Topic: The Cookie Box MkII - On stranger tides (Read 3484179 times)

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9250 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:22:56 »

Quote from: Ballast on September 05, 2010, 11:11:10

* Restarts ECDIS again...

Hang on

Make it 119 degrees then via the northern entrance

Northern Entrance...

there is no Northern Entrance...

You have the Eastern, by the Car Ferry terminal, and the Western, by the Cruise Terminal

laganviking · « **Reply #9251 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:33:07 »

Maybe he thought he was still in Marseilles

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9252 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:33:45 »

Quote from: laganviking on September 05, 2010, 11:33:07

Maybe he thought he was still in Marseilles

Ballast · « **Reply #9253 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:34:17 »

Quote from: The Ferry Man on September 05, 2010, 11:22:56

Northern Entrance...

there is no Northern Entrance...

You have the Eastern, by the Car Ferry terminal, and the Western, by the Cruise Terminal

The one on your left hand if you are standing with your back to Dover

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9254 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:39:31 »

That is the Eastern Entrance

So Eastern Entrance: Use Heading 119'

What about the Western Entrance?

*The one on the right

Ballast · « **Reply #9255 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:42:33 »

Hehe, follow a course of 116 degrees

It should lead you nicely to the channel to Calais

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9256 on:** September 05, 2010, 11:48:42 »

hehe Thanks very much Ballast - will come in very handy

Thanks

laganviking · « **Reply #9257 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:06:46 »

Try not to laugh at my FPS in the corner

Ballast · « **Reply #9258 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:11:20 »

Was the given course correct LV?

Don't worry, i have the same FPS with a 3,2 Ghz, 4 GB ram and 1 GB video card on medium settings

LucAtC · « **Reply #9259 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:21:31 »

Hello,
It is just an idea, that if you don't have a demo navigation program or anything like that, you can prepare cruises or crossings with GoogleEarth Tools distance tool, it will return easily distances and true headings, disregarding tidal streams, so it shouldn't be a problem. I can guess some people already do it ....
Regards,
Luc

laganviking · « **Reply #9260 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:27:38 »

Quote from: Ballast on September 05, 2010, 12:11:20

Was the given course correct LV?

Don't worry, i have the same FPS with a 3,2 Ghz, 4 GB ram and 1 GB video card on medium settings

It was close enough, I sat between 110 and 120 and it guided me right into the Sangette channel.

That's good to hear

not the only one with rubbish FPS. just upped the anti on the sea and wake settings so this will be interesting...can you get minus figures for FPS, or does it become FPM (frames per minute)

larsdehaan · « **Reply #9261 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:29:24 »

hmm the re-run from deadliest catch is on couplr of secs left untill the fight

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9262 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:31:24 »

Quote from: LucAtC on September 05, 2010, 12:21:31

Hello,
It is just an idea, that if you don't have a demo navigation program or anything like that, you can prepare cruises or crossings with GoogleEarth Tools distance tool, it will return easily distances and true headings, disregarding tidal streams, so it shouldn't be a problem. I can guess some people already do it ....
Regards,
Luc

This sounds intriguing...

So I can plan a trip using Google Earth? I also have a Admiralty Chart of Dover-Calais - is that useful (

)

LucAtC · « **Reply #9263 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:52:00 »

Zooming in around Calais, for instance, you can see ferries making way and their wake, bearing in Google Earth are correct, and the coordinates are very correct, in fact better than some Admiralty printed charts that I have. I wanted one day to check the alignment of Dover and Calais together, and was surprised of the quality of Google Earth's references. There are no soundings of course, no tidal data, identifying buoys is impossible unless there are pictures, etc, but details and mapping are quite good.
To find channels, have a look at AIS data .... why not? Map details can sometimes seem strange in SSEx, but the topographic data are excellent.
Regards,
Luc

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9264 on:** September 05, 2010, 12:56:28 »

heh I use The AIS Tracks for making sure my trips are quite accurate

Thanks for the advice Luc

clanky · « **Reply #9265 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:21:53 »

Good afternoon guys.

--tractorman-- · « **Reply #9266 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:22:24 »

hello!

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9267 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:41:16 »

Hey Clanky

off to Korea tomorrow then

have a good trip, and a good maiden/delivery voyage

clanky · « **Reply #9268 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:49:42 »

Thanks, can't say I'm looking forward to the journey much.

From leaving home until I get to my apartment / hotel in Busan will be around 24 hours.

I am quite excited about the new ship though, should be fun.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9269 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:50:48 »

Thats a long time. $:-\$

Hopefully the ship will be worth it...

clanky · « **Reply #9270 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:52:46 »

I hope so, sea trials are next week some time, so i should have recovered a bit by then.

I doubt that I will be online much for the next few months though

Just been putting SS08 onto my laptop this morning.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9271 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:53:45 »

Thats a shame...

well you will have to tell us about it when you come back...

Ralphy · « **Reply #9272 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:54:11 »

LV the lowest i have got is 1 FPS on max settings with my pc(dxdiag attached), i might have a go at useing my other pc. Intel family chipset FTW!

clanky · « **Reply #9273 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:55:44 »

Quote from: The Ferry Man on September 05, 2010, 13:53:45

Thats a shame...

well you will have to tell us about it when you come back...

Hopefully should have some pics as well. Even though the ship is already in the water I am hoping that I will be able to get hold of some of the building doc photos when I get out there.

The Ferry Man · « **Reply #9274 on:** September 05, 2010, 13:58:11 »

Quote from: clanky on September 05, 2010, 13:55:44

Hopefully should have some pics as well. Even though the ship is already in the water I am hoping that I will be able to get hold of some of the building doc photos when I get out there.

Excellent - look forward to seeing them

Is it a ferry you are bringing over?

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