Hey Jake, if you look at http://www.volvooceanracegame.org/support/faq.php#13 it says "Does the game include currents? or tides?

No. This game does not include currents nor tides."

Ryan, AKA PT-73

So, what you're telling me, is that my gybe to tactically avoid the current and get north last night was fruitless? Great.

I caved. I bought the options. I paid the man.

Oh sure, you've developed the dreaded arms race within the catsailor group. Way to go jake.

I didn't develop it - I merely continued the progression.

I plan on remaning Corinthian as long as possible.

I'm all over the place in the rankings. I'm not sure the options will help me. Just add to the confusion of my tactically incapable brain. Everytime I think I've got a good idea, and take a bit of risk I get hosed. I'll play so long as its free, and I'll be content with my placing if I can stay below 10k. (and at least mid pack with the catsailor group)

Where can I get the polar? I saw one but didn't print it and now wish I had.... I might be the next on board for the options since flash content is blocked at work.

why doesn't the catsailor team just block all the other boats from finishing?

Could you see Antarctica from where you were? Some corner.

Yep; I had snowmen on the decks!

pick me up a penguin while you're down there!

ACK, I wish I had gone east just a hair more..... The next 24 hrs is going to be interesting b/c of the changing breeze!

I will stay on an easterly course, probably will lose a lot of places.
Fairly confident i will get those back as soon as the breeze changes as we get north.
Interesting to see the difference in paths between the "virtual" sailors and the actual VO70 fleet.

I was down in 6xxx place, blead off to 11146th place. ugh.

This moring I check in and though the wind is from about 2 - 7 around me, I have 2.7 everyone else has around me has about 10 with three times my speed.

Anyone else notice this?

I think I have had it wih this so called game. I can't imagine dealing with the bugs for another 7 months. I do have more of a life than this. Their severs can't handle it and they don't respond until hours later. I tried emailing the help desk and after I spent the time to send a message I get a server down screen try again later. What I'm going to do is call my credit card Co. and get the money back. If enough people did it they may change the way they do things.

The real VO70's headed straight across so that they crossed the scoring gate. the gate is just a longitude line.

I'm dying for this right handed shift to get here!!! I've got skyfire setup and doing the 10 min countdown. I have to say had I not had this available, i'd still be pointed head to wind doing 0.5kts.

Will,
130 miles back, making 17 knots