Bring WINDCATCHER back please!

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Maximvs

Well ummm - in the first race - you won right? LOL Now since we both have 3 pt WC in the first race you a) hit less islands than me b) launched up from cuba a bit farther than I did and c) you got a nice shot on sinking that ship at Toug (where I had to stop bah) - but when just racing I thought we were going the same (I wasn't losing ground on you - but not gaining either)...

Now in the second race I can tell you the difference - SwashII has 4 pts on WC and I only have 3 pts - and when we did the pass from Toug to Cut he 'slowly' passed me which is what I expected (and teased him so on it ) - so on that I have to say WC was working... (lucky for me I had the full cargo and could go right for doc - and that Ogre wanted nothing to do with SwashII LOL )

I guess you didn't read what I wrote. AFTER the race I definitively TESTED it. A minimum difference of 6 seconds was expected - more I wouldn't have complained about. But ZERO seconds means they have completely disabled windcatcher now, for no reason whatsoever. Hopefully, it is just a simple mistake somewhere along the way.

[Maximvs]

Originally Posted by Edward Edgemenace

I guess you didn't read what I wrote.

Ahem... now its me... do you REALLY think I didnt read your post?

AFTER the race I definitively TESTED it. A minimum difference of 6 seconds was expected - more I wouldn't have complained about. But ZERO seconds means they have completely disabled windcatcher now, for no reason whatsoever. Hopefully, it is just a simple mistake somewhere along the way.

Yes yes, I seen the 'testing' part and the whole '6 seconds' part.. but that still doesnt explain the facts that took place today (Thats why I didn't disput your findings - just presented the ones we encountered today during the race )

SwashII and myself know for a fact (well you were there referee! LOL ) that his 1 extra point on WC made him get to Cut just a bit quicker on the Toug stretch... even after he had to do that course correction he still managed to pass me again just before cut and we both know he wasnt using Ramming or Full Sail Its the only explaination (ok, maybe he was puffing intot he sails harderr than I was LOL!!! But not likely... and I didn't see an extra sail on his War Sloop either )

Tomorrow I'll run a test also and see what I get, and I'll let ya know what I find

[Edward Edgemenace]

Originally Posted by Maximvs

Ahem... now its me... do you REALLY think I didnt read your post?

LOL - ok. But there certainly is an explanation - exactly the same as when Davy cut past me in the third race, then I cut past him, then he cut past me, then I cut past him. If you go in the same direction for five seconds without turning you start going slightly faster. If you turn, you are back to slow speed. If you go straight for ten seconds, you go slightly faster than if you went only 5 seconds...but the slightest turn, puts you back to normal "turtle" speed. Whenever one boat is making two sides of the triangle, the other boat is "cutting" the triangle in a straight line (which is why Davy and I kept trading places.) (P.S. Man, I was shocked the first time I saw him FLY past me, going around Tormenta! His boat jumped forward like it was starting a full sail, without the wind animation.)

But anyhow, his WC 5 should have beat the snot out of my WC 3. Instead, we were neck-n-neck all the way to the man-o-war. (Ahem! )

Man, that race was such a good idea. Thanks again, Ironrat! Three cheers for Sven!