Your Mom SA
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Le 05/10/2019 à 06:18, Eldian a dit :
Thank you for letting us know about this issue.
Do you know if this bug has been corrected ? How can I know if the ghost position is wrong or not ?
my history track is beginning from the start of the race as the ghost track. I've been sailing 16 days, I'm a few milles after the Horn cape and the ghost is south of Falklands.
I'm glad being ahead of the ghost position, but if this is not real, i'm going to be very disappointed ;)
I believe the ghost's position is correct up until 24 days or so... and then it basically stops. So if you're doing well against the ghost early, that's great! Just don't be surprised when the ghost suddenly stops in the mid-Pacific.
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What are the terms to win the watch? Does it go to the winner of each race, or is it something else (like a random draw)?
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It looks like the presentation of the leader's ghost is incorrect. (Currently, the ghost of SlyStar). I have sailed 26 days, 10 hours, but it is showing me SlyStar's position after less than 24 days of his sailing... So it appears incorrectly as though I am much further ahead of his ghost than I should be. It's unfortunate because it is fun to race against the ghost of the leader. Hopefully this can be fixed.
Edit: This race also has an issue with the history trails on each boat starting partway down-course, including your own. My tail currently starts in the mid-Atlantic, just before my "Day 3" dot. The two issues are probably related. I think the leader's ghost is showing his position in the same elapsed time as the time from when my tail started, instead of from when I actually started the race.
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il y a 47 minutes, jadanton a dit :
Ain't it what was on before the start of the second leg?
There was a "final / current" tab on the top right of the screen (as usual) which has now disappeared...
And it is supposed to be the six best races that counts.
Not sure if this answers your question though..
I didn't see that. Thanks. Hopefully it will come back.
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Will Magellan have an Overall ranking?
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The entry portal disappeared as soon as the race closed. How do we claim our credits for finishing and for remaining cards?
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Could VR please post an overall summary of the Magellan event before the start of the first leg? I can see that the "Incoming Races" now shows 8 "episodes" across the rest of 2019, with some being Category 3 and others being Category 4.
It would be very nice if you could please publish a chart showing the planned start date and location, finish location, distance, and planned closure date, for each leg.
It would also be very helpful to have details of how the overall event will be scored (total elapsed time? sum or scores of legs? With or without throwouts? or is there no overall ranking?) It is important to recognize that if this is being scored using a total score, not elapsed time, then the Category 3 legs are more important than the Category 4 legs.
This information would be very helpful for people trying to decide whether or not to enter Episode 1. I have not decided yet.
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Le 22/01/2019 à 05:12, woei31 a dit :
The app was hung on loading page, could not enter the game.
I run into that a few times per week... Turning the phone off to force a reboot always solves it.
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iTunes Login?
in IOS
For the last few days, my iPhone has asked me to provide my iTunes password every time I access a race. Even if I log in, it asks again the next time I access a race. Is anyone else having this problem?
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Never mind. Please ignore my question. A buoy is shown on Sicily now, which makes it clear.
I'm not sure if I missed that before... (in which case, I apologize for raising an unnecessary question)... or if it was just added... (in which case, thank you!)
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Are we required to pass South of Sicily, as the white line suggests? There is no visible buoy on Sicily to require that route, but I am worried that there may be a hidden gate requiring that route.
I believe we have a day or two before sailors must decide. After we pass Sardinia, anyone wanting to go North of Sicily will need to commit to that plan. If that route is not allowed, I would like to recommend that VR make it clear. The "North of Sicily" route might be faster, so failure to be clear about this could result in a lot of very unhappy users.
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il y a 2 minutes, Ceres a dit :
Good evening.
Those who do not respect the course will not be able to validate the finish line.
As the white line shows Corsica and Sardinia are to be avoided by leaving them on our starboard. And of course respecting the direction of passage buoys.Thank you, Ceres!
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il y a 10 minutes, mcmgj - EZy a dit :
HI Mom ,
You owe consider that every buoy represents a gate between the ground and the buoy, the only one in confusion is the buoy 3 which can be approached by the West of Sardinia and its North through 2 islands then crossed in the right direction ...
and this is better for public with the pass between the island !
When Virtual Regatta puts a Gate on the course, it is shown with two buoys and a line. The white arrows circling each show that you must leave one end to port and the other to starboard, crossing the line. The buoys in this race are single buoys, not gates.
I totally agree that the real life race requires the sailors to sail a course like the white line. I also agree that the virtual race should require the same course. I am simply concerned that Virtual Regatta might be accidentally allowing a short-cut in the virtual race.
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il y a 1 minute, Gwened56 acb a dit :
Il n’y a aucune ambiguïté, le parcours est défini par la ligne blanche et les passages entre les bouées et la terre sont des portes, qui en réel, permettra au public présent d’apercevoir ces géants des mers. Du moins , je le suppose ainsi.
For the real life race, I agree. That is definitely what the organizers intended.
For the virtual race, the concern is that Virtual Regatta may have made a mistake. Buoys 1 and 2 appear to be defined simply as buoys to be left to port... Not gates. So... unless there is something invisible to require the virtual boats to sail the same course as the real boats... someone could possibly take a huge short-cut. The question is whether or not Virtual Regatta has included an invisible requirement. (The white line is not a requirement. It is a recommended course.)
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il y a 3 minutes, SANGUE SEGURO a dit :
Here is the text found on the official site...It calls about: imposed crossing point or checkpoint...what would mean that you have to pass between the buoy and the land closed to it...
"Entre son départ et son arrivée, jugés dans la Baie des Anges, juste devant la mythique Promenade des Anglais, la course offrira un parcours sublime à la rencontre des côtes méditerranéennes parmi les plus iconiques. La Corse, la Sardaigne, les îles Baléares et les côtes de la Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur constitueront, avec la Baie des Anges, le cadre majestueux de cette grande première en Méditerranée. Le mercredi 2 mai à 13h02, les Ultims s’élanceront pour 2 tours d’un circuit au tracé majestueux qui annonce une lutte intense et au contact les uns des autres de 3 jours. Particularité de Nice UltiMed, des points de passage imposés forceront les géants des mers à contourner des marques au plus proche des côtes. La 2ème boucle pourra être raccourcie à l’un de ces points de passage pour permettre une arrivée le samedi 5 mai dans l’après-midi"
But of course, Cle
But of course, clear instructions race would be welcome to avoid any doubt
The "official site" you're talking about is the real race, right? The VR course often differs from the real life course in situations like this.
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Mimil 88 has raised an interesting question, but I would like to take that question a step further... What happens if someone sails directly to Buoy 3 from the start? If that racer leaves Buoy 3 to starboard, and proceeds to Buoy 4, they would avoid the extra distance of going around Corsica and Sardinia, while still leaving Buoys 1 and 2 to port as required.
Obviously that is not the intended course... But I think a lot of people will be upset if they pay 20 Euros for a Full Pack for a short race, sail the intended course, and then discover that they are 20-30 miles behind at Buoy 3 because of this. Can you or someone else please provide a clear answer about whether or not competitors are required to leave Corsica and/or Sardinia to starboard?
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The race details say we only have 4 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes to finish 2,100 nm. I realize these boats are very fast and that it should be possible to finish the race in that amount of time if the wind conditions are good... But I doubt very many boats will finish before that closing date. Is that correct?
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It looks like the group with Gala5356, Tame Bird, Raketa, ScoobyDoo, etc will finish with times of 41.5-42+ days.
Are there any other groups behind them on the water with a chance to do better than 42 days?
I'm also wondering... Which groups were most impacted by the change of minimum windspeed to 2 kts? I think it probably hurt the group with me, Luxairfrance, uhlsmv, nshar3, and Fast Net by something like 10 hours... Enough that Luxair might have won without the change, and I might have finished in the top 10 instead of my current 28th position. It's hard to be sure, though. It might have only hurt us by 5 or 6 hours. I'm sure it hurt us by at least 3 or 4 hours. Were any of the other groups hurt by enough that it cost them a chance to break 40 days? If so, then I won't look at this as "I should have been in the top 10". I'll look at it instead as "I'm lucky to be 28th".
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It looks like the contenders from the group with Poisson Rough, Stormbringer, JD1, Ventus Mare, etc, has finished, involving 50-60 boats. I believe Poisson Rouge had the best time, 41:05, placing 67th among overall finishers. It looks like most of the best of the rest of the group finished in 41:16 or more. As far as I can tell, that group was not hurt by the change of minimum windspeed.
I guess we're still a few days from the finish of Group Wakamoa.
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I'm trying to assess the impact of the 2-kt min wind change on the remaining groups... Here's my rough thought... Please say so if you disagree...
Group Poisson Rouge / Stormbringer: I don't think this group was impacted. They have a small light-wind area remaining to get through, but it isn't currently forecast to be below 5 kts, and I don't see any areas that they would have chosen to go through for a shorter route with a 4-kt minimum. It looks to me like the best in this group can still achieve times under 41 days, but probably not under 40.5, and I don't think the wind limit change impacted that.
Group Wakamoa: Wakamoa's in stealth, but based on the other leaders of that group, it currently looks like they can avoid sailing in less than 6-7 kts the rest of the way, and they might also have a chance at 40.5 to 41 days. I have less confidence about them not being impacted, though... If the Northern doldrums develop a big light-wind area that they have to sail through or route around, that could hurt them and push them to 42 days or more.
Group Luxairfrance / Philou Dodouce: (I'm in this group, but they're beating me by a few hours). It looks like the front of our group still has a chance at breaking 40 days, but that doesn't mean they weren't hurt. The change occurred while we were in the middle of a huge light-wind zone, so there was no opportunity to re-route. I sailed for a few hours in 2.5-3.0 knots before escaping, and I think the leaders of our group did similar. We were sailing into an increasing wind, so being delayed there was compounded by getting into the increased winds later. I'm guessing the immediate impact was 5-10 hours. Maybe more. It also looks like we might have to alter our routes to avoid light winds in the northern doldrums, but that's more than a week away, so it's hard to say. I think boats that were toward the back of this pack, such as Hurocatau, were hurt worse, because they were stuck in that light patch longer.
Group Gala5356 / ScoobyDoo: I think it's hard to say if they were hurt or not. Their routing to the finish looked pretty bad before the change anyway. But their times at Cape Horn were good enough for that to be ok. It looks like their leaders can can still beat 41 days without sailing in anything under 4 kts... and I'm not sure if their ETA was any better before the change. But... with two weeks left, a lot can still change. If they have to route around a big light area in the Northern doldrums, their chances will be ruined.
Is anyone still on the race course behind the Gala 5356 / ScoobyDoo group with a chance to post a good result?
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Thank you for responding quickly to explain the situation. While the decision to proceed without isolating in-process events is very upsetting, I appreciate your efforts to explain the decision.
Will anything be done for the people who feel wronged about this? Is there any value in submitting a support request, or would we be wasting our time?
Personally, I haven't decided yet if this actually helps me or hurts me. It definitely kills my chances of beating the boats who have already finished under 40 days. I don't think I can achieve that now, whereas I had a chance before this change. It cost me at least a few hours. But... it probably also killed the chances of 100+ boats behind me of beating 41 days... so if I get to the finish under 41.5 days or so, it's possible that my result might be better as a result of this rather than worse... In which case I would feel bad for those who were hurt worse than me, but I would not feel justified in asking for a refund.
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If this is applied to JVT before it closes, I will be requesting a refund of my JVT entry fee. It will destroy the validity of that event by forcing those of us who are still racing to clear the doldrums in less wind than those who have already finished.
I am very happy about this decision, but PLEASE don't apply it to in-process races, especially the JVT.
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2 hours ago, Marcusbelgicus said:
Tame Bird, NZ Eligo, XYC. I was also part of that group, but decided to stop my 2nd attempt, was just too much bored to continue. There should be a lot of boats, because the time to go to the equator was just great, some achieved the equator in less than 4 d 15 h.
Ouch... yeah... that group is huge. My Cape Horn ranking dropped from 64 to 130 in the last 2-3 hours. The best Cape Horn times in that group (so far) are Nieregatowiec_Zegluj and toto 72 at about 24 days, 4 hours, but there must be 60-70 in that group under 25 days. I don't know if the best-placed have all passed the horn now, or if more are still coming.
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It looks like the group with ScoobyDoo, Gala5356, Yannito, and Raketa will be passing Cape Horn a few hours from now, between 24.5 and 25 days. If anyone knows who else is in that group, or whether or not any groups exist behind them with potential for a good time, please post.
After that group finishes, we'll still have at two weeks before the course closes, so it seems unlikely that no one behind them has a chance. I just don't know about anyone else to watch.
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in Transat Jacques Vabre
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It looks like it will be a random draw among finishers, not a prize for the winner. Meh.