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I see that there is a big storm brewing.
The marker bouy at the southern tip of sri lanka has mysteriously vanished and now the 5th placed boat is coming round on the north side of sri lanka.
To me, that looks like the winning line but now the forums are ablaze with furious sailors demanding that the race be restarted since the rules seemed to be changing during the leg.
I think the PI gang all headed correctly south anyway but this is going to make things interesting
Andy
Probably Mick messing about with all of that technology he got on the Alimony.
Interesting one. The course directions are:
THE COURSE
Start through the Pulau We scoring waypoint and finish in Singapore.Gate Waypoint
The Pulau We scoring waypoint is a line true north of position 05° 50.000 N – 095°20.000 E leaving the Island Pulau We to starboard.Exclusion zone
As opposed to the real VOR, there will not be any exclusion zone for the Virtual RaceFinish Line
The mark will be set 01°15.830 N – 103°36.010E
The finish area is a large circle of circa 30nm in radiusThere is no mention of a Waypoint at the south of Sri Linka. I (like everybody else) assumed that you had to go to the south of Sri Linka since there was a buoy there similar to the one used in previous legs. Not so, acording to the rules.
But the rows make PI look like a permanent love-in.
LMAO
Bloody Amateurs (piss-up, brewery):
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 COURSEStarting 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!
Are the race organisers
a) French
b) Italian
c) Stupid sans nationality
d) drunk
e) in bed
f) in bed, but not alone
g) all of the above
h) non of the aboveBrilliant, I can’t log in from work, and I’ll be out taking photos in the afternoon… so I’ll be floating around out of control for a day. Life is cruel sometimes.
Don’t forget it’s on again. I wouldn’t do to yeese what yeese did to me at the weekend.
It’s going to be a slow zig-zag across this stage. Who will run out of patience first?
PeteTheBloke wrote:
Who will run out of patience first?
Me! Wonkatania has headed for home…or somewhere. Call me a landlubber but I’m getting sick of the sailors life so decided to bail out. See y’all in Galway…
I see the southern boats are running around like headless chickens.
Did you not learn your lessons the first time?
Hehe.
andy mcinroy wrote:
I see the southern boats are running around like headless chickens.
Did you not learn your lessons the first time?
Hehe.
Is that so Mr 19000-places-behind-Burma-Shave-Dinghy?
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