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Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by kunwon1 »

worldsayshi wrote: post #10
kunwon1 wrote: post #3

I've always been interested in sailing. I'm from Illinois. I once went to Jamaica and sailed a small catamaran for several hours on a protected bay and had great fun. For years afterwards I was reading sailing textbooks and dreaming about it, but given my location, I don't want to put money into it I've played some sailing games and had fun, but they weren't simulations. I've never tried a sailing simulator. This one…

You might be interested in sailing on such a ship irl then: https://www.gotheborg.se/

My main interest is in doing it solo, I don't think I'd enjoy it nearly as much with other people around. While this does look interesting, it doesn't appeal to me in the same way

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by Lefuz »

webnrrd2k wrote: post #4

This is really cool! I'm a few books into the Aubry/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brien (highly recommended! The movie Master & Commander is based on them). This should help to get a better feel for the ships and the battles!

Yes, those books were one of the main inspirations for making this, and a lot of stuff in them made more sense after working on it.

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by ripley12 »

davidw wrote: post #9
webnrrd2k wrote: post #4

This is really cool! I'm a few books into the Aubry/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brien (highly recommended! The movie Master & Commander is based on them). This should help to get a better feel for the ships and the battles!

I'm wondering if the game requires you to know all the sail names. That could be a big impediment to doing things in it! It certainly adds some difficulty in even reading those books.

I'm reading the Aubrey-Maturin books and found this sail diagram quite helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/AubreyMaturinSeries/comments/j3vn05...

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by fcatalan »

Nice! I dreamt about making exactly this for years, also after reading Patrick O'Brien. Learned some 3D modeling, tried a few game engines, thought a lot about water rendering and bought a very nice book: "Seamanship in the Age of Sail". But I always got distracted by other interests. Will try it for sure.

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by roflyear »

kunwon1 wrote: post #3

I've always been interested in sailing. I'm from Illinois. I once went to Jamaica and sailed a small catamaran for several hours on a protected bay and had great fun. For years afterwards I was reading sailing textbooks and dreaming about it, but given my location, I don't want to put money into it I've played some sailing games and had fun, but they weren't simulations. I've never tried a sailing simulator. This one…

Lake sailing is out of the question? You can probably get a small dinghy or hobie cat for free (you'll need to do work on it).

Or join a yacht club on a lake and make friends :)

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by Lefuz »

fcatalan wrote: post #14

Nice! I dreamt about making exactly this for years, also after reading Patrick O'Brien. Learned some 3D modeling, tried a few game engines, thought a lot about water rendering and bought a very nice book: "Seamanship in the Age of Sail". But I always got distracted by other interests. Will try it for sure.

The seamanship book was a reference for a lot of this.

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by philipkglass »

davidw wrote: post #9
webnrrd2k wrote: post #4

This is really cool! I'm a few books into the Aubry/Maturin novels by Patrick O'Brien (highly recommended! The movie Master & Commander is based on them). This should help to get a better feel for the ships and the battles!

I'm wondering if the game requires you to know all the sail names. That could be a big impediment to doing things in it! It certainly adds some difficulty in even reading those books.

This is the series that first showed me that the Kindle's built-in dictionary simply omits obscure words. I wonder why. It can't take that much storage space even for a very comprehensive dictionary.

Re: Show HN: Sail a historical full-rigged ship in real global weather

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Post by DennisP »

roflyear wrote: post #15
kunwon1 wrote: post #3

I've always been interested in sailing. I'm from Illinois. I once went to Jamaica and sailed a small catamaran for several hours on a protected bay and had great fun. For years afterwards I was reading sailing textbooks and dreaming about it, but given my location, I don't want to put money into it I've played some sailing games and had fun, but they weren't simulations. I've never tried a sailing simulator. This one…

Lake sailing is out of the question? You can probably get a small dinghy or hobie cat for free (you'll need to do work on it). Or join a yacht club on a lake and make friends :)

Yep, I grew up sailing, and learning on a tiny boat is pretty much ideal. It responds quickly, and that helps you get a good feel for things. Then gradually work your way up.

And those big Illinois lakes probably have yacht clubs with regattas, which is where you really learn to sail well. And it's great fun; there's a lot of strategy involved in racing, I'd feel like I was captain of the Enterprise fighting the Klingons.

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