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[Re: Will_R]
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Looking for a Job, I got credi... | Ok, I have a question a/b the game...
Does anyone know if it actually is faster to follow the rhumb line that they give us or "cut the corner".
I mean in the game, not in real life. Depends on what the wind does. Thier line is the great circle route I believe; so in absence of any wind issues it would be the quickest route; however; the wind changes!
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Home is where the harness is..... | Depends on what the wind does.
Thier line is the great circle route I believe; so in absence of any wind issues it would be the quickest route; however; the wind changes! Not to sound snarky, but I understand wind velocity variations for the route. I just wondered if the shortest distance truly is the line they give us (great circle). I should have said, "shortest route" instead of "fastest". I did find this in the FAQ's but I did not see it last time I looked. "Is the world flat? All yacht positions are calculated using spherical trigonometry formulas. So the world is round." | | | Re: I'm finished and waiting to catch your docklines!!!
[Re: Will_R]
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Rock Hill,SC | Will,
google "great circle calculator", you should be able to find something to compare to the dotted line. I haven't been worrying too much about the line myself, especially this far out.
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+31NL | Checkout the Maximum Wave Height data from the real boats: ![[Linked Image]](http://www.volvooceanrace.org/images/Assets/20090124_MWHGraph_600x400.jpg) Waves well above 10m, some even peeking at 14m! Imagine sailing upwind in 14m seas and 50kt winds on a boat that is designed to surf downwind. | | | Re: I'm finished and waiting to catch your docklines!!!
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+31NL | Tony, where did you find that info? From the Volvo Ocean Race Data Centre Click on the Data Graphs tab, then click on "edit" a bit down the page to select which graphs you want displayed. | | | Re: I'm finished and waiting to catch your docklines!!!
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Dublin, Ireland | Well done Simon - 1st of the Catsailors home.
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Looking for a Job, I got credi... | Well done Simon - 1st of the Catsailors home. Thanks; I lost around 1000 places in the last 3 hours as I was teaching at the time I might have made the to 2K. Next leg is a big one and a must-count. However I am away Skiing for a week so I'll be down the pan.... 
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Looking for a Job, I got credi... | Scooby If you need a replacement skipper I'd fill in for you till the 20th then Im going to be gone. I'll be back the 23rd . Im me if you want to have me start your boat.
Might take you up on that one. Lets see how things go; I might just leave the boat on autopilot via the tow-boat and then pick it up when I get back; Anyone no expected length for the leg? I'm assuming about 4 weeks?
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Dublin, Ireland | Well done Simon - 1st of the Catsailors home. Thanks; I lost around 1000 places in the last 3 hours as I was teaching at the time I might have made the to 2K. Next leg is a big one and a must-count. However I am away Skiing for a week so I'll be down the pan.... Neil (Brainwave) was 2nd to you, but went down very early in the leg.
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Looking for a Job, I got credi... | It's getting very interesting now. I'm hoping that the next 4-5 days are kinda interesting. I'm now gaining hard, but left it a bit late to come south as I was just behind INC LLC but decided to go more east than he(or she). I'm now catching about 600 places an hour so need a few days to catch up 69K 
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