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    Posted: 15 Dec 08 at 2:24pm

Originally posted by Adds

Look where Aldabra is. There was mark at the bottom of Sri Lanka yesterday. Now it is not there and he went round the top of sri lanka and will win the leg by a day or so.

 

Yep, I think the smelly stuff is going to fly....

 

Edit to add; a few others have also gone this route.



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This just in:

Due to conflicting information in our Leg 3 briefing we currently
face a situation where a number of boats have taken the northern route
over Sri Lanka instead of the southern route. In our explanation of the
race rules, we did not prohibit this course and it is our error, for which we
sincerely apologise.

We pride ourselves in having an open, fun and positive game with a large
community of sailors and armchair sailing enthusiasts. Because of this
mistake we have created a situation that many people feel is unfair.
Therefore we have decided to make a change to the current situation so
that the game is once more perceived as fair for all players.

After careful consideration and discussions with our player community,
game officials and Volvo Ocean Race officials we have decided to restart
the third leg of the Virtual Ocean Race Game.

We feel that the restart is the best choice out of the options available to
us for these reasons:
the restart will reinstate the level playing field for every player
the majority (98,100) of the players are already near the restarting point
and therefore the impact will be as minimal as possible under the
circumstances.
We greatly regret the fact that the sailors that took the northerly route or
are in leading positions down south will feel disappointed, and we feel
very bad about this. We are extremely sorry but we have thoroughly
discussed this solution with all officials, virtual and real ones, and we feel
this is the fairest way to redress the situation for the entire player fleet.

RESTART PROCEDURE
All boats will be teleported to the start point off the southern end of Sri
Lanka.
The restart will happen at 11:00 (GMT +1) on 16 December 2008.
The starting position will be 05°600N - 80°600E.
All boats will be sailed automatically until you can log in.
THE COURSE

Starting from the pack boats shall:
Leave the island of Sri Lanka to port.
Sail through the Pulau We gate. The gate is a line true north of position
05°50.000N - 095°20.000E, leaving the island, Palau We, to starboard.
Finish in Singapore. The mark will be set @ 01°15.830N - 103°36.010E
The finish area is a large circle of circa 30nm in radius.

Once again, our deepest apologies for this situation, but we hope that
you will enjoy the challenge ahead of you!
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smelly stuff has flown......
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Does 11 o clock GMT+1 mean 12 o clock proper time or 10
o clock proper time?
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10 i think
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most certainly 10
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What! JuJu3 was 200th and they teleported me ! All that trigonometry to work out how to get in the right wind cells!
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Oh balls that means ill miss the start by an hour
damnit!! I wish my lessons started 5 minutes later than
they do.
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Just logged on, at five past ten.

Was greeted by this sight:


1st place? It can't last...
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Posts: 1810 		Post Options Post Options   Quote craiggo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Dec 08 at 4:21pm
I logged in at the start and for a couple of minutes I was 1st, now propping up the back of the fleet, as somehow everyone else is sailing in 8kts of breeze and I've only got 7!!!
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