¶ Introduction
Fishermen are angry about the Tuna Ban! In protest, they're hosting a Cruise on April Fools Day! (No, this is not a joke!)
They've heard your requests for longer routes and have planned out their longest trip yet! Ranging from a small island near Corsica, heading down south to the Blake Sea before continuing East further to dock at Sailor's Cove.
If you have never sailed at all before, don't worry since it is very easy and similar to any other kind of mainland travel. Also, if you don't own a boat or ship, don't fret! Other captains should have some empty seats available on their boats, and if you wish to captain a vessel yourself, there are some links that will provide some free boats and purchase recommendations further down this page, but some of those might not be gtfo enabled.
This trip should take about an hour going at a comfortable speed. IT isn't a race! And you're on the open water, you can leave the path and come back to it easily! No road! Take it nice and easy and feel free to stray alittle if something catches your eye.
¶ When Is It Happening?
Date: 1st of April, 2023
Time: Noon SLT
The event is scheduled for April 1st, Noon SLT. Tall Tails prime time so most people can have a chance to enjoy the cruise.
I'll kindly ask captains to be familiar with their vessel before hand and to come over to the starting port a bit earlier so we can get to rezzing and distributing boats into a few regions to get the lag as low as possible. If you need help setting up, come early too so I can help!
¶ Route
¶ Start - Corsica: Ascalapha
Starting Landmark:
We'll be starting here marked in the green square for the rez zone. This is a tiny rezzing area! PLEASE be quick about rezzing and moving off of the point towards a waiting spot
Once Rezzed, head West towards a waiting spot to allow other boats to prepare aswell. These spots are marked in the Red Square so others can use the dock too. The Raceline would be an ideal place to park and wait.
Cruisette and USB Notecards are available on the Notecards on the announcement, and I'll be passing them out aswell!
¶ Navigation
Wind settings for sailboats can be whatever you like honestly, but if you are looking for a recommendation, I would suggest starting with the wind from the North (0 degrees) .
Windspeed would be something comfortable to have your sailboat moving at about 15 knots. I recommend windspeed at 15knots to 20knots.
¶ Sailing Course HUDs
To help with navigating, I will be providing the usual HUD that is given out for the Pony Caravans some of you might be familiar with, that is the Cruissette.
However another similar HUD did go through an update of its free version and now uses RLV to automatically change the map beacon. It's an option some like.
Here is the link to the free Ultimate Sailor Buddy Basic 1.4.
Simply drop the ‘Regatta USB-Notecard’ into your USB HUD contents, then click on ‘Load’ and select the Regatta. Thats it, your USB is ready to start now!
The Cruissette HUD and the USB-Notecard both will be passed out by event organizers on the day the Regatta is held.
¶ Sailing Tips
- Always have minimap open and zoomed out so you can see well around you. Unlike traveling on the road, other sailors can come from anywhere around you and you can spot them much faster using the minimap.
- Turn your view distance up to see farther. We recommend sailing using view distance of 200, but 100 and 150 work just as well. Ocean sims tend to be more empty than mainland sims, so a larger view distance on the ocean shouldn't strain your computer too badly.
- Avoid simcrossing at corners as much as possible. Since you can sail your boat wherever you like on the water, this can make turning or adjusting your course through a sim corner easier than traveling on the road.
- Be aware of other boats and avatars. Everyone out here is kinda doing their own thing, their own way. Some people like to moor where ever and relax. Some people are racing or having their own regatta. Some people/bots are afk underwater for who knows what reason. The golden rule however is; if you see another moving ship, give plenty of space to pass. If you see a parked ship, stay just outside of general chat range unless you know the occupants.
- Plan ahead, especially if your ship is larger than a simple sailing yacht. Not only do big boats take time to speed up and slow down, but some turns can be very challenging in larger ships.
You may need to start turning much earlier than in a small boat. Also remember that some larger sailships turn slower with all sails raised - reduce sail/use your engine (if your ship has one) if a particularly challenging turn comes up.
¶ Life Jacket!
Being a water event, health and safety requires that we have to at least inform you that lifejackets exist. Wearing one is up to you however!
Some can be found on the marketplace, but we would encourage making sure you are getting a functional one if you pick one up.
A free functional lifejacket can be purchased here.
¶ Boats!
So, you need a boat huh? Well SecondLife has a lot of options! Take a look below for some ideas!
¶ Freebies
Boats can be expensive! Luckily we have a selection of free boats avaliable for those taking to the sea for the first time!
¶ Hornless Vikings Workshop
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/81180
The Emergency Response Boat is an excellent little free craft. Grab the hot air balloon too!.. or the Houseboat! FREE!
¶ Michie Marine
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/22448
Much more variety of boats, but with varying quality. The Hydrospeeder K-10 is excellent for undersea exploring if you are so inclined.
¶ AleyMart
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/161413
The stuff is old but still works well... give them a look sometime! Perhaps you would like to follow the group using the power of your arms alone? If so the Working Rowboat is for you!
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Stuff
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/p/Shields-Class-sailboat-V2/7352166
Sailboat Axelle loved and learned to sail ong. The Motor+Sail version is buggy, but the Sail-only works great!
¶ Big Brands
If you are willing to spend some Lindens, SecondLife has some very complex but amazing sailing boats. Take a look at these, perhaps something will catch your eye!
¶ Bandit / The Mesh Shop (TMS)
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/120514
In-World: Dutch Harbor
Bandit/TMS are the standard for quality boats in SecondLife. They provide an excellent sailing/boating experience. Plenty of relaxing and cuddle positions on the boats. Some can be found online but even more are in-world only. You can demo any ship they have at the inworld store too for 10 minutes. Many of these come with GTFO installed.
¶ BBX
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/63972
In-World: Sunny Bay
BBX do some amazing modern and sleek ship designs. With a mixture of sail and mototboats they have many many options. Demos are available inworld from a rezzer on their private sim. The price is high, but you certainly get what you pay for. Not many of these are GTFO Enabled.
¶ Ultramesh
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/168151
In-World: Newport Bay
This brand doesn't have too many boats, but their vehicles are excellent. Less cuddle animations than TMS but the vehicles cross sims smoothly and can be heavily modified. Demos are available in-world too for a time limit. These are GTFO compatible, you will have to install the scripts yourself tho. Ask me (Alexis!) for help if you need it!
¶ N+K Shipyard
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/178635
In-World: N+K Shipyards
Maybe not something to have use this regatta.. but brand we still wished to show. I (Alexis) LOVES their ships but they are not beginner vessels or for people who just want to cuddle on a boat. They are the only square-rigged sailboat/ship brand in SL and create some of the biggest ships aswell. These ships demand that you practice with them to sail them correctly. Demos are available inworld from a rezzer, accept the folder it gives you and wear all of the contents to control the vehicle. All of these come GTFO enabled with the specific command to toggle it on. While at the helm position, type “ /1 gtfo on ” to enable those scripts.
¶ CABS
Link: https://marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/9558
In-world (For Viewing only! The rezzer is broken for actually demoing)
These are older boats, but very sturdy. They can carry 1 or 2 passengers, but not may options. Many of these are more of ‘working’ or ‘utility’ vessels instead of cuddle or cruising boats. Their inworld rezzer is broken, but basically all of their boats handle exactly the same, I (Alexis) have a few of these if you want to try demo'ing them!
¶ Credits
-Molly Lacroix (magentamolly): Molly green-lit my little event and helped schedule, probably more too!
-Axelle Beorn (axelle01): for being green.