I probably sound like a broken record. Both here and on SAIL ON I have been talking about exciting things that are coming to SL Sailing. Well let me count the ways….
1. Nine New Sims
Svar Bekersted has placed an order for eight new sims today. We should seen them appear in world very soon. The [...]

[Read more →]

Last Sunday’s Big-Boat races attacted another large crowd of majestic, classic ships to NYC’s Bismarck Sea Startline. The Southwestern United Sailing Sims are a great place to hold these races, given the large number of free prim reserved for sailing boats.

Unfortunately, as these races become more popular, the lag at the start line in Bismarck Sea increases as well.
Last [...]

[Read more →]

This week Liv Leigh and Armchair Binder both posted comments emphasizing Start Line issues as part of racing strategy. I agree; as Liv pointed out, a good start is pretty critical for a winning race.  In fact, this was so obvious in the recent Tako Cup Challenge that MarkTwain White altered the Start rules so that skippers [...]

[Read more →]

Sailboat races pretty much fall into two big categories: “One Design” and “PHRF.” Most races in SL involve One Design boat classes such as the Tako 3.3, where all the boats are essentially identical. Even Wee Tiny Takos and Tako 3.2’s usually aren’t welcome. That’s where PHRF steps in. PHRF stands for [...]

[Read more →]

Sunday’s Big-Boat Race last evening was graced with a rare cameo appearance by Cybrid Keats, one of SL Sailing’s legendary Kazenojin.
 Happy Holidays, Cybrid!

[Read more →]

 
I love watching the Sunday Big-Boat Races at NYC. From high above you get a truly remarkable view of the tall ships as they maneuver over the race course, jockeying back and forth for position. But that’s not really what I want to talk about today. I want to talk about something much more serious… The [...]

[Read more →]

Last evening, members of the big-boat race fleet converged once again on Bismark Sea to share stories, watch the sun set, and put their racing mettle to the test.
Three races were held, using what’s become a familiar theme: the B-1a race course with ‘standard’ NYC race wind (spd 11). If you think the standard B-1 [...]

[Read more →]

 
If you have a Defender, Trucordia Yawl, Larinda Schooner or other Trudeau Yacht that can use race wind,
come join us on the NYC start line on Sunday evenings at 5:00pm SLT. We’ll do some racing and we’ll watch the sun set over Bismark Sea.
What? You don’t have a big-boat? No problem! Put on your boat shoes [...]

[Read more →]