Virtual Regatta Offshore features a routing function accessible to all!
What is Express routing?
It's a decision-support tool that will suggest the best route to follow, and allow you to set schedules in 1 click when preparing your route over the coming hours.
How does it work?
It's very simple!
To activate the routing function, simply press the dedicated button above the compass you use to steer your boat:
Express Routing then displays a target on the map, which you can move to the location of the destination you wish to route to (within 2000 nautical miles of your boat).
When a routing is launched, by pressing the green "Routing" button, the tool will calculate a list of "ideal" programming points to get you to that point, in several steps:
1 - Target placement :
2 - Calculation of the ideal trajectory in progress :
3 - Calculation over :
Operating conditions
The number of programming points activated during a routing operation follows the same rules as in normal operation:
- Without Full Pack: 2 Programming
- With Full Pack: 9 Programming Points
- VIP player: 15 Programming Points
If you don't have a Full Pack or VIP subscription, clicking on a point with the flag opens a pop-up window to the associated offer (Full Pack for buttons 3 to 9, VIP for buttons 10 to 15).
If the router has proposed more points than you are entitled to, validating a routing will only take into account the number of programming points available and display this pop-up:
- Yes: applies programming points (modifiable in Programming Points)
- No: opens VIP subscription pop-up
Routing failure
The built-in router is not infallible: it may fail to calculate an ideal route or fail under certain conditions. Here are some common cases:
- The selected point is too close to the boat to calculate the 2 points
- The last routing point calculated is on land, or too close to the coast to perform the calculation optimally:
- There are no more routing points after the first isochron:
A pop-up window will open with the message "routing failed, there are no more routing points after the first isochrone".
The isochrones are the white curves representing where the boat may arrive at time t. The first six isochrones increase by one hour each. The first six isochrones increase by one hour each, so the first corresponds to possible positions in one hour's time, then the second to positions in two hours' time, and so on.
There are currently a maximum of 15 isochrones. Between the 7th and the 15th, the increment between each isochron is three hours.
Here's how routing works, on video :
Routing is a decision-making aid
It will suggest the best route according to the calculation made at the time it is activated. It's up to you to check the proposed route carefully and adjust it if necessary to avoid dangerous areas (near the coast, etc.) or adapt it to your needs.
VIP bonus!
If you benefit from the advantages of VIP membership, you can also route a competitor!
The procedure is exactly the same, but you'll need to activate the router directly from your competitor's entry in a race in progress. Once the calculation is complete, the router will tell you the date and time of your competitor's arrival at the designated point.
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