Pete,
associated site is a web site having a direct access to the regata fields and on-line info about the entry lisy. That's all.

All regatas are currently hosted in one, unique, server. The regatas are accessed by users entering www.tacticat.com or an associated site, but no difference.

Sometimes an additional server has been started at request by a sailing school or during some regatta event to allow LAN access to several users, have rules discussion or make time while the clasifications are made.

You want to sail with friends, or people in the same time zone?. Well, that's not a server or tacticat issue, you can do it with the current system.

You want to sail ONLY with a group of people you know (sharing class, country or whatever?), no problem, but in this case you have to tell us, to set-up a new field.

Currently is just a case of sheer numbers. Tacticat community is, yet, small. And sailing against many boats is much funnier, therefore, no need to divide sailors among different regattas.

Based in the statistcs gathered at the server, American people enters when in Europe is, say, 4PM. Up to 1AM European time both communities sail together. From 2AM European time regatas are ALL-AMERICAN up to 7AM. Early morning ei Europe you can find some californians, israelians and first europeans.

Do you have an idea to improve things: Say it. (As said in Spain and maybe there too 'I am all ears').

Regards, and see u at the A-mark in company of robots. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
aestela