Getting started

This chapter takes you from installation to your first routing. It opens with an introductory page explaining what weather routing is, then follows the order in which you will discover the app: installation, login, choosing the race, first calculation.

  • What is weather routing? Beginner

    The principle of weather routing, its three ingredients, the isochrone method, its limits and what eSail4VR does.

  • Installing eSail4VR Beginner

    Supported systems (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows), their minimum versions, first launch and updates.

  • Logging in with your Virtual Regatta account Beginner

    The Connection window, the possible error messages and switching accounts.

  • Choosing your race Beginner

    The "Select your race" selector, reading the states (registered, not registered, start in, racing, completed) and the ways to reopen it.

  • Your first routing in a few steps Beginner

    Place a target, start the calculation, read the result and, with Premium, send the orders to Virtual Regatta.