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What is Virtual Loup-De-Mer?
It's a web-based real-time Sailboat-routing simulation. It uses real weather data (data for wind strength and direction are updated every 6 hours - %s). GRIB file is available here: http://grib.v-l-m.org/ GRIB files contains wind info in 3hour steps and 0.5° grid and is interpolated to be used in the game. Boat polar charts are similar to real boats, boat speed and direction are updated every 5 minutes (or less in some very short races). Races will be organised frequently.
In the navigation bar on the left, you will find links toward VLM documentation :
Documentation
and tools associated with VLM :
Tools
As well as links toward the
(hosted by La Taverne) or the
One Man, One Race, One Boat
Please observe the limit ONE BOAT PER RACE PER SKIPPER.
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- Race starting in 2 days 11 hours 39 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2025/12/12 20:30:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/12 21:30:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 123 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race starting in 5 days 2 hours 9 minutes. - Engaged : 1 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2025/12/15 11:00:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/20 11:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 23910 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race starting in 9 days 11 hours 39 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2025/12/19 20:30:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/19 21:30:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 177 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race starting in 10 days 3 hours 9 minutes. - Engaged : 1 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2025/12/20 12:00:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/25 12:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 23811 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race starting in 11 days 10 hours 9 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2025/12/21 19:00:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/22 19:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 6886 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race starting in 15 days 17 hours 9 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2025/12/26 02:00:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/26 14:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 622 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race starting in 17 days 3 hours 9 minutes. - Engaged : 1 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2025/12/27 12:00:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/28 12:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 3294 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 688 days 14 hours 50 minutes. - Engaged : 3 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- The OMOROB rule is NOT applicable for this race !.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/31 23:59:06 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 101 %
- WP(s) - 9101 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 342 days 15 hours 50 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/26 22:59:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 111 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 332 days 15 hours 50 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/26 22:59:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 1039 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 322 days 15 hours 50 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/26 22:59:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 1998 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 91 days 14 hours 50 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2026/09/30 18:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 2264 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 38 days 20 hours 50 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2026/03/01 00:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 23910 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 8 days 20 hours 50 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- Start line closing on : 2025/12/15 12:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 23910 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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