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The Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale, for everyone!
Many players are proud to announce that you will be able to cast of in the Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale, in the same time than the real skippers and in the same weather conditions, from your sofa !
A special emotion
Virtual Regatta’s adventure began in 2006 with the previous edition of La Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale. With 50,000 enrolled, it was a major success which has permitted the development of the game as we know it today, a real social phenomenon. Four years later, we are particularly pleased to let you live again the Virtual Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale.
The game will be available from the official website of the race: www.routedurhum-labanquepostale.com, www.france3.fr or www.virtualregatta.com, the first global portal dedicated to virtual ocean racing.
Many new features will be implemented especially for this virtual Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale. Here are few examples among others:
- Development of the community through a Facebook and Twitter page.
- An application for iPhone and iPad, to play anywhere and anytime.
- The "boat sitting", avatars or the “fashion your boat” feature
We have no doubts that the large community of virtual skippers will certainly be present on the starting line, trying to succeed to "Lemagnon" winner of the 2006 edition.
It is Many players who were selected to design and manage this course. Many Players, organizer of multiplayer sports competitions on internet, is the world's leader of online ocean racing. VirtualRegatta.com counts over 680,000 registered players in the world and has already hosted more than 26 virtual racing with the Vendée Globe, the last Route du Rhum - La Banque Postale, the Jules Verne Trophy in 2008 and 2009, the Volvo Ocean Race 2008-09, the Transat Jacques Vabre, the Transat AG2R LA MONDIALE, La Solitaire du Figaro 2009 and 2010 ...
The technology and gaming features, which are both simple and realistic, will allow everybody to play and fight for victory.
• Free to play
• Race Start: Sunday, 31th October 2010 at 01:02 PM GMT+2 (it is always possible to join the fleet during the Transat)
• Approximate length: 2 weeks
• Play at: www.routedurhum-labanquepostale.com, www.france3.fr or www.virtualregatta.com
MANY PLAYERS www.manyplayers.com
Contact : Philippe Guigné, Tel : 01 45 34 09 13
Vincent Riou (FRA) (PRB) takes fifth place in the IMOCA Open 60 Class in the 9th Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale
Breaking the finish line off Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe at 07hrs 05mins 52 mins today (Monday, CET/Paris) (Monday 06 hrs 05mins 52 mins GMT/ Local 03hrs 05mins 52mins (CET -4hrs)) Vincent Riou on the IMOCA 60 PRB took fifth place in the IMOCA Class in the 9th Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale solo Transatlantic race which started from Saint-Malo, France at 1302hrs (CET) Sunday 31st October.
The elapsed time for PRB is 14 days 18 heures 03 minutes 52 seconds
His average speed is 11.37kts for the distance he sailed of 4026 miles.
Over the theoretical course distance of 3539 miles Vincent Riou’s average speed is 10.00knots
Riou finished 01 day 00 hours 52mins 56secs after IMOCA Open 60 winner Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement
Jean-Pierre Dick (FRA) (Virbac-Paprec 3) takes fourth place in the IMOCA Open 60 Class in the 9th Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale
Breaking the finish line off Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe at 04hrs 13mins 13 mins today (Monday, CET/Paris) (Monday 03 hrs 13mins 13 mins GMT/ Monday 23hrs 13mins 13 mins (CET -4hrs)) Jean-Pierre Dick on the IMOCA 60 Virbac Paprec 3 took fourth place in the IMOCA Class in the 9th Route du Rhum-La Banque Postale solo Transatlantic race which started from Saint-Malo, France at 1302hrs (CET) Sunday 31st October.
The elapsed time for Virbac –Paprec 3 is 14 days 15hours 11minutes 13seconds
His average speed is 11.36kts for the distance he sailed of 3998 miles.
Over the theoretical course distance of 3539 miles Jean Pierre Dick’s average speed is 10.08knots
Dick finished 22hrs 00mins 17 secs after IMOCA Open 60 winner Roland Jourdain (Veolia Environnement
Rookie IMOCA Open 60 skipper Christopher Pratt is suffering from a complete lack of power on DCNS 1000 due to a problem with the engine of his boat.
The engine failed Thursday and since then he has been running with almost no power. He is navigating off a small hand held GPS.
“Thursday morning I tried to repair the engine but it is the injection pump and so I have been unable to use it and so have no means of recharging the batteries. I have been in virtual blackout since then. I have a little help from the solar power but have been racing with no computer, no pilot, no keel motor, no nav station. There is just the small hand held GPS which I have a waypoint in, and with a little sun have managed to fire up the computer a couple of times. I have been carefully trying to build up enough power in the batteries to use the pilot a little and navigate a little.
But the last two days there has been really very little wind. As soon as I drop the helm it goes through 360 degrees, so I have to steer all the time. I have tried everything. Ive had a pouffe at the helm and steered with my feet as well as my arms and hands. I have not been able to move off the helm much since Thursday. I just go to make some food, then get back to the helm and sleep there. I think I should get to Guadeloupe Tuesday evening.”