Sailboat Races

The new Tako 3.0 sailboat has been released and it is a sweet sailer. For months now Kanker Greenacre has been hard at work creating the upgrade to the legendary Tako sailboat. I was unaware that Tako sailboats date back to Ancient Egypt. You'll have to read the history of the TAKO that comes with the new 3.0 version for that part of the story.

Whatever its ancient history the Tako has been a legendary sailboat in SL because it sails like a real sailboat using a much more realistic wind than the native SL wind. And the TAKO 3.0 takes the boat to new levels of realism.

Overall the performance feels more real that before, and it was pretty darn good before! Kanker has done a good job of improving the boat's physics to produce this increase in realism. The wake behind the boat isnt just gratuitous particles, it actually show minor changes in course well and really helps skippers to see the leeway forces the wind puts on their boats.

In terms of bells and whistles, Kanker has included a big Liberty Bell sized change by adding a spinnaker. New whistles include two HUDs. One displays wind angle (a GREAT addition that makes it SOOO easy to tell if you are sailing too close to the wind, i.e. less than 35 wind angle). The other HUD is a list of programmable clickable buttons to customize the performance of your boat. Anohter nifty whistle is a retractable centerboard. Now when you get stuck in shallows you can left the centerboard to aid in warping clear of the problem.

Only one thing takes the wind out of the sails of this release a bit. The price is $250L. Now for what this boat does, THATS A STEAL in SL. But newbies that had no problem buying the Tako 2 for only 1L, might think twice before spending their meager funds on a Tako 3.0. But rank newbies need not worry, we will continue to race with both Tako 2.2 as well as the new Tako 3.0 in HOLLYWOOD. And i think it will be safe to say that once out there in a 2.2 watching the Tako 3.0s in the area perform, it wont take but a few minutes for newbies to realize that 250L is cheap for the excitement and entertainment this new boat brings to the SL sailing experience.

The Tako 3.0 can be bought at dock side in HOLLYWOOD, as can the 2.2 version. The 3.0 is also available at GRAY and Busy Ben's Vehicle Lot in OAK GROVE.

EDITOR NOTE: Kanker has graciously created a grant for new SL residents. If you are less than 30 days old you can buy the Tako 3.0 for the discounted price of $100L. Thanks Kanker!

The weekly regattas in Hollywood tomorrow (Sunday January 29 2PM) will showcase two big changes in SL sailboat racing. The first ever Tako 3.0 regatta in HOLLYWOOD (three races on the LONG course) will get underway at 3PM.

A Tako 2.2 regatta will proceed the 3.0 event at 2PM. We will have a three race regatta of the SHORT course using the 2.2 boats.

For this week we will not have the traditional 2PM FUN SAIL event.

The other big change is the new HOLLYWOOD sim itself. SYC officials have been busy this week dredging the harbor and coast around Hollywood to provide a larger sailing venue that will significantly expand the sailing area and create room for even more interesting courses to come in the future.

So come on out. Check out the new 3.0, grab a copy, and enjoy the new improved HOLLYWOOD sim, where sailing and cinema meet.

HOLLYWOOD January 29, 2006 -- Breaking the normal pattern Starboards Yacht Club held TWO regettas on Sunday, one for the Tako 2.2 Class, and one for the new Tako 3.0 Class.

The day also saw SYC membership top the century mark. According to SYC Co-Commodore MarkTwain White "Nber and I are very proud to have such great group of skippers and race fans in SYC. Most of you are our personal friends and came to SYC via personal invite or via finding SYC in your search for quality events in SL. We appreciate each and every one of you. Never hesitate to ask Nber or I for any help you might need in SL sailing".

Faykin Odets was no surprise as the winner of both regattas. Placing second in the 2.2 regatta with consistently good sailing was Nber Medici. Chase Speculaas ran a great race #2 in the 3.0 regatta to capture second place in that class. That second race was a real cliff hanger with three boats finishing within one second of each other. (See photo below).

Drift Monde made a dramatic debut in SL sailboat racing with at nice third place finish. Drift has gotten an unfair amount of couching from Faykin in the recent past.

The Tako 3.0 looked great on the water with those spinnakers flying. It will be fun to watch how skippers fair in the standings with the spinnaker learning curve a dominant issue just now.

TAKO 2.2 REGATTA RESULTS

1. Faykin Odets 2.25
2. Nber Medici 9.00
3. Drift Monde 10.00
4. MarkTwain White 14.00
5. Chase Speculaas 15.00
6. Silkie Muir 16.00
7. Jamie Marlin 17.00
8t Simon Jezebel 26.00 (1 DNS)
8t Daltrey Pow 26.00 (1 DNS, 1 DNF)
10. PENNIE Sassoon 28.00 (2 DNS)

Race 1
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 1: Faykin Odets - +00:04:34
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 2: Drift Monde - +00:04:57
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 3: MarkTwain White - +00:05:10
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 4: Nber Medici - +00:05:55
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 5: Jamie Marlin - +00:06:50
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 6: Silkie Muir - +00:06:56
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 7: Daltrey Pow - +00:08:27
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 8: Simon Jezebel - +00:03:04
Al Kaiser DNF
Chase Speculaas DNS
PENNIE Sassoon DNS

Race 2
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC : #1: Faykin Odets! Race time: +00:04:11
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC : #2: Chase Speculaas! Race time: +00:04:34
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC : #3: Nber Medici! Race time: +00:04:34
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC : #4: Drift Monde! Race time: +00:04:52
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC : #5: Jamie Marlin! Race time: +00:05:11
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC : #6: MarkTwain White! Race time: +00:05:13
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC : #7: Silkie Muir! Race time: +00:05:14
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC : #8: Simon Jezebel! Race time: +00:05:43
Daltrey Pow DNF
PENNIE Sassoon DNS

Race 3
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 1: Faykin Odets - +00:04:11
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 2: Nber Medici - +00:04:30
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 3: Silkie Muir - +00:04:38
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 4: Drift Monde - +00:04:38
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 5: MarkTwain White - +00:04:40
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 6: Chase Speculaas - +00:04:43
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 7: Jamie Marlin - +00:05:14
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 8: PENNIE Sassoon - +00:05:50
Daltry Pow DNS
Simon Jezebel DNS


TAKO 3.0 REGATTA RESULTS

1. Faykin Odets 2.75
2. Chase Speculaas 5.75
3t Drift Monde 9.00
3t PENNIE Sassoon 9.00
5. Silkie Muir 10,00
6t Nber Medici 12.00
6t Jamie Marlin 12.00
8. MarkTwain White 14.00 (1 DNF)
9. Henri Lemieux 17.00 (1 DNS, 1 DNF)

Race 1
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 1: Faykin Odets - +00:11:39
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 2: PENNIE Sassoon - +00:11:54
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 3: Drift Monde - +00:13:48
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 4: Nber Medici - +00:14:12
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 5: Chase Speculaas - +00:14:52
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 6: MarkTwain White - +00:15:00
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 7: Silkie Muir - +00:15:03
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 8: Jamie Marlin - +00:15:03
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 9: Henri Lemieux DNF

Race 2
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 1: Chase Speculaas - +00:11:52
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 2: Faykin Odets - +00:11:53
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 3: Silkie Muir - +00:11:53
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 4: Jamie Marlin - +00:12:18
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 5: Mel Fitzcarraldo - +00:12:40
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 6: Drift Monde - +00:13:35
SLSF Race Start Line - SYC: 7: PENNIE Sassoon - +00:13:45
Henri Lemieux DNF
MarkTwain White DNF

Saturday saw some very exciting racing on the Sea of Sighs in what may well prove to have been Vagabond Yacht Club's swan song for the venerable Flying Tako 2. Five skippers competed in the afternoon's event with impressive efforts by all, more than once overlapped and fractions of a second apart.

Our old workhorse Tako 2 must have sensed its imminent retirement, as the event commenced with three boats sinking and a fourth de-ressing before the race timer even started! Never so easily deterred, our motley gathering pressed onward through four races to see record times from Pacifien Massiel, nearly sweeping the series having at last mastered her critical tack around the first marker at Oli's buoy.

The second race generated a lot of excitement around the reaching mark in Tompson where Eloise Pasteur and Doc Nielsen were learning the ropes on their brand-new Tako 3s, half of our competing skippers being caught up in the unexpected logjam. Afterward, Faykin Odets presented a quick clinic on protests and Rule 11, clearing up some confusion for Al Kaiser and enlightening all the newer VYC skippers present.

Enroute to the reaching mark in the third race, Myrrh Massiel discovered to her dismay that jumping dolphins do not make eager passengers, as the non-phantom cetacean on deck brought everything to a screeching halt.

Henri Lemieux won a resounding ovation from all present for his tenacity in sticking through to the very end, in spite of a persistently crash-induced DNF in every race. Myrrh and he took a couple of hours afterward to troubleshoot his machine, and he reports having since completed the course intact, at long last.

Official Results:
1) Pacifien Massiel, 2.25 points, 0.75 0.75 0.75 -
2) Faykin Odets, 5.75 points, 3.0 - 2.0 0.75
3) Myrrh Massiel, 6 points, 2.0 2.0 - 2.0
4) Al Kaiser, 12 points, 4.0 - 4.0 4.0
5) Henri Lemieux, 18 points, DNF DNF DNF -

Results Without the Throwout Race:
1) Pacifien Massiel, 5.25 points, 0.75 0.75 0.75 3.0
2) Faykin Odets, 8.75 points, 3.0 3.0 2.0 0.75
3) Myrrh Massiel, 9 points, 2.0 2.0 3.0 2.0
4) Al Kaiser, 17 points, 4.0 5.0 4.0 4.0
5) Henri Lemieux, 24 points, DNF DNF DNF DNF

Raw Results:
RACE ONE
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Pacifien Massiel - +00:05:58
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Myrrh Massiel - +00:06:02
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Faykin Odets - +00:06:17
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Al Kaiser - +00:08:10
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:02
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Faykin Odets-- lap 0: +00:00:04
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:07
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Al Kaiser-- lap 0: +00:00:17
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:02:28
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:05:58
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:02
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Faykin Odets-- lap 1: +00:06:17
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Al Kaiser-- lap 1: +00:08:10

RACE TWO
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Pacifien Massiel - +00:05:57
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Myrrh Massiel - +00:06:55
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Faykin Odets - +00:07:10
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Al Kaiser - +00:08:14
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:00
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Al Kaiser-- lap 0: +00:00:03
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Faykin Odets-- lap 0: +00:00:04
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:15
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:05:57
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:55
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Faykin Odets-- lap 1: +00:07:10
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Al Kaiser-- lap 1: +00:08:14
(Faykin Odets protests Al Kaiser, rule 11 violation, scoring penalty applied)

RACE THREE
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Pacifien Massiel - +00:05:58
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Faykin Odets - +00:05:59
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Myrrh Massiel - +00:06:12
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Al Kaiser - +00:08:47
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Faykin Odets-- lap 0: +00:00:01
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:03
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Al Kaiser-- lap 0: +00:00:26
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:05:58
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Faykin Odets-- lap 1: +00:05:59
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:12
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Al Kaiser-- lap 1: +00:08:47

RACE FOUR
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Faykin Odets - +00:06:22
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Myrrh Massiel - +00:06:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Pacifien Massiel - +00:06:26
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Al Kaiser - +00:10:11
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:01
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:03
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:03
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Faykin Odets-- lap 0: +00:00:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Al Kaiser-- lap 0: +00:00:37
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Faykin Odets-- lap 1: +00:06:22
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:26
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Al Kaiser-- lap 1: +00:10:11

Whoops... Ah well, correct me if I'm wrong, I know nothing of the rules you lot use, but I believe a moored boat, which is what our T3s were at the time (we were discussing the somewhat dissapointing turn of speed of the final release T3), is actually considered an obstruction and should be steered around, not through.

Rather similar to the big island at Tompson, which someone managed to ram, at speed, for no good reason we could see, as we stood watching shortly after...

I'd be interested to know what sort of draw distance the competitors were using, Tompson isn't laggy, I can generally sail in company with a 256m draw distance, all goodies on (except bloody useless local lighting!) and get 15-20 fps in both Tompson and Portage. At that draw, or even 128 for those with less powerful graphics cards, there is plenty of time at 8-10 m per sec to avoid most obstacles.





Please endeavour to avoid the wildlife (Orca, dolphins, penguins, sea birds and the occasional monster emerging from the deep). The local Demons are very fond of their pets and may well take action against anyone attacking them with a boat.
Cleaning up the resulting Tako wreckage and miscellaneous body parts is not a pleasant task!

I miss all the fun!

Islands, non-sailors (such as wildlife), and moored boats are definately obstructions and should not be rammed.
Doc has a really interesting point here. I'm starting to think finding the optimal draw distance is key to good performance when sailing, since I observe that the lag during races depends a lot on what you are looking at.

...or perhaps the penultimate swan song.
Faykin and I discussed it, and we agreed we will limit tonights Dreamland/VYC race to Flaying Tako 2.1/2.2s. There are several reasons for this. First, the Tako 3 has a significant learning curve, and we would like those that were not beta-testers of the Tako 3 to have a reasonable amount of time to get used to it. Second reason: I want to see if Pacifien can duplicate her performance Sarturday without adding any confounding factors to the mix. Third reason: this allows us to close the books on January and do the first round of overall VYC sailor rankings based on the old workhorse of SL competitive sailing. Then we can spend february doing a compare and contrast of Take 2/3 performance. In any case, I hope to see you all at the SLSF starting line in Torch at 7 pm tonight.

The SLSF start line in Torch has some Linden protected water around it with a short (5 minute, I believe) auto-return. It is worthwhile to moor your boat over the VYC water to avoid unfortunate auto-return incidents


Congratulations Pacifien!

*giggles, amazing how much you can learn from the couch.. and yes he is amazing and a great teacher to boot. He has made my sailing experience alot of fun. And thank you Mark and Nber for putting so much time into making this one of the best events in SL.. and of course it wouldn't be possible without Kanker..

...heheh - behold the glories of completely minimized graphics settings and 64 meter draw distance within a quarter-screen window!..i can't speak for the other skippers but, at least until i get around to upgrading my own machine, any greater draw distance would require such a small window that i'd be sailing amongst indistinguishably tiny clusters of pixels...

...couple two-second rendering delays with two-second maneuvering delays, and let's just say that i sail by mini-map and a healthy dose of the force...

"But with the blast shield down I can't even see! How am I supposed to fight?"

...seriously, though, i do hope that i got all the scoring technicalities correct...never having raced in RL, it took me a while to piece together the report with ISAF rulebook in hand...

...i had a similar first impression during beta testing, but it turns out that the tako 3 is quite nimble at speed...

...kanker and i had a discussion regarding what felt to me like slothful maneuverability, and he's apparently tweaked its speed sensitivity such that, while it may feel like molasses while first getting moving, it turns on a dime up at cruising speed...having since paid careful attention, he's right - it's both slower and faster to turn than its predecessor and thus a much more realistic sailing experience...

Very funny Drift.....Faykin IS a good teacher! I wanted to say thanks for the very nice words about Mark and me....as you know we have just about finished our dredging operations in Hollywood - so we have even more room to sail! Kanker has done such a great job with the Tako 3.0, that I guess I am going to have to start practicing it AND the 2.2.

The best part of it all in my opinion, is that we are having such a lot of fun while we sail. See you on the water!

That may be, but I had a fairly early beta up to nearly 20kts (without spinnaker) in Tompson on one blissful occasion. I did mention this to Admiral Kanker recently while whinging about the release version's sloth. The miserable old git just muttered something about 'an unrealistic turn of speed'

That may be, and that particular version turned like it didn't have a centreboard, but I quite enjoyed it!

Of course what the 'sail by braille' fraternity might make of that wouldn't have borne thinking about - presumably we'd have had T3's beached on top of Tompson Island...

Re-read Nber. Drift said she learned from the couch, not the coach.

I just want to know how you knew that Mark.... were you hiding behind the couch? And I didn't say that :=) you did! Now, where were you hiding and when?

And Nber, stop working and start practicing! No, wait! Keep working!

Ok guilty as charged. This portion of the sailboat races thread is in danger of being moved to off topic, soooo.... to get us back on topic...

Many of us have noticed that since the last SL update the Tako 2.2 white HUD (easier to read than the black HUD) has disappeared from their Takos. However, if you have a bunch of 2.2's in your inventory, just look through until you find one that still displays the white HUD. You will likely find one or more still around.

Well after being sick for a week and really not practicing. I went and bought the new version and tried it out. I have to say it is a great version and I felt I was able to handle the boat well this time vs when I first came to the practice session. Is there going to be practice this thurs again. I would like to try to make it if I get back from meeting in time. Can you please advise me in game guys.

Jemster Hartnell

Visit the new SLSF/VYC southern ocean start line at Sanchon (47, 62, 24) and practice for the VYC 4 PM Saturday regatta. This is VYC's second offshore venue... we plan some round-the-continent races this weekend, and will also continue to run events in the Sea of Sighs from the Torch and Tompson SLSF starting lines.

I'll post an official race announcement with landmarks for both the short course and the multi-sim round the continent course later today. Sail with VYC and see the world

See you Saturday!

I just got back from the new VYC/SLFD starting line a Sanchon. Of course, I coudn't just look at the place I had to rez my Tako 3 and go sailing. What a great trip! Combine Kanker's new boat with a low lag sim and you are in for the time of your life.
By the way, did you know that when the Tako 3 sinks and the center board hits bottom it falls over just like a real boat? I won't tell you where the nasty spot is, I know! You'll just have to take the time and sail around the continent.
Word of advice, leave yourself plenty of time - you may want to do it twice - great fun.

How many boats were sailing with you in the sim/sims?

Race Instructions for Saturday February 4, at 4:00 PM

Who is invited: You are! Anyone who is willing to sail under full ISL right of way rules is welcome. If you are new to right of way, or an old hand, or somewhere in-between, you are welcome. We ask that you bring a good attitude and a willingness to learn and have fun, but non-compliance with these requests will have no penalties beyond the penalties inherent with bad attitude, unwillingness to learn, and missing out on all the fun. See http://www.sailingcourse.com/ for an introduction to the rules and tactics.

We will run as many races as we can, starting with short windward-leeward races followed with around the continent races.


note some minor changes from previous race instructions:
- new venue and a new pair of courses
- we allow the racing version of the Tako 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, or 3.0. Sail whichever version you like.
- given the hazards on this course, we will allow anchoring and kedging (see the experimental rules section at the end of this note for details)


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Short windward/leeward race course:
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sail from the start near
++7++SLSF southern ocean startling li, Sanchon (56, 52, 23)
to the island near
++1++ Arlington, Jingi (16, 30, 19)
When you round the island, do so counterclockwise (i.e. leave the island on your port (left) side,
then and return to the start/finish line near
++7++SLSF southern ocean startling li, Sanchon (56, 52, 23)


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Long around the continent course
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sail from the starting line near
++7++SLSF southern ocean startling li, Sanchon (56, 52, 23)
to the island near
++1++ Arlington, Jingi (16, 30, 19)
When you round the island, do so counterclockwise (i.e. leave the island on your port (left) side, then continue to the island near
++2++ Relm Of The Myst, Seongsil (48, 26, 19)
When you round the island, do so counterclockwise (i.e. leave the island on your port (left) side, then continue to the floating store near
++3++ Osondoson, Osondoson (12, 219, 23)
When you round the store, do so counterclockwise (i.e. leave the store on your port (left) side, then continue toward
++4++ Beautiful Waterfront SIM on Secl, Hana (183, 69, 2
leaving the continent landmass on your left and continuing toward
++5++ THE CITY, Danbi (206, 42, 34)
leaving the continent landmass on your port (left) side and continuing toward the artificial island near
++6++ Artificial Isle, Seonhan (252, 3, 26)
leaving the artificial island on your port (left) side and continuing to the finish line at
++7++SLSF southern ocean startling li, Sanchon (56, 52, 23)



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1. RULES: The regatta will be governed by the Racing Rules of Sailing and the Experimental VYC Second Life rules appendix (see section 9 of this note for the appendix). It is likely that the experimental rules appendix will be modified for future events, but the rules as stated here shall govern this event.

2. ENTRIES: Show up with a Flying Tako version 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 or 3.0 and race with us. This race is limited to racing version of the Flying Tako one-design sailboat. If you are a complete beginner you can learn a lot by watching, and asking questions after the races are over. If you have basic sailing skills, and a willingness to learn please join us. You might make a mistake or two and get protested, but you will learn the right of way rules quickly (even the most experienced sailors might learn a thing or two.

3. NOTICES TO COMPETITORS: The race committee for this event is Faykin Odets and Pixeleen Mistral. The race committee will announce courses and race starts. The race committee may decide to abandon a race, have a general recall of a start, or otherwise alter a course due to adverse conditions such as sim crashes.

4. SIGNALS: The SLSF start line will be used to signal starts and record finishes. Boats may hail each other via chat. If you do not want to type out the entire signal or hail to another boat, this shorthand is used: To signal another boat of a protest shout "P {name}" where {name} is the name of the skipper or the ID of the boat. To accept a protest, shout "A". If you do not accept a protest, shout "N".

If you realize you have fouled another boat, do not wait to be protested. Call the foul on yourself by shouting "A {name}" where {name} is the name of the person you fouled or the boat ID. Calling the foul on yourself without waiting for the other boat to protest you will gain you huge amounts of good karma with everyone. When the race committee determines that a participant has accumulated sufficient good karma, one or more members of the committee will offer you a hug. You signal your acceptance or denial of this hug by saying "yes" or "no". Hugs will not affect your standing in the race results.

5. PROTESTS: If a protest is not accepted during the race, the involved parties should privately (via IM) discuss the matter. Discussing the issue via chat between races wastes everyone's time. If the party which was protested discovers they were in error, they shall shall notify the race committee that they have withdrawn from the race in which they fouled the other boat. If the party that issued the protest realizes that their protest was in error, they should make a public apology to the other party via chat. The signal for this is to say "Sorry {name}, I was wrong.".

In the sad and unlikely event that the parties to a protest cannot resolve the protest, they have 5 minutes after the LAST race to notify the race committee that a written protest will be filed. After this point, new protests are no longer accepted. The involved parties then have 15 minutes to prepare written explanations of what happened and other evidence (drawings, photos) to support their case.

The race committee will appoint a protest committee to hear the protest. If one of the parties to the protest does not file written evidence or is not present to answer the protest committee's questions, the protest committee will render judgement using the available evidence. Note that the protest committee may reject a protest as moot, so you need to build a case that the protest is worth the committee?s time as well as arguing your position. There will be no appeal of the protest committee?s judgement, since we are the only group sailing with the full racing rule book. Since you cannot appeal, you can use your excess energy to recruit sailors so that we can get enough to have an appeals board, and have better luck next time.

6. SCORING: The low point system of Appendix A will be used. If we sail four races, each boat's worst score will be excluded from their series score. If we sail eight races, the two worst scores are excluded, and so on.

7. TROPHIES: Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be awarded assuming Faykin's trophy factory is still working.

8. GOOD LUCK and SEE YOU ON THE WATER!!!

9. EXPERIMENTAL VYC SECOND LIFE RULES APPENDIX

9.1. WHEN RULES TAKE EFFECT
The ISF ruleset as modified by the race instructions and this addendum shall go in effect at the start of the race timer beginning it's countdown.

9.2. MAINTAINING WIND SETTINGS
In races that employ a windsetter to provide consistent wind, it is important that all sailors' boats use the same wind settings and maintain these settings through the entire race. This principle leads to prohibiting actions during races which may result in loss of wind settings by a boat. Lowering the sail on a Flying Tako does not cause loss of wind settings, and is legal during a race.

9.2.1 Mooring a boat may cause the boat to lose her wind settings, so racers that moor their boat at any time during a race shall retire from the race.

9.2.2 Sailors shall complete the race course using the same instance of their boat with which they started the race. Rezing a new instance of a boat during a race is prohibited. Sailors who lose their boats during a race shall retire from the race.

9.2.3 Sailors that stand up will cause their boat to lose it's wind settings when they sit in the Tako again. Sailors that stand up during a race shall retire from the race.

9.3 EDITING, ANCHORING, AND KEDGING

Sailing may include tactical moves such as anchoring and kedging off rocks. To invoke these capabilities in SL sailing, it is necessary to use the SL object edit tool. Invoking the SL object edit tool has the effect of freezing the boat being edited without losing its wind settings. Using the SL edit tool on a boat to stop its motion or reposition it is treated as the equivalent of anchoring or kedging.

9.3.1 The SL object edit tool may only be used on your own boat. Using the SL object edit tool to edit another racer's boat is considered "interfering with another boat" and as such is prohibited under the Racing Rules of Sailing.

9.3.2 The SL object edit tool may not be used to advance a boat on the race course. The edit tool may not be used to perform penalty turns.

9.3.3 A boat that anchors or kedges by using of the edit tool, shall position herself a minimum of 5 boat lengths back down a proper course away from the finish before continuing sailing. This 5 boat length penalty is intended to simulate the time it takes to raise anchor or kedge. The boat shall be positioned such that she must sail a minimum of 5 boat lengths on a proper course before advancing further toward the finish. Boats being positioned back down the course shall not interfere with other boats that are racing.

TIME OF REGATTA: 2PM SUNDAY Feb. 5

RACE ANNOUNCEMENT: For those of you who love sailing more than the SUPER BOWL Bowl our weekly regatta will go up against the game to compete for your attendance. Actually, here at race headquarters we will be doing a bit of sports co-processing on Sunday. The game will be on the TV while the races will be on the computer. According to many, men can't co-process, so perhaps the ladies while hold the advanage tomorrow if others do the same co-processing.

NUMBER OF RACES: We will run six races with two throwouts. Your two worst races will not be included in the results. Sailboat Fun (drag races and sailboat soccer) are taking a break right now while we learn the differences between the two Takos.

RULES: The "NINE FUNDAMENTAL RULES" govern all races in Hollywood. These are available in a notecard on the SYC docks and near the start line. These rules are not right of way oriented. The one "right of way rule" we use at present is Rule 10: STARBOARD RIGHTS. There are both notecards and helper HUDs available on the dock for those that need help with the Starboard Rights Rule.

SUPER BOWL T-SHIRTS: Nber Medici has created two t-shirts for Sunday's regatta, one for Steelers fans and one for Seahawks fans. The shirts will be available for free in SYC. Grab a shirt and support YOUR team during the regatta. The winner of the regatta will determine SYC's Super Bowl Winner by the t-shirt he or she is wearing. Go S-Team!

DECISIONS, DECISIONS! : It was clear from our practice session on Thurday (with a mixed fleet of ten boats) that there is not YET a clear speed advantage for the Tako 3.0 over the Tako 2.x boats. Until such speed advantage is made manifest in races, SYC regattas will run combined fleet races. Here is a brief description of each version as we understand it:

TAKO 3.0: The newest version of SL's only sailboat that uses realistic wind. This version has more realistic physics, a nicer look, two HUDs that make reading the wind and determining your wind angle easier as well as providing help on controling the boat, and a spinnaker which has the potential of changing the lay of the "land" in terms of boat speed when skippers master it.

TAKO 2.3: Oddly enough this version is newer than the Tako 3.0. After an SL update last week many of the Tako 2.2's lost their white colored HUD. The black one remained but is much harder to read than the white HUD. Therefore Kanker updated the 2.2 with the 2.3 which is now available at the the SYC docks and presumably everywhere fine Takos are sold.

TAKO 2.2: The only change between the Tako 2.1 and 2.2 is that the 2.2 model listens on a silent channel so that skippers can program "gesture based" commands for the Tako that don't clutter the chat screen.

TAKO 2.1: Long time work horse of SL sailboat racing, updated as outlined above in more recent versions.

Let me see if I understand this. SYC has 9 rules, and starboard-has-right-of-way is rule 10? So... did SYC start numbering the rules at 2 to make it come out right?

I'm also curious if the starboard-has-right-of-way "helper HUD" actually helps. Each boat comes with a built-in indicator showing which side of the boat the sail is on. Experienced sailers refer to that indicator as the "sail". After a motivated new sailor wears the "helper HUD", the "situational awareness HUD", and the two HUDs that come with the Tako 3, and brings up the mini map can they still see any of the race course?

I'm being a bit silly here of course, but I'm wondering if all these helpful HUDs aren't going to make things unneccessarily complex for the beginners who don't know any better. I also wonder about what they do to the performance of the boat.

Lately I have been wondering if wearing less would actually help in races. After VYC has some baseline to for relative performance of the Tako versions, I suppose we ought to run some clothing-optional races, to find out once and for all. That would be just the thing for the Torch starting line. If the sight of bare avatars caused people to lose interest in sailing, they could always pay a visit to our neighbors and sample the delights of Tantalos Sex Gardens.

...what's this superbowl thing?..if i win while wearing an apporpriate t-shirt, can hello kitty win the superbowl?..

...seriously, though, i'm glad to see that the sunday fun at hollywood will continue unabated despite some silly game!.. ^_^

I am finally catching up on posting race results... this is from tuesday Jan 31, where Pacifien won her second VYC regatta in a very convincing fashion. I still owe Pacifien a big hug for taking so long getting this done, but since VYC will soon have a clubhouse in Sanchon, perhaps getting her picture on the wall there will make it all better .


official results:
1.) Pacifien Massiel 0.75 0.75 0.75 - 2.25
2.) Pixeleen Mistral 2 - 3 2 7
3.) Myrrh Massiel 2 2 3 7
4.) Henri Lemieux 4 - 4 4 12
5.) Edward Mathys 5 - 5 5 15

without throwout...
Pacifien Massiel 0.75 0.75 0.75 0.75 3
Pixeleen Mistral 2 3 3 2 10
Myrrh Massiel 3 2 2 3 10
Henri Lemieux 4 4 4 4 16
Edward Mathys 5 5 5 5 20


You: +results
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Pacifien Massiel - +00:06:31
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Pixeleen Mistral - +00:06:57
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Myrrh Massiel - +00:10:37
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Henri Lemieux - +00:12:10
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 5: Edward Mathys - +00:16:31
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:01
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Edward Mathys-- lap 0: +00:00:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:06
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: ElroyBob Nabob-- lap 0: +00:00:07
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 0: +00:00:19
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:52
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:31
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 1: +00:06:57
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:10:37
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 1: +00:12:10
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Edward Mathys-- lap 1: +00:16:31
Pacifien Massiel: And here's Edward, back from his sunken ship.


Edward Mathys: yay me last
You: hooray Henri!
Edward Mathys: ROFL
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Say '+help' to display help text.
You: +results
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Pacifien Massiel - +00:06:00
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Myrrh Massiel - +00:07:18
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Pixeleen Mistral - +00:07:53
Iolani Armistice: YAY we made it!!
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Henri Lemieux - +00:11:41
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 5: Edward Mathys - +00:13:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Edward Mathys-- lap 0: +00:00:00
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:01
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:32
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 0: +00:00:35
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:04:51
Pacifien Massiel: But you didn't get lost this time, yes?
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:00
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:07:18
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 1: +00:07:53
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 1: +00:11:41
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Edward Mathys-- lap 1: +00:13:05
Myrrh Massiel: ...no, your time was much better, you did great!..
Henri Lemieux: OH TY Pixleen
Edward Mathys: nope
Iolani Armistice: LOL


You: +results
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Pacifien Massiel - +00:06:36
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Myrrh Massiel - +00:06:37
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Pixeleen Mistral - +00:06:49
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Henri Lemieux - +00:07:52
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 5: Edward Mathys - +00:08:15
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:09
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 0: +00:00:10
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Edward Mathys-- lap 0: +00:00:12
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:19
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:28
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:36
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:37
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 1: +00:06:49
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 1: +00:07:52
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Edward Mathys-- lap 1: +00:08:15
dreams Anubis: O.o?
Myrrh Massiel: ...yay, henri!..
Edward Mathys: i'm racing sweetie
Edward Mathys: ^_^


Myrrh Massiel: ...i believe so!.. ^_^
You: +results
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Pixeleen Mistral - +00:06:38
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Myrrh Massiel - +00:06:54
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Henri Lemieux - +00:08:56
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 5: Edward Mathys - +00:09:20
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Edward Mathys-- lap 0: -00:00:01
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:01
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:03
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Pacifien Massiel - +00:06:35
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:11
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 0: +00:00:29
Edward Mathys: any more race?
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:35
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 1: +00:06:38
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:06:54
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 1: +00:08:56
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Edward Mathys-- lap 1: +00:09:20
Henri Lemieux: moor
Myrrh Massiel: ...i think this was four, wasn't it?..
Pacifien Massiel: Well, that was four. We do four and one will be your throw out race as we calculate scores.

Saturday February 4 VYC regatta VYC ran its first regatta at our new facilities in Sanchon. We did two short course races, and then two around-the-continent long races. This site seemed to agree with Silkie Muir who won the regatta in a convincing fashion, and I think everyone enjoyed the large amount of water and low lag. VYC has acquired the entire Sanchon sim, so going forward we will be able to run single sim round-the-buoys races as well as the longer multi-sim courses.

See you tuesday night at 7 pm SL time.

Observations:
In the wind we had saturday, the Tako 3 vs. Tako 2.x question seemed to be fairly one-sided. The Tako 3 prevailed with the top 4 finishers sailing the Tako 3, but experienced Tako 2 sailors were able to beat less experienced Tako 3 sailors. We will try this again with different wind and courses and see how it goes.
A couple boats seemed to benefit from having a crew member to help navigate on the around the continent races. I got a little turned around in the last race and sailed very quickly in the wrong direction for a while, so some help navigating makes sense to me.

Official results:
1. Silkie Muir 0.75 0.75 2 - 3.5
2. Pixeleen Mistral 2 2 0.75 - 4.75
3. Mel Fitzcarraldo 3 3 - 0.75 6.75
4. Eloise Pasteur - 5 3 3 11
5. Pacifien Massiel 4 6 6 - 16
6. Myrrh Massiel 5 7 - 5 17
7. Henri Lemieux 7 - 5 7 19
8. Samuel Palmerstone 6 4 9 - 19

without the throwout race:
Silkie Muir 0.75 0.75 2 2 5.5
Pixeleen Mistral 2 2 0.75 4 8.75
Mel Fitzcarraldo 3 3 4 0.75 10.75
Eloise Pasteur DNS 5 3 3 20
Pacifien Massiel 4 6 6 6 22
Myrrh Massiel 5 7 7 5 24
Henri Lemieux 7 8 5 7 27
Samuel Palmerstone 6 4 DNF DNS 28


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You: El, you should have talked to me first
Doc Nielsen: Eloise Pasteur: Bet the tako 2.x's are winning
You shout: are we waiting for anyone else to finish?
Eloise Pasteur: Is it just a widdershins circuit?
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Say '+help' to display help text.
You: +results
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Silkie Muir - +00:03:55
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Pixeleen Mistral - +00:03:57
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Mel Fitzcarraldo - +00:04:41
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Pacifien Massiel - +00:04:51
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 5: Myrrh Massiel - +00:04:58
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 6: Samuel Palmerstone - +00:06:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Samuel Palmerstone-- lap 0: +00:00:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 0: +00:00:06
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Mel Fitzcarraldo-- lap 0: +00:00:07
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Silkie Muir-- lap 0: +00:00:13
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:21
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:39
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:40
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Silkie Muir-- lap 1: +00:03:55
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 1: +00:03:57
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Mel Fitzcarraldo-- lap 1: +00:04:41
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:04:51
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:04:58
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Samuel Palmerstone-- lap 1: +00:06:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Samuel Palmerstone-- lap 1: +00:06:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way shouts: #7: Henri Lemieux! Race time: +00:08:23

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You: +results
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Silkie Muir - +00:02:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Pixeleen Mistral - +00:02:52
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Mel Fitzcarraldo - +00:04:21
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Samuel Palmerstone - +00:04:42
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 5: Eloise Pasteur - +00:05:02
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 6: Pacifien Massiel - +00:05:20
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 7: Myrrh Massiel - +00:05:37
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 8: Henri Lemieux - +00:05:47
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Silkie Muir-- lap 0: +00:00:04
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:04
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Samuel Palmerstone-- lap 0: +00:00:08
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Eloise Pasteur-- lap 0: +00:00:12
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 0: +00:00:18
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Mel Fitzcarraldo-- lap 0: +00:00:26
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:32
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Silkie Muir-- lap 1: +00:02:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 1: +00:02:52
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Mel Fitzcarraldo-- lap 1: +00:04:21
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Samuel Palmerstone-- lap 1: +00:04:42
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Eloise Pasteur-- lap 1: +00:05:02
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:05:20
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:05:37
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 1: +00:05:47
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Doc Nielsen: The voids WERE there before Christmas... remember?
You: yes
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Say '+help' to display help text.
You: +results
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Pixeleen Mistral - +00:09:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Silkie Muir - +00:09:32
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Eloise Pasteur - +00:09:33
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Mel Fitzcarraldo - +00:10:04
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 5: Henri Lemieux - +00:11:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 6: Pacifien Massiel - +00:12:16
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 7: Myrrh Massiel - +00:13:51
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Eloise Pasteur-- lap 0: +00:00:01
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 0: +00:00:05
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Samuel Palmerstone-- lap 0: +00:00:06
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:11
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Mel Fitzcarraldo-- lap 0: +00:00:21
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Silkie Muir-- lap 0: +00:00:27
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:01:47
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 1: +00:09:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Silkie Muir-- lap 1: +00:09:32
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Eloise Pasteur-- lap 1: +00:09:33
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Mel Fitzcarraldo-- lap 1: +00:10:04
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 1: +00:11:23
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:12:16
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:13:51
Eloise Pasteur: Yes
Henri Lemieux: Its fine, however, I would appreciate having the technical details as to to how that algorithm of wind changing works, and how much it is set to vary, please?
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You: +results
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Race Results:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 1: Mel Fitzcarraldo - +00:09:50
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 2: Silkie Muir - +00:10:30
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 3: Eloise Pasteur - +00:12:19
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 4: Pixeleen Mistral - +00:12:34
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 5: Myrrh Massiel - +00:12:47
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 6: Pacifien Massiel - +00:13:06
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: 7: Henri Lemieux - +00:20:25
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Lap Times:
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Mel Fitzcarraldo-- lap 0: +00:00:04
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 0: +00:00:14
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Silkie Muir-- lap 0: +00:00:22
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Eloise Pasteur-- lap 0: +00:00:24
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:27
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 0: +00:00:33
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 0: +00:00:41
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Mel Fitzcarraldo-- lap 1: +00:09:50
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Silkie Muir-- lap 1: +00:10:30
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Eloise Pasteur-- lap 1: +00:12:19
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pixeleen Mistral-- lap 1: +00:12:34
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Myrrh Massiel-- lap 1: +00:12:47
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Pacifien Massiel-- lap 1: +00:13:06
SLSF Race Start Line - One Way: Henri Lemieux-- lap 1: +00:20:25
Al Kaiser: i even practiced today

You: Kanker, do you think the Tako 3 is faster?
Henri Lemieux: yes
You: I think it was...
Kanker Greenacre: tough call with this wind setting
You: who was sailing a tako 2.x?
Kanker Greenacre: in a lighter wind, i think it would be
Myrrh Massiel: ...the tako 3's definitely more maneuverable at speed...
Pacifien Massiel: I was.
Al Kaiser: it sure is
You: anyone else?
Myrrh Massiel: ...i'm in a 2.3...
You: sp p[acifien and myrrh...
Pacifien Massiel: I'm in a 2.2.