Home of the Virtual Loup-de-mer
What is Virtual Loup-De-Mer?
It's a web-based real-time Sailboat-routing simulation. It uses real weather data (data for wind strength and direction are updated every 6 hours - GMT 3h40, 9h40, 15h40 & 21h40). GRIB file is available here: http://grib.v-l-m.org/ GRIB files contains wind info in 3hour steps and 0.5° grid and is interpolated to be used in the game. Boat polar charts are similar to real boats, boat speed and direction are updated every 5 minutes (or less in some very short races). Races will be organised frequently.
In the navigation bar on the left, you will find links toward VLM documentation :
Documentation
and tools associated with VLM :
Tools
As well as links toward the Forum
(hosted by La Taverne) or the Chat
One Man, One Race, One Boat
Please observe the limit ONE BOAT PER RACE PER SKIPPER.
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- Race starting in 11 days 12 hours 24 minutes. - Engaged : 9 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2024/04/28 11:00:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2024/04/28 23:00:06 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 2961 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 324 days 10 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 141 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2024/05/28 12:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 8595 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 165 days 4 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 72 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2024/11/03 18:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 300 %
- WP(s) - 98 nm - crank : 1 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 106 days 5 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 83 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2024/12/26 23:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 82 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 99 days 5 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 59 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2024/12/26 23:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 579 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 92 days 5 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 59 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2024/12/26 23:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 2958 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 86 days 4 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 71 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- The OMOROB rule is NOT applicable for this race !.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/31 23:59:06 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 101 %
- WP(s) - 9101 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 15 days 16 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 38 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2024/10/01 18:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 200 %
- WP(s) - 297 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 8 days 16 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 16 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2024/10/01 18:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 200 %
- WP(s) - 297 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 1 days 16 hours 35 minutes. - Engaged : 11 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2024/10/01 18:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 200 %
- WP(s) - 297 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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15 race(s), 124 boat(s)), 468.92 boat/sec (
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There are 13990 registered players in the database. There are 34217 registered boats in the database.
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