Hirilonde Posted April 24, 2009 Posted April 24, 2009 LOL, you were riding the wind line, it did just what it was supposed to do. It will definitely be a fun final few days. Typical New England weather: if you don't like it, just wait a minute. Quote
Ken_Potts Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Congrats to Hirilonde for finishing in 443rd place! Who is the next-in-line from the messing-about group? I just accidently deleted him as a friend and I need to add him again... Quote
Ken_Potts Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 It was Debutante I accidently deleted - Back on the friends list now. It looks like Debutante has a lock on second place for the Messing-about group. Quote
Joel B Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 I just signed up for the game. How do you earn credits? My boat's name is Sanchin if someone wants to add me into the messing about group Joel Quote
Ken_Potts Posted April 27, 2009 Posted April 27, 2009 Welcome to the fleet! I don't know how to add you to the group - I think Larry has to add you. Crediits can be purchased, but I haven't bought any (I've been playing since the middle of leg 3). If they can be earned I'd like to know that too. Quote
Docpal Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 I'm pretty sure that Ken is correct, we have to buy the credits for whichever tools (from the "Shop" link on the main page) we want to use. The only "earned"credit(s) I think are available are if you correctly choose the winner of any leg in the "real" race. I guessed correctly and picked Telefonica Blue to win two legs ago, and I got an extra "sail repair kit" added to my screen...Actually hoping they win this leg too as I picked them again ! Looks like Ken will be in Boston later tonight as well...! Quote
Ken_Potts Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 I'm in Bahsten now drinking a beeyah with my chowdah and I picked Erickson 4 to win so maybe I'll get a sail repair kit for the North Atlantic (I have a feeling I'm going to need it). My apologies to anyone in the Northeast who just read my imitation of a Boston accent. Please cut me some slack - I live in the South so I have to hear the impressions all the time too Quote
Hirilonde Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Welcome to the Race Joel. Yeah, Larry has to invite you to group, which I'm sure he will when he sees your post here. In the mean time you can befriend any or all of us to see our boats in game. Mine is Hirilonde. Credits have to be bought with real money. Then you spend the credits on in game stuff. I did my first leg and a half with out anything. I then bought the deluxe package which uses 2000 credits which costs $25. I now use auto on the wind a lot. Sail repairs will only be needed if you leave light spinnaker or code 0 up in winds greater than they can handle. The programed pilot option I don't see any good use for, you will likely need a sail change at the same time as you change course,and that won't happen unless you are using auto sails which aren't as good as Pro. I also figure because it is based on time that you will wish you turned before or after is actually happens The pro sails option is free. This game is a lot of fun. Being unemployed I get to check in on my boat a lot, which helps. Putting my real boat in the water soon, that may change things. Quote
lbrewer Posted April 28, 2009 Author Posted April 28, 2009 Joel, Welcome to the fleet. I've sent you an invitation to join the group. You have to go to the "my account" page and accept. You can add any or all of us as "friends" and you'll be able to follow our progress along with your own. Larry Quote
lbrewer Posted April 28, 2009 Author Posted April 28, 2009 Here is the list of competitors from our group. If I've missed someone, please let me know. The "Messing About" Fleet Boat Name ----------------------- Forum Name Ebee Ann ------------------------------lbrewer Hirilonde --------------------------------Hirilonde Yellow Scourge ----------------------Ken_Potts wyvern ----------------------------------ChrisObee Morgaine Lady of the Lake ------adla RYD Yachts ---------------------------PAR PAR Yachts ---------------------------PAR Quote
Docpal Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 I've e-mailed the developers of the game and asked if they would also consider a new "tool" which would be the ability to change sails at a pre-determined time (the way we can currently change course at a specific time...). This would mean that there might be some times we saw a major wind shift coming and we could then switch both directions, and sails to match our new course heading. "Bigamist"wrote back and told me that the suggestion was being forwarded to their development team... Next leg is the last "long" one, and after that we're gonna be "drag racing" through Europe ! Quote
Ken_Potts Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Next time you email the developers tell them I can't get my outboard to start. Quote
Docpal Posted April 28, 2009 Posted April 28, 2009 Ken, I've heard a rumor that the problem is really the virtual ethanol they have been finding in the virtual engines.... Quote
lbrewer Posted May 16, 2009 Author Posted May 16, 2009 The starting gun for leg seven Boston to Galway went off at 1 pm EST. I missed it again, but this time only by about six hours. Quote
Docpal Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 You still beat me by an hour as I was on the road all day....Guess we'll have to catch up in the next 2500 miles... Quote
Ken_Potts Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 And I missed it by eight hours. That's the last time I'm going to give you guys a head start so use it wisely... Quote
Hirilonde Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 I made the start, sort of, but haven't been on much as I am in Troy NY for my son's graduation. Will be home Sunday afternoon, then hopefully I can pay attention. This is the last long leg, the last 3 will be very different. Quote
PAR Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 I missed the start of the last leg by 36 hours. High score wins . . . Quote
Docpal Posted May 17, 2009 Posted May 17, 2009 Amazing how most of us can show up on the line when it's 12,000 miles away, but put it practically in our own backyards, and we're in the "cruising" category...Still it looks like most of us have started to claw back into it... Quote
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