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    Posted: 02 Dec 14 at 9:07pm
Don't feel so bad about using pro sails now I know everyone else is getting weather routing help!

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Post Options Post Options   Quote laser193713 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 14 at 8:15am
because the wind only updates twice a day, not real time, a weather routing package is less useful than in real life
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Kev M Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Dec 14 at 8:23am
I think I'm currently throwing all my hard earned gains out of the window trying to break through this high pressure band to the west. Every 12 hours it seems to move 12 hours away!
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Post Options Post Options   Quote laser193713 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 14 at 3:47pm
Well it has all gone wrong! Will be lucky to finish this leg in the top 10000... My gamble to stay left of the rhum line really didnt pay off, if the wind was 5 degrees right i would have come out a bit happier, as it is I am now tacking up the coast in the trade winds which is not fast!
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I got very lucky at Mauritius and have managed to stay the favorable side. Still well over 24 hours behind the leader though...
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Kev M Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 14 at 5:34pm
I f**ked it. I was 250 miles clear of all of you and lost it trying to fight through the doldrums.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote laser193713 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 14 at 8:51pm
Some very strange forecasts for the next 24-48 hours, I have a chance to make some big gains if i can find the time to keep an eye on the boat for the next couple of days. I can see a few of the 10k warriors running aground as we make our way along the coast up towards the turning mark.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote andy101 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Dec 14 at 11:19pm
I made a mess of this stage andhave been around 30k for some time but can see some decent gains in the next 48 hours as everyone left of me will have to put a tack in
After that I will be where you guys are now and it depends how often I can check the boat after that. - How much do these extras cost?
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If you buy the full pack it's about fifteen quid.
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Post Options Post Options   Quote andy101 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Dec 14 at 4:43pm
Thanks, might ask santa for some, better than the usual socks or diy book.
What I don't understand is if some of these boats have slightly different characteristics
I am very close by photo gruitt and, both in 12 knots of breeze and both sailing at 42 degrees but he is going. 0.5 knots quicker (unless I have some virtual weed round the rudder:-).
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