (like the Suursaari) are based on a real race but not being run at the same time, and others, like the Auckland Regional races are being run around the same time as an IRL race because there are SOLers racing in the real races and its fun to compare performances.

Feel free to look at the guide to proposing races and design your own course - remembering to suggest a boat type (the list of current boats available in SOL is a sticky at the top of this thread) and it can become a SOL reality :-D

I am still quite new to organising races/calendar etc so all comments, providing they are constructive are very welcome!!

Thanks for taking the time to contribute :-)




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2010-07-29 13:58:24 - Re: Types of Race
Hi Rainbow! I sent you mail. A rough google layout for a Hawaiin Zigzag

Keep up the good work
XOX
George
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2010-07-29 20:34:13 - Re: Types of Race
Jawz - gottit! Will be looking at it in GE tomorrow... sounds like fun!!! :-)
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2010-07-30 12:45:25 - Re: Types of Race
Here is the first Ocean race.

Cape to Rio.

No copyright! Tweak it at will!!
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2010-07-30 13:17:33 - Re: Types of Race
Hi Jawz - I have just had a look at the Hawaiian kmz and there is nothing stored in it? Just the name - no waypoints at all!! Please would you check you sent me the right file?

The kmz for the CapeTown-Rio looks fine :-) - thank you for making it so promptly!
What boat would you like to use for this one?
:-)


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2010-07-30 13:53:29 - Re: Types of Race
Hi Rainbow,

Ill work on the Hawaii race this weekend, a full race proposal. Standby.

Regarding the Cape to Rio race I think the better sailors amongst us might be able to tell me which one to use. I thought a Maxi100. But really a good boat that beats well upwind is what we need.
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2010-07-30 16:11:16 - Re: Types of Race
Hawaiin Slalom

I know, I know. I'm a sadist

But you will enjoy the thrill of finishing this one!
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2010-07-30 16:58:55 - Re: Types of Race
Here it is! The longest and most painful memory that we in Africa must deal with. Sorry folks if it appears politically incorrect.
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2010-07-31 18:40:36 - Re: Types of Race
Hiya Jawz - two super races!! Thank you.

I have got both in GE and at first sight we may need to add a waypoint to the Slavers to stop the rhumbline cutting across too much land.

Did slavers stop off anywhere for water? Or did they make the journey non-stop do you know?

The Hawaiian zigzag looks great fun!

I will ask 76T to recommend a polar for the Slaver Schooner :-)

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