Category : Tutorials

SailGrib VR – Dedicated routing for Virtual Regatta

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The brand new SailGrib application is available on the Google Play. SailGrib pour Virtual Regatta is solely dedicated to gaming. It brings the power of SailGrib routing optimized for Virtual Regatta enthusiasts while retaining the ergonomic and popular interface of other SailGrib applications..

By opening the application, once your Virtual Regatta credentials have been entered, you are then instantly connected to your account. By default the application opens on the last connected race. If you have other races in progress, you select them in the side menu (navigation drawer).

Position et trace du bateau affichés en temps réel

Position and track of the boat displayed in real time

Without any manipulation or adjustment, find your position displayed in real time on the planisphere. If a new weather file is available for the game, it will be automatically downloaded when opened. This is the same 1° GFS model that is used in the game. Read more …

Routing : from game to reality

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On the second day of racing of this Vendée Globe 2020, we can say that the weather conditions that the skippers will experience on the descent towards the Doldrums will be particularly tough. After leaving in lousy weather, a first not very active cold front passed without incident, the loners will cross a second, much more violent front during the night and morning from Tuesday to Wednesday, for the group going to the West, and in the evening for the group passed between the DST (¹) and la in French.

But these future conditions are very different for Virtual Regatta players and for sailors… Read more …

Android Marine sets sail for the Vendée Globe 2020

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Oh yes, everything happens ! In my entire computer-nautical career I had never played any computer game whatsoever., not even the historic Windows card game that cost businesses thousands of idle office hours… but you should never say : Never !

Or donc, here I am registered for Virtual Regatta, one among the most 340.000 players registered at this time, ready to start the Vendée Globe tomorrow at 1:02 p.m.. Like any beginner, I watched a few videos to quickly understand this game, Who, we are all, seems relatively simple for an experienced sailor. But from there to playing in the big leagues, there are still several oceans to cross !

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Weather4D and SailGrib enhance the AIS network

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Numerous AIS tracking networks broadcast over the internet are available. Among the best known : Marine Traffic, Vessel Finder, SiiTech, LocateEverything, and many others. One of these networks particularly stands out, AIS Hub, an AIS data sharing center in NMEA format, that provides developers with an API for integration of its network into applications, and therefore display of AIS targets received via the Internet directly in the application. Featured from the origin in the functions of Weather4D Routing & Navigation, this system has made it possible to envisage new and particularly innovative services. Read more …

Weather tutorial available on Amazon [Update]

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A new version 1.4 of Tutoriel Météo « Initiation à la météo marine » pour Kindle est disponible sur Amazon. Available on almost all media and operating systems thanks to free " Kindle ". This version was reviewed and aligned with the latest IOS version, avec vidéos fonctionnelles sur les plus récents appareils (*).

Understanding of weather phenomena up to requests and decryption weather forecasts and GRIB weather files, ce guide propose, après un rappel des notions de base de la météorologie, une démarche pratique et concrète pour accéder aux informations pertinentes, les visualiser et les analyser. An indispensable learning tool before addressing navigation weather applications like Weather4D, SailGrib, and others. Read more …