I think both Linked Out and Apviva are based on the original design for the 'Super 60' which was the VOR prototype. I think it was a Bar karate episode where they were discussing how the boats might be a bit heavier due to be being built for the higher loads of crewed racing - looking at how this Vendee has kicked-off that might end up being a big bonus.
Shit- I forgot to engage the purple sarcasm font!
yes, and yes.
This will pull the latest position report from the VG website and convert the lat/long to windy urls for each boat. Should work for the whole race, unless they change something within their website or the structure of the excel file.
Agree, I would be surprised if any took that route... I do not have any routing tools but the longer route around would seem a lot faster
I think that was just because the routing was set to an arbitary point rather than the Cape of Good Hope.
There are minimal doldrums this year, so that may change the equation I guess.I think that was just because the routing was set to an arbitary point rather than the Cape of Good Hope.
A few have stolen a march on the the fleet by sneaking down that way. I think Isabelle Autissier did it once. Can't remember the others but somebody will
Indeed. The only positive thing about all the mishaps is that it is better to have it at the beginning of the race than somewhere in the Southern Ocean with no boat that can offer help for some time. Like Kito de Pavant sinking near The Kerguelen in last edition.
That small LP zone south of the fleet is why Thomson invested in going west last night, dropping from 2nd to 8th in the rankings at that time. And is now reaping the benefits of a better wind angle and more wind than Le Cam and Dutreux. Next schedule the westerners could take the lead. Or get very close.
That is an understatement. A shitload more wind (force 10) and a shitload higher waves in a bad sea state than forecasted. It explains both the damage inflicted by the front on the fleet and shows the shortcomings of computed GRIBs / forecast against the harsh reality on the ocean.
Charal has UFO damage (rudder and broken backstay). L'occitane had a broken halyard lock but he is continuing because he thinks he knows how to fix it.
Hi @Hitchhiker I like your routing work a lot, but I cannot interpret the results, unfortunately. We only see a part of the routing, no ETA's towards a (virtual) waypoint. And are there 2 routes for Le Cam possible, west and east of Theta? Which one is preferred according to your projections?
Open the weather routing screen first. After that you can add weather routing points with right mouse click. Or after opening the weather routing screen select an existing waypoint as weather routing start or finish. That latter is what I do.
FIFY. St Helena is a bit more to the south ;-)
