Spyro
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Feb 1st. 0700hrs don't miss it
Feb 1st. 0700hrs don't miss it
I was 10mins late to help unlock the factory, so I didn't miss it!
Now going hell-for-leather without much of a plan.
BTW I'm not LOPUD
I am feeling generous this morning, so I am giving you all three hours start
What's the general policy ? Head S below the rhumb line and catch the big westerlies ? I can't see that the long way round via a N route is going to work, though it's going to be a bit of flog down S.
Ah. We are not breaking any SOL rules by discussing this away fromthe site are we ? There was a bit of a kerfuffle about an Italian 'team' doing that last race.
Shortest route is across Antartica but we're not allowed to do that.
thanks, Spyro, I am pretty familiar with the conflict of mercatorial / othogonal projections and great circle sailing, but it has caught out one or two people.
I am experimenting with a dash 'S', and then catch the wind express.
On the last leg, I came all the way down past S America and across - only to hit Inaccessible Island by St Helena by about 50 yards onthe N side ! Memo to self. Avoid SLIs