for when the weather is bad, when you
cannot get to the boat
or when you have a few minutes to play
Virtual Sailing is: Having The Sailing Experience Without Actually Being On A Real Boat. Virtual Sailing includes (as I define the term) using Sailing Simulators, watching Videos, Sailing Movies And Television Programs (few and far between, unfortunately), reading Books about sailing and operating Radio Controlled Sailboats!
To go to a web site that has information about Remote Control Model Sailing A Laser
SAILING SIMULATORS
CLICK ON THE BLACK ARROWS WITH A YELLOW BACKGROUND BELOW
To Check Out Virtual Sailing Using Different Sailing Simulators
National
Geographic
program and the Volvo Ocean Race, 2001-2002. It is a very simple
simulator that allows you to change the rudder and the sail angle on the
sailboat and shows you the the speed of your sailboat as you change sail
angle -- it also shows the wind flow and the effect of your changes on
the sail. No
need to download anything, just click the button and start sailing.
It is sort of cool and it is
FREE!
Stentec
SailSimulator 4.2 -
Has a
DEMO
you can download (only one sailboat) -- Sailboats in full simulator are:
Laser, Flying Dutchman, Tornado Catamaran, Optimist, Volvo Ocean Racer,
America's Cup Racer, Sailing Cruiser 33, and 6 meter Keelboat.
Cost of full program is $22.50 (download) and $42.50 (CD).
PoseySail
- Five Simulators - each of the 5 simulators have
DEMOS
available for free download. The programs are: (1) Advanced
Racing Simulator; (2) Sailing Tactics Simulator; (3) Distance Race
Sailing Challenge; (4) Sailing Dynamics Instructor; (5) Coastal Cruising
Simulator. Cost for full programs are $44.95 (download) and $54.95
(CD). Posey also has some E-Books you can acquire: On CD they are
$15.00 and downloaded they are $10.00. For the cost you get three
E-Books and two Interactive Tutorials.
Virtual
Sailor 7-Nautical
Simulation Experience. - Has a Shareware download (time limited)
DEMO -
full version
has Motor and Sailing vessels - Cost is $27.50.
21st
Century Sailing Simulator V2.03.
Has a
Shareware download (time limited -20 days - full
version)
DEMO.
Sailboats in simulator are a J-22 and a Beneteau Oceanis 38.
Cost of registered version is $19.95 (CD or download).
Virtual
Skipper 2.
Has a Shareware download (time limited - full
version)
DEMO.
Boats
in program are America's Cup Class; Open 60; Offshore Racer; and Melges
24. Program cost is $30.00
Virtual
Skipper 5.
The game is built around the 32nd America's Cup
--
DEMO
Cost: $44.99. You can download the game from the site connected to this
link. You can also download and buy Virtual Skipper 4 here, as well -
cost $29.99.
Torreson
Marine Simulators.
No DEMO'S.
Available are: Opti Coach $64.00 (CD), Laser Coach $64.00 (CD), five
Posey Simulators $54.95 each (CD), Americas Cup Sailing Simulator (Sail
2000) $49.95 (CD). You can get the Posey Simulators via download
from the PoseySail.com site for a few dollars less and there are no
Posey Demos available here. I have owned Sail 2000 since it came
out and like it a lot. I think it is not available any more,
directly, so if you want it - the Torreson Marine site is a place to get
it.
