We had some great screenshots submitted for this competition! Here are the winners.
1) Atmosphere. The winner is T.One (France) This is also the overall winner.
2. Underwater. The winner is Fragger (USA)
3. Multiplayer. The winner Ryanpessop (UK)
Thank you for everyone for your contributions. They were all excellent and very useful for spreading the word! And here is an honourable mention to cosmiczorro for this Little Venice screenshot which was great but did not fit any category.
Prizes will on their way very soon!
Best Screenshot Competition - Extra Prize Added!
Dear eSailors,
With only two days to go, we would love to see more screenshots for this competition, and it would be great to use them to spread the word about eSail. In particular any multiplayer action would be great!
NEW: As an extra bonus the overall winner will also receive any item of their choice from the eSail Web Store: https://esail-web-store.myspreadshop.co.uk/
Polo shirts will be given to the best screen shot in these categories:
1) Atmosphere - sailing, sea & sky
2) Underwater
3) Multiplayer racing action!
See the previous post for full terms and conditions.
Best screenshot competition - win a free polo shirt!
Dear eSailors,
Now you can win a fantastic eSail polo shirt! Just send us the URL on Steam of your best eSail screenshots on or before 7th May 2022 (one entry per category please). We are looking for pictures we can share on social media, so be creative! Polo shirts will be given to the best screen shot in these categories:
1) Atmosphere - sailing, sea & sky
2) Underwater
3) Multiplayer racing action!
Please send the link to your screenshots via the SUPPORT page on our web site https://www.esailyachtsimulator.com/ (The best way to get a link is from your Steam client, click to view your screenshots library (Manage my screenshots), then VIEW ONLINE LIBRARY, then right click on the image and Copy Page URL).
You can also send them by email. See the Technical Support & Bugs forum /Support FAQs and contact email discussion.
LEGAL STUFF. Entry is open to all users of eSail except employees (and their families) of eSail Ltd or Valve Corporation, the suppliers of the prizes and any other companies associated with the competition. Only one entry is allowed per person. All entries must be made directly by the person entering the competition. Entries made online using methods generated by a script, macro or the use of automated devices will be void. No responsibility can be accepted for entries lost, delayed or corrupted, or due to computer error in transit. The prizes are as stated, are not transferable to another individual and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The promoters reserve the right to amend or alter the terms of competitions and reject entries from entrants not entering into the spirit of the competition. In the event of a prize being unavailable, the promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value. The winner(s) agree(s) to the use of their Steam name and screenshot being used for publicity purposes. Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the winner(s). If the winner(s) cannot be contacted, or are unable to comply with these terms and conditions, the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant drawn at random, or in the event that the promotion is being judged the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to the runner(s)-up selected by the same judges. Failure to respond and/or provide an address for delivery, or failure to meet the eligibility requirements may result in forfeiture of the prize. The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into over this decision. Competitions may be modified or withdrawn at any time. Only the Steam name and county of the winners will be disclosed.
NEW Northern Series of race challenges with prizes!
This February / March we are running an exciting new series of Live Sailing challenges to take place in the Northern areas of the Shearwater Islands. The challenges are for Master Explorers and may have some more difficult / advanced situations.
The challenges will be listed inside eSail (Live Sailing Challenges) and on the eSail Live Sailing Web Hub. We expect there to be one race each week (midweek evening). The races will be added to a new Northern Series leaderboard. As normal we will give points based on your finishing position (see below for full competition rules).
Meanwhile, you can of course order other gifts from the NEW eSail Webstore.
I look forward to seeing you in race soon!
Best regards,
Chris Baldwin and the eSail Team
COMPETITON RULES
Entry is open to all users of eSail except employees (and their families) of eSail Ltd and Valve Corporation and the suppliers of the prizes and any other companies associated with the competition.
Only one entry is allowed per person.
All entries must be made directly by the person entering the competition.
Entries made online using methods generated by a script, macro or the use of automated devices will be void.
No responsibility can be accepted for entries lost, delayed or corrupted, or due to computer error in transit or due to eSail software or server failures or failures of any eSail supplier.
Challenge places are always limited. No responsibility will be accepted if there are not enough places for everyone. Places are offered on a first come first served basis.
The finishing positions will be calculated by eSail software and eSail servers. These positions may differ from the positions as viewed by competitors.
The prizes are as stated, are not transferable to another individual and no cash or other alternatives will be offered.
The promoters reserve the right to amend or alter the terms of competitions and reject entries or deduct points from entrants not entering into a spirit of fair competition.
In the event of a prize being unavailable, the promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.
The winner(s) agree(s) to the use of their Steam name and country being used for publicity purposes.
Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the winner(s). If the winner(s) cannot be contacted, or are unable to comply with these terms and conditions, the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to the runner(s)-up selected by the same judges.
Failure to respond and/or provide an address for delivery, or failure to meet the eligibility requirements may result in forfeiture of the prize.
The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into over this decision. Competitions may be modified or withdrawn at any time.
Only the Steam name and country of the winners will be disclosed.
eSail Winter Series Winner Announced!
Congratulations to Vangelis Kipreos in his boat World Scout, winner of the 2021 eSail Winter Series! Also well done to Mike Ffoulkes who finished second and David Roupp who came in third. The dramatic final race finished with just 3s between the first two boats. The first three places in the Series will be sent eSail hoodies and other merchandise.
Thank you to all participants!
Winner Vangelis (Boat name: World Scout) lives in Greece and is an economist, working for an IT company as a business analyst. He says: "I am in a country with sea, sun and many islands so it would be difficult not to do sailing. I have traveled a lot as a skipper but unfortunately several years have passed since I was actively involved. In e-sail, however, I found what I was missing!"
New eSail Winter Challenge Series with Prizes!
This weekend we are launching an exciting new Winter Series of Live Sailing challenges to take place between 14th Nov 2021 to 15th Dec 2021. The challenges will be listed inside eSail (Live Sailing Challenges) and on the eSail Live Sailing Web Hub. We expect there to be at least 2 races per week. The races will be added to a new Winter Series leaderboard. As normal we will give points based on your finishing position (see below for full competition rules). You will be able to view the aggregate scores on a new Winter Series leaderboard on the Hub.
The series will end Dec 15th when we will send out some great prizes for the winners!
Meanwhile, you can of course order other gifts from the NEW eSail Webstore.
I look forward to seeing you in a Winter Series race!
Best regards,
Chris Baldwin and the eSail Team
COMPETITON RULES
Entry is open to all users of eSail except employees (and their families) of eSail Ltd and Valve Corporation and the suppliers of the prizes and any other companies associated with the competition.
Only one entry is allowed per person.
All entries must be made directly by the person entering the competition.
Entries made online using methods generated by a script, macro or the use of automated devices will be void.
No responsibility can be accepted for entries lost, delayed or corrupted, or due to computer error in transit or due to eSail software or server failures or failures of any eSail supplier.
Challenge places are always limited. No responsibility will be accepted if there are not enough places for everyone. Places are offered on a first come first served basis.
The finishing positions will be calculated by eSail software and eSail servers. These positions may differ from the positions as viewed by competitors.
The prizes are as stated, are not transferable to another individual and no cash or other alternatives will be offered.
The promoters reserve the right to amend or alter the terms of competitions and reject entries or deduct points from entrants not entering into a spirit of fair competition.
In the event of a prize being unavailable, the promoter reserves the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.
The winner(s) agree(s) to the use of their Steam name and country being used for publicity purposes.
Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the winner(s). If the winner(s) cannot be contacted, or are unable to comply with these terms and conditions, the Promoter reserves the right to offer the prize to the runner(s)-up selected by the same judges.
Failure to respond and/or provide an address for delivery, or failure to meet the eligibility requirements may result in forfeiture of the prize.
The decision of the judges is final and no correspondence will be entered into over this decision. Competitions may be modified or withdrawn at any time.
Only the Steam name and country of the winners will be disclosed.
Update 2.1.112
This update has a number of small fixes: 1) Change to the position of coordinates on the pencil. This is to stop an issue where at certain resolution/interface scaling combinations it was impossible to mark a cross with the pencil. 2) A fix to stop the boat position being written into the wrong place (the location of the eSail software). This could result in a wrong start position if you reset Live Sailing. 3) Fixed park benches floating in the sea!
Update 2.1.109
Fixes to anchoring challenges.
Update 2.1.108f1
This small patch fixes the following issues: 1) Boat lines being constantly reset during Live Sailing challenges 2) During boat jump in Live Sailing Challenges, there would be problems if you were anchored or moored. Jumping is now prevented in these situations.
Also jumping is now allowed in all challenges (passages and races) provided you are within 5 miles of the start.
eSail Update 2.1.108
This new update includes:
Changed multiplayer challenges so that you can jump to the start if you are within 5 nautical miles distance. This means that if you set up a user/boat in each of the main sailing areas you can now very quickly get to any challenge.
Now users can publish challenges. To do so please contact support to request 'Content Creator' status. A limited number of these will be allowed short term.
Fixes to improve winch handling and avoid issues when using keys during sailing and mooring
Extra debugging to diagnose occasional UI lock ups. (In case of a UI lock up please exit eSail and send us the log files).
Improvements to VHF chat to avoid accidentally typing (while holding a steering key down for instance).
Changes to autosave so it is all kept locally. Although Live Sailing saves are kept on local machines, the autosave positions were being shared using Steam Cloud save. This was causing some issues for users with multiple machines.
Added confirm email field.
Fix to stop anchor attaching to terrain during a collision.
Thank you to everyone who provided their feedback on the beta!
