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Update From Virtual Headquarters

Its been a while since we've updated you with all the stuff that is happening on our virtual oceans. Rest assured we're making it up big time right now! We're adding tons of new features for you to make this incredible race even more fun. RSS feeds, widgets, great moderators. We're thrilled with all the positive emails we're getting. It shows that we're a thriving worldwide community filled with people who love to sail, race and share with each other. We heard that the game is now even used on schools for teaching purposes!

The fleet is growing steadily still which is no surprise since everybody still has a chance to drive home the Volvo C30. You can skip your worst three legs so another 6400 miles left where you can plunge in the water with us!

Enjoy reading and sail on!



When will we hit the 50.000 Sailors mark?
We're still a bit amazed by the sheer number of players joining our Virtual Race. Of course there's room for more ships on the water! All the sailors are allowed to drop their three worst legs so the quest for eternal glory and a nice new Volvo C30 is continues!


News & RSS
As you may have noticed already we are updating our news on a daily basis, sometimes even more than that. This is all thanks to Sebastien Destremau, a French/Australian skipper who is keeping you updated and is also a willing voice of the community. For this he also needs your input, so if you have something interesting to share about the race, the game, or your own sailing fun, you can email it to sebastien.destremau@manyplayers.com

On top of that we also added a RSS Feed so you can check our news on your favorite RSS Reader.
» View the latest news
» Get the RSS Feed!



North Sails to sponsor the Volvo Ocean Race Game
North Sails Benelux has joined the virtual race and will sponsor the Volvo Ocean Race Game pro sails option for the second Leg to Cochin (India). Just like most of the real teams now over 43.000 Virtual yachts will be equipped with the latest state of the art North Sails.

The best part for all you virtual sailors out there is you get to use them for free!

North Sails has become the world leader in sailmaking through an ongoing commitment to making racing sails faster, lighter and longer lasting and crafting cruising sails to the highest standards of performance and durability than any other sailmaker in the world.

We're very excited with this new sponsor and if you feel the same you can drop a message on the Forum under topic "North Sails for Pro Sails".

For more information on North Sails please visit their website



TNG Watches official time keeper Volvo Ocean Race Game
Leg 2 will be right on time! TNG watches, has decided to sponsor the timekeeper for the second Leg to Cochin (India).

The TNG Swiss Watches brand brings an extending line of Swiss Made sports watches, currently comprising of 13 models, including lady models. Apart from functionality, fashionality is one of the important characteristics of TNG Swiss Watches.



What's new?
First of all we would like to thank each and every one of you for joining our game. We see tons of feedback and ideas on the forum and we're evaluating each and every one of them!

Polls:
We will publish a poll on our mainpage every two weeks. These polls will be used to gather feedback from the players as well as for fun!

Gameplay:
The development team has found a way to improve the overall performance of the game. Shorter loading times and scrolling are some of the results of this.

Ticketbox:
There is a new helpdesk system available where you can submit requests and bugs. You can find it under the support button in the game.
» Do you have questions, concerns or bugs to report? Expect a fast answer here!

Payment Issues:
There have been some issues with Visa and Paypal. Our team and our payment providers have resolved this. If there are still issues arising please post them in the Ticketbox

They're doing a terrific job so when you see them on the water or in the forum say hi!

Widget:
We saved the best for last. We are in the final testing stage of our new Volvo Ocean Race Game Widget. Put it on your desktop and you’ll have a full set of B&G racing clocks at your disposal. This widget is free for all our "full package" users. If you’re not a full package user you can purchase the widget in the shop for 100 credits per leg or 500 for the whole race. If you don’t want to purchase anything you can still use the widget but it will only display the rank of you boat in the game.
» Get the widget here!

Moderators:
We’re thrilled to have six moderators that are helping us out on the forum. They are:


There are a lot more features in progress so stay tuned!

Cheers,

The Volvo Ocean Race Game Team
UnitedGames & Many Players.
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