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Entries Tagged as 'Hotlaps'

Hotlaps Snapshot

February 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments

A few days ago I posted a new Handicap Hotlaps course (USS F4). As of this morning, over a dozen skippers have posted eighty-five laps on USS F4 sailing a variety of boats. Thank you to JeanCarlo Kepler, Hans Zinnemann, Manul Rotaru, Jane Fossett, joepie Korobase, Julia Ceres, Pensive Mission, M1sha Dallin, Bea Woodget, Alain [...]

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If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Saint Brendan

February 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Two days ago Svar Beckersted added eight new water voids to the United Sailing Sims, shifting the nine-sim Bella Lavella Island group Southwest. The new sims are shown in orange below and the green arrow indicates how the island side-stepped. The new waters will provide sailors with an extensive new region for cruising and racing.

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Adding It All Up

February 3rd, 2008 · 11 Comments

Remember the Handicap Hotlaps project ? I talked about it here four weeks ago. Interested sailors were invited to sail a simple, standard course (NYC B1A) under constant conditions and then log all their solo laptimes on the Trudeau Handicaps Hotlaps thread. The goal is to use the accumulated results from many skippers sailing multiple [...]

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