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MY E-SAIL SIMULATOR REVIEW BY GAZPODE_L

I first discovered this game, when it was previewed by a well known & respected twitch streamer "SteveChes"
(AKA SIM-UK.)

What I witnessed that day made me very excited to play the game, so I bought it when it was released recently.

As I own my own boat (3rd season) and have done many a flotilla in Greece, I know my way around and yacht and it's respective lines, however I still made a point of running through the quick-start tutorial to get to grips with the variety of controls.

PLAYING THE GAME - NO1- LEARN YACHTING WITH E-SAIL!
The tutorials themselves found within the "learn yaching" section are very well thought through and carefully explain what each function does and the effect it causes to the boat. I even found at times I was learning (or re-learning) some things which I had become rusty on such as anchoring and navigation - I'm hearing from the DEV's (Developers) who made the game that they are planning to release an expanded version of the navigation "tools" so that you can take hand-bearing compass bearings to do things like three-point fixes...I'm sure I can even mess around with things like transits, & clearing bearings!!!

NO2 - CHALLENGES
I will post a later review on these as I haven't had the time to look at any of these as yet, as I've spent so much time exploring using either locations or the main part of the game LIVE SAILING!

NO3 - LOCATIONS
There are four or five set "Scenarios" with a fixed time of day & weather conditions.

This mode places you into your chosen area, and is ideal for those who do not wish to go through the lengthy process of either sailing or motoring to the chosen point. The scenarios or "Locations" include being inside the pretty Webster Bay, starting off moored up or "Docked" at one of the two marina's in the game,and a couple of scenarios aimed at getting the best out of your sailing with one featuring a strong mid-afternoon breeze and another starting at dawn, with the sails down waiting for the wind to arrive!

NO4 - LIVE SAILING
This is where this game is at it's VERY BEST! Live sailing starts you off in a fixed position within the Game, a few miles outside the main islands. here you are subjected to changing weather conditions and sea-states and can choose to sail or motor to any part of the chain of islands currently in the game (the DEV's say they are working on more scenery).

There may be the odd occasion where you get stuck or run aground - this is NO issue as all you need to do is go into "Settings" by clicking on the cog in the top left menu and then click reset live sailing! you then find your situation reset and you can continue to enjoy sailing.

A few things I find particularly great about this sim which outmatches other sailing games/sims is 1) the weather - just as you do in Real life, if you go behind a headland or mountain range sheltered from the wind, it drops and the sea-state eases - BRILLIANT!

2) the anchoring part of this sim is spot-on and I found myself doing just the same things (and making the same errors!) as I had done on my own boats!

3) the third & final thing is the mooring feature - only one other sim supported this and that was very basic in nature by clicking one button - here you are able to control the lines and ease or tighten them to your satisfaction!

Then when it's time to go out again, you can create slip-lines and ease your boat slowly out of its berth!

All in all, a fantastic sim, with a friendly & attentive developer who actively continues to improve & polish an already very solid game/sim!

I can't wait to see what updates the rest of this year is going to bring for this excellent product!

I URGE you to go and purchase it today! It WILL benefit your sailing in real-life!