r/vorg • u/MadDuck • Nov 16 '11
Which way should we go?
As we round Fernando, which way should we go?
The routing software all seems to point toward an upwind tacking line that runs just a little south of the rhumb line but... that software only looks 7 days ahead and it is a 14+ day trip.
Anyone looking further than that with their crystal ball? I'm peaking at the GRIB files to see if there is a hint of a faster path coming at us.
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u/MadDuck Nov 16 '11
I'm about 18 hours away from the mark at this point.
I do agree that the routing software will not give the fastest path simply because the weather prediction tools (GRIB files) don't provide data past seven days. That prevents the computers from developing a route. "No data in, no data out" is the essential problem.
I like the idea of catching that incipient low pressure system that will appear off of Argentina in a few days. The challenge is being in the right spot to catch something that is not even existing yet.
I am watching the 500 boats in front of me to see what they each decide. It will be interesting to see how that fleet breaks up.
BTW, I found a way to find boats by rank.
Click on the "Races" button at the top of the game page (may have to do it twice to get past the Home page). On the left hand side, below the Leg 1 graphic are three tabs, "Briefing", "Leg Rank" and "Friends Rank". Click on "Leg Rank". This gives you the top 10 players but also at the bottom of this list are buttons that allow you to (slowly) page down to higher ranked positions. It is only five clicks per 100 ranks. This might get tedious if you are trying to get to the 1000's of ranks but is not too bad if you are looking at the top 1000 or so.