VOR Leg 2 Lisbon to Cape Town

[Hitchhiker]

He is pulling them from AIS data AFAIK (another poster mentioned upthread)

It's coming through Yb tracker on expedition.

 

[Wess]

It coming through Yb tracker on expedition.

Thank you.

 

[southerncross]

Thanks Rennmaus, this one deserves a caption like "What the fuck am I doing here?'

 

[boomer]

Alinghi, you've got to make use of the ruler and forecast at the very least.  

Perhaps a visit to the optometrist and  a set of glasses. A toddler could see with their position, they were going to cross ahead from my house.

 

[Marty6]

Looks like Brunel, AkzoNobel, Turn The Tide On Plastic and Scallywag are going to roll the dice and head east of Madeira and then hug the African Coast while Mapfre and Dongfeng go west of Madeira. Which move will pay?

FAIL

Dongfengs Position looks for now absolutely horrible. They have less wind than all the other boats.

FAIL

0 for 2 Datschiburger

 

[Face]

C'mon Face, you tease. How are you getting that 17:30  feed? Tracker addicted minds need to know  

It's a Yellow Brick function, built in Expedition. Receiving updates every 6 minutes.

During leg 1 this was also the case, but during the leg it changed to once every hour.

 

[BozoC]

 

3mn ago 

 

[sunol]

https://www.vesselfinder.com/?mmsi=319119600

 

[stief]

It's a Yellow Brick function, built in Expedition. Receiving updates every 6 minutes.

During leg 1 this was also the case, but during the leg it changed to once every hour.

Thanks. Restricted only to certain or any Expedition users? Wondering how I and others can get that feed (not available on my YB app). 

 

[southerncross]

It's a Yellow Brick function, built in Expedition. Receiving updates every 6 minutes.

Any chance you can update us every 6 minutes?

 

[Face]

Thanks. Restricted only to certain or any Expedition users? Wondering how I and others can get that feed (not available on my YB app). 

Freely available data.

http://yb.tl/Links/VOR2017

You only need the software to project it.

Google Earth would also be useful

 

[southerncross]

Scallywag on tour?  

 

[sunol]

Freely available data.

http://yb.tl/Links/VOR2017

You only need the software to project it.

Google Earth would also be useful

Very cool.

But wait - is this just when they are within AIS range or is this the real YB feed from satellite? If it is in the real YB feed, isn't that supposed to be hidden from the public right now?

 

[Face]

Is DF YB3i 50352?

I had to spend some time figuring out which ID belongs to which boat, but this is it:

DF - 50352

MAP - 50353

AN - 50420

VES - 50431

BRU - 50418

TTT - 50424

SCAL -50419

 

[stief]

Freely available data.

http://yb.tl/Links/VOR2017

You only need the software to project it.

Google Earth would also be useful

Thanks for taking the time to provide those links and answers. Much appreciated.

 

[mad]

Alinghi, you've got to make use of the ruler and forecast at the very least.  

He's not allowed to play with rulers, mummy says they're too dangerous for him. 

 

[Face]

1824 UTC

 

[stief]

Today's live is up on YT (for those of us who missed it on FB)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XRtQYOeq2s

 

[Chasm]

There was discussion about a keg upthread, looks like Scallywag is going for a restock.

 

[Car Ramrod]

Scallywag 2.75nm off the coast of Porto Santo and getting consistently headed as they progress west. If they're setting up for a leftie in the future then that's about as much leverage as they could get. Definitely going to be interesting when they all come back together. Witty probably going to come through the next cross in 3rd or 4th.