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Name Bearski
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  • 2011-11-05 19:38:25
    Re: Ipad
    Board » General Discussion
    It seems that the Volvo iPod App for their version of sail racing is a simple, effective extension to the user.
    Don't get me wrong, Sailonline is by far my preferred platform for sail racing on computer. Sadly, my life does not allow to devote more time to racing. But, a simple to use app would make it possible to keep more up to date.
    I am sure I am not the only one who feels the same. I do realise the expense involved, but that must be able to be off set somehow...
  • 2011-11-01 01:04:06
    Re: Ipad
    Board » General Discussion
    I was just thinking if anyone had thought of creating an App specifically for Sailonline. It can be done, just a matter of finding the right person. I lead a vey mobile life, a better format for mobile would be a big hit.
  • 2010-09-02 23:26:15
    Re: Vineyard 2010
    Board » General Discussion
    Thanks Antonio.
    Who knows where Earl will strike, hopefully he does a right turn, goes out to sea and leaves us all alone.
    Bear.
  • 2010-09-02 20:37:46
    Vineyard 2010
    Board » General Discussion
    Starts Saturday local time. Just as hurricane Earl rears his ugly head in New England.
    I am in Maine at the moment waiting for him to arrive, riding it out on anchor.
    Probably going to lose satellite internet for this race, and will probably have a bit on. Shame, it will be a fast, fun race. Enjoy everybody.
  • 2010-08-01 15:18:00
    Re: AUGUST 2010 (now pretty much fixed)
    Board » Flag Officers » Race Calendar
    Much easier to read. I like it.
  • 2010-07-29 21:43:55
    Re: AUGUST 2010 (now pretty much fixed)
    Board » Flag Officers » Race Calendar
    RC, I like the proposed format. There seems like a good mix of long and short races.
    Personally, when the timing is right, shorter races suit me. But, that timing can change from day to day let alone week to week and I like the mix of short & long races running together.
    I appreciate the changes made so quickly, response times like this for the group will make SOL (if not already) the premier online racing platform.
    Sadly, in my line of work my available time is limited. If there is something I can offer to help the team please let me know. I am not tied to a desk or computer, however I can access one at various times during the day/night. Unless I lose satellite connection (which accounts for most of my beachings during racing).
    Keep up the good work.
    Bear.
  • 2010-07-28 21:30:11
    Re: Races
    Board » General Discussion
    All good & valid points.

    Sometimes my work prevents me from starting or being able to be highly competitive. But I still enjoy the platform. I agree with Victory that perhaps some of the races are being held open too long.

    Kalle- I understand the overhead issue. Perhaps you can introduce some "members only racing". And I think you have gone from 1 extreme to the next with the amount of races. I agree there were too many races now there are too little. Like you say a balancing act. A weekend race, mid week race and the occasional long distance race could be a nice balance.

    I hope that these points are helpful. As I said I enjoy the platform and look forward to more good racing in the future.

    Bear.
  • 2010-07-28 00:00:11
    Races
    Board » General Discussion
    Why are there now extended breaks between races? It used to be that there were overlapping races. There is now long periods between races. Practice does not cut it.
    Finished Chic Mackinac, even missed the start by 4 hours. Done the practice for Refeno. & I have to wait for another 3 days before something new happens (the start for Refeno)....
    Keep the pace up guys.
  • 2009-12-22 13:57:38
    Re: sydney-hobart
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Thank you for changing the boat for the race to the 40.7.
    It is much appreciated keeping the game in the same spirit of the race.
    I now only hope that I have good satellite connection for the duration of the race, so I can hopefully put in a decent result for a change... The joy of living and working on yachts!
  • 2009-12-20 00:07:31
    Re: sydney-hobart
    Board » Sailonline Yacht Club
    Limited Internet for me at the moment. Please put my request forward for me.

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New Ice Age 2026 - Browerville to Longyearbyen


Our 2026 long-distance ice-boating challenge continues with a second race in Arctic waters, now from Browerville, where we arrived less than a month ago, continuing east, back to Svalbard’s Longyearbyen, leaving Canada’s Ellesmere Island to port and Denmark’s Greenland to starboard. It’s about 2500nm, which, if there’s wind at all, should, well-wrapped in your DN-cockpits, not take you more than a day or three, thus to complete your first (of several) online circumnavigation of the planet of 2026!
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Doha Basra TIMED Race 2026

Welcome to Kuwait for a short 78 nm TIMED race from the port of Doha (not to be confused with Doha, Qatar) to Basra, Iraq. Jazirat Light on Auha Island is the only mark to observe, leaving it to port. The Beneteau First 40.7v2 racer-cruiser is our ride this month. This is a TIMEDrace so you may RE-REGISTER HEREto try again after finishing a run. You will have 13 days and 11 hours to test your skill and decision making after the race opens.
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Beketov by Balloon 2026 - In Siberia


Way-back-when France and England, and Spain as well, were squabbling about who should control what of North America, only to lose the most of it to their own insurging colonists, their eastern European neighbour empire, Russia, was quietly assimilating vast, thinly nomadically populated territory of its own – Siberia! Amongst the many explorers and adventurers that served Russia so well in these conquests was the Cossack hetman Pyotr Beketov. Let’s pretend we’re he and eschewing horseback, let’s travel by balloon from Yekaterinberg to Krasnoyarsk – just a short 2000km (1100nm) section of the Trans-Siberian Express’ 9289km!
Race #1972
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West Papua to Oregon 2026

Our next race in our Ocean Championships is the first of a series of great natural migrations we will track in 2026. The leatherback turtle is the most widely distributed marine reptile on planet Earth, and chooses to breed in warm tropical waters, but prefers to forage in more temperate habitats, travelling thousands and thousands of miles effortlessly annually to maintain this way of life. Our race will follow one of the typical trips of this turtle, from breeding grounds in the seas off West Papua to the coast of Oregon. It’s only 5900nm, so to keep up, but in comfort, we’ll follow in our Gunboat 90.
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