Following the recent storm there have been a couple of changes within the fleet…
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Leg 4 Update - Gameweek 22
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Leg 4 Update - Gameweek 21
Suitably refreshed the fleet move out of Sydney to begin the final leg in the southern hemisphere.
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Leg 3 Update - Gameweek 18
A belated update for Leg 3.
The fleet sail into Sydney and then take a break over Christmas and New Year before beginning the next leg to cape Town
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Leg 3 Update - Gameweek 17
One of the shortest Legs of the Race sees the fleet leave Wellingtion and head for Sydney.
With only 2 Gameweeks making up this section the quick sprint could easily change the overall standings.
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Leg 2 Update - Gameweek 16
The final week of Leg 2 sees the port of Wellington welcome the boats of the fleet. The winners of 2 Pools had already been decided but the remaining 2 were still up grabs.
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Leg 2 Update - Gameweek 15
Ronaldo may be a great footballer - but a great sailor he isn’t. Following on from 2 weeks ago when he took 35 boats onto the rocks he surpassed himself this time round by falling overboard from no less than 57 of the 60 boats taking part in the Challenge.
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Using an external Style KML file
If you save a KML from within Google Earth the Styles that you have used, Placemark icons for example, are included in the KML. While this works for simple KMLs it’s not ideal for more complex ones.
A better way to store and reference Styles, especially if you generate them from a source such as a [...]
To KMZ or not to KMZ … that is the question.
When creating KML files when is it correct to use the compressed format of KMZ and when should you just leave them umcompressed?
There are advantages to both formats and the line between them can be gray in places but there are some instances in which you have no choice but to use a KMZ.
Leg 2 Update - Gameweek 14
The 3rd week of a possible 5 in the Leg from Buenos Aires to Wellington. Will the fleet avoid repeating the distastrous previous week in which there were 35 run-agrounds?
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Using Network Links as a wrapper
Network Links can be used in many ways, delivery of dynamic data for example, but the most basic is in the form of a wrapper so that you can change your main data file(s) while not requiring your subscribers to do anything except refresh the link thay have saved.