Bring WINDCATCHER back please!

[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!