http://www.virtual-salcombe.co.uk/webcam.cfm
Having raced well in the Merlin 2006 open narrowly missing the capsized boat littering my screen I have just sent off the virtual dosh to John to enter the Virtual Salcombe Merlin Week.
How ever, John can you please get the cam on the Watch house working as it’s not to easy to get the boat mouse in the right spot from the Sunny Cliff Hotel.
Now I know that this is all a bit sad, but the good new is I don’t have to pull my boat and Wiggy up the Mill Beech and it’s always Wiggy’s round in the Kings Head and I always win 
I wish you all the best, and miss you lots and for the racing, after me your first
Alan J
Jacko from the shacko

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I've just sailed the first race..

sorry David OCS
get the discard in quick

I seem to remember a race where we finished backwards - (well we was going backwards down the fleet) so I won that one.

Was you!

Just looked at the web cam, it's all black!!! Must be Jackos' spinnaker over it! "OOH! Jacko!!!!"

have just checked it all out, the webcam is working perfectly on my PC - but then I am virtually directly linked to it!!!!!!

There was a black flag draped over it which has been removed (for the first start at least)  Not sure why you can't see virtual salcombe and I can't find a virtual person to ask why it virtually never ever works.

I am trying to get it linked to the SYC website, however...................

Mr Jacko
I would like to make it publicly known that, when you eventually pay up,  I expect two REAL bottles of red, not virtual ones.
Yours in the Kings Head (from tomorrow night)
Mr John

Mr Jacko

I shall be joining you in the virtual competition.

Mrs Trout says that myself and No. 1 son might be able to do Salcombe next year provided that I have accumulated enough Brownie points, and it wouldn't be right without your happy smiling face there.

How about it? 

Jules

JC, you virtually got it right except you have renamed a Salcombe hostilery! Try the Kings Arms (KA) and the doors will be virtually open.............

Hi floppy toppy… try sanding up
Good afternoon Mr John Murrell hope you have a grate week. The web cam worked well for us the MR open but it is a bit worrying that I can not see just ware the Johnson bloke is we know his OCS but by how much and as for Mr Warren nod nod wink wink always a good story
JC… I WILL RETRUN and the red will be mine
Old Trout …. Get the discard in quick do you want a pint on race 1?
The shed quiet , must be there 
KA lovly

If its quiet, maybe you could do an invoice or two? Other wise my insurance company may call the statute of limitations.

This wireless internet lark is great.  I can now have a poo, read the forum and see pictures of Salcombe.  Does life get any better?

Just make sure you don't have your webcam on whilst you're doing it!

Have photo evidence of me in toe straps. Also have photo evidence of shed man hiking in a very dubious fashion! Bottle of red not to publish if no red forth coming will send pictures to JC

U-Boat 3529 photo's in Photoshop p[reparation as we speak

Well chaps stared mid line on port, risky but got clear away tacked of the fuel barge, good one!

Hi MR Murrell
Is there any chance we could web the results?
Reports! Can we can weight but it would be really good to see the results
Alan J

John has them online already.

Eye wide shut
 …thanks Mags 
And how did you diddle in the virtual?
AJ

Some lovely pics on www.fotoboat.com
Sorry Mags I can't do the link thing!

For some reason jacko, after a blistering start, hot on your heels, I went the wrong side up The Bag, and ended up coming out of Frogmore with twenty boats in front of me.

The reach back from Gurston was great and a slight consolation.  Its always a mistake having a beer on the race with you.

Trout

Ahhh - not a repeat of the infamous 'Bean Point' manouvre????? A virtual impossibility when it was done in real time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well old Trout Looks like ferry side starboard early port tack?

I appear to have an overlap so if it would be possible to have a little water at this mark I would be most grateful (virtual manners in the Merlin class!!)

In your dreams. Will sort this out in the virtual KA 17.30

With impeccable manners I have most kindly telephoned for the Coastguard to tow you in after your most unfortunate collision due to you NOT giving me water at the mark.  I do hope that you will be able to get your starbard side completely rebuilt in time for the afternoon race!!

bit confused as I seem to have finished and there is no-one else visible on the webcams!!!

long race then toppy floppy

got me duty frees  though!

I'm off home to get virtually drunk

Come on ‘impossible’ you have smashed a boat up
Had a laugh  
Cheer up the sea breeze will get them tomorrow it will be hell
Half an hour to get across the start line  “Been there don that”
I am glad to be in the shed 
it's only 28c the resin blubbering

How do you parss a parrot is a regular or an irregular verb?

If I wasnt so busy job hunting I might try to forget about missing out on the real Salcombe, and design a simple web-based racing game for us all to play. 

Could set up a random number generator to decide how long you get stuck in 'the bag' and so on...

oh go on Mags .... you know you want to really. Go on............how cool would that be

Hi Mags 
The ferry steps are a must 
And the sandy pump off mill beach

It would probably take me all week to code...and I've got plenty of DIY to do still. Maybe next year? Feel free to keep the suggestions coming in though!

Brilliant vertial splats the diving duck competition goes live
I could be on the club terrace

Where was cam 4 today?

Is there a zoom faclity?.  Ive tried binoculars but they just make the computer bigger

Mags, does 192.168.0.21 mean anything to you? Cryptic - sorry!!!!!

John

Well dun Boris; you’ve made my day
I saw the finish pity virtuals got no sound

AJ could be a market for virtual carbon bits!

What you saying “I don’t make them in real time”

If you made virtual carbon bits you sould send them by e.mail. Just imagine how much postage you would save!

So who was the fast guy with the red spinnaker in afternoon race?  
Lets ban white spinnakers!

where cam 4???

William Warren has been going really well all week and has a solid red spinnaker- could have been him.

Why are there never any boats visible when I look?

Cos you are looking in the evening !!!!!!

I propose a number of races resheduled for the evening, then us slaves can watch when we get home (with navigation lights)

there's a load of sailors staggering down fore street - check it out!

I saw that, a few port/starboard incidents and even a 720!

very foggy webcams this morning.  Still no Cam 4. Can only see start from 7.  Mill bay 9 thick mist!

most interesting thing is watching someone dragging the boat up the beach.  end of their Salcombe!

Yes it it misty here, some one has sent a helicopter up to try and blow it away ! 
I think I could have been one of those sailors last night !

Oooh it’s all looking a bit twitchy this morning
Never peek to early

Mist has cleared, but its so difficult to know whos in the lead.  In fact ive no idea.  But the boats are pretty.

Which is the best camara to watch on then?
What time is the afternoon race?

I have Virtual Salcombe loaded three times.  The best camera should be from the watch house (4)but cam does not work for me.  So I use cam 9, 5 and 7.  The start is best watched from 5.  Spinny runs are pretty from 7.
next start at 2.30.  Quite fun to watch from 5 as boats mill around.

Then I have another computer for comments on the forum!

Next year, I want GPS on a leading boat to plot where they are and a forum comment at the start of the race about the course they are doing.  Otherwise its a bit of a guess.  Could also have an email running commentary?

Anybody out there can give some clues as to spinny colours for green/blue fleet top contenders? Perhaps hull colour?

no sailing for a bit, so on to the golf!

Tiger has run away with it!  -12.  3 ahead.

I can see Peter Male with the Orange numbers!

Theyve gone town side!  cant see them over there.

On their way back up now. Seems like a big lead for a light blue boat.

fore street again - definate case of rocking going on, is this the future of the class?

Just checked the cams, still can't see any merlins!!!