Sailonline vs eSail4VR

Join the global online sailing community at Sailonline.org, and use this app to navigate your virtual sailboat. Sailonline is free for everyone to play, and is supported by Sailonline Yacht Club (SYC) memberships. To register, go to Sailonline.org to create an account for your virtual boat, and register the boat in one or more of the active races. If you are just visiting, you can login as Guest (see button under Login). To learn how to sail your virtual boat successfully, read through the Manual pages at http://sailonline.org/wiki/show/Manual/ (specific instructions in the manual may refer to race web pages, so you may find some differences from how things work in this app). If you have any questions, reach out to the community in the Forum, or in the race Chats. Once you’ve mastered the basics, look through the Links section of Sailonline.org for additional community tools. If you have any suggestions on improving this app, please reach out to the developer, or use the Forum pages on Sailonline.org.

Do you like Virtual Regatta? Whether you are a beginner or experienced player, casual or addictive gamer, eSail for Virtual Regatta, known as eSail4VR, offers you all the power of dedicated routing for the exclusive Virtual Regatta service. With eSail4VR, you can compete with the best players! The routing algorithm considers all the specifics of the game to minimize penalties subject to sail changes, tacking and gybing. It also takes into account exclusion zones like the ZEA of the Vendée Globe. When you open the app, you are automatically connected to your Virtual Regatta account. If you have several regattas in progress, select in the home page the one you want to work on. Without any manipulation or setting, you can instantly find your position in real time on the map. If a new weather file is available for the game, it is automatically downloaded at the app start. Place a target on the screen and calculate a routing towards that target. Make several routings and compare them. Once the routing is done, send the programmations orders to VR, they will be immediately integrated in the game, and your boat will follow the path of this new route (Premium subscription only). That's it! Without a subscription, you have to manually transfer the bearing of each isochron segment in the Virtual Regatta programming function. Only one watchword: instant. One credo: efficiency. Wherever you are, on the move, on public transport, in a waiting room, at the time of a new weather file, take out your cell phone or tablet and update your routing. Icing on the cake, your Premium subscription is shared across your devices, your settings and routings are saved in the eSail4VR cloud and synchronized between all your devices: calculate a routing on your cell phone, it will immediately appear on your iPad, tablet, Windows PC or MacBook. Free app specs: - weather forecast - 5 day routing - followed boats and teammates The 3-month, with a 7 day trial period, Premium subscription includes: - up to 16 day routing - work your routing with pivot points - route your concurrents and teammates - export of the programming or waypoints to VR (up to 15 route points according to options taken in VR) - cloud sync Terms of use: https://esail4vr.fr/en/terms-and-use/ Privacy policy: https://esail4vr.fr/en/legal/