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MarineVerse: 10 Years of Sailing in Virtual Reality
Ahoy, MarineVerse community and friends!
Ten years ago, I slid a smartphone into a Google Cardboard viewer and strapped it to my face. The graphics were basic. The ocean was silent. There was no hand tracking - I steered simply by looking, guiding the boat with my gaze. I looked ridiculous standing in my living room.
But for a split second, the walls disappeared. I was sailing.
The first VR sailing prototype
Today, that scrappy experiment has evolved into immersive environments, realistic boat physics, and the world’s largest virtual sailing club. The technology has changed, but the dream remains the same: enable more people to sail, anytime and anywhere.
From mastering the basics of sail trim to racing friends across the globe, we’ve helped turn sailing from a “someday” dream into an everyday practice for thousands of sailors around the world.
Why Did We Create MarineVerse?
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Happy Holidays from MarineVerse! 2025 Year in Review + Holiday Sailing Ideas
Ahoy MarineVerse Community!
As the year comes to a close, I want to say a huge thank you for being part of the MarineVerse sailing community.
Whether you race with us every week or only check in once a year, you’re a big part of why this project is still sailing forward.
This year we’ve added new boats, new ways to relax, new training tools, and more racing than ever - perfect reasons to put the headset on over the Xmas break and see what’s new.
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Mastering Twin Engines: Catamaran Docking Comes to MarineVerse Sailing Club!
Docking. It’s the moment where even seasoned sailors hold their breath. The wind catches the bow, the current pushes the stern, and suddenly that slip looks very narrow.
Two years ago, we introduced Docking practice to MarineVerse Sailing Club, giving monohull sailors a safe, stress-free environment to master slow-speed maneuvering, prop walk, and wind effects. It quickly became one of our most popular training features.
Today, we are thrilled to announce a major expansion to our Docking training modules. We’re handing you the keys (or rather, the dual throttles) to a Dual Rudder Catamaran.
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Setting Sail for Everyone: The Hansa 303 Joins MarineVerse Sailing Club
TL;DR: The world’s most accessible sailing boat, the Hansa 303, is now live in MarineVerse Sailing Club. With its VR-perfect joystick controls, it’s now our default training boat, making sailing truly accessible for all abilities.
There’s a moment every sailor chases—when the wind, the boat, and your hands work in perfect harmony. For too many, that feeling has remained out of reach. Today, that changes. We are incredibly proud to announce that the Hansa 303, a boat that has transformed thousands of lives, is now available in MarineVerse Sailing Club.
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Hansa 303 Sets Sail in MarineVerse, Making Virtual Reality Sailing Accessible to Everyone
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Melbourne, Australia – December 19, 2025 – MarineVerse, the pioneer in virtual reality (VR) sailing simulation, today announced the addition of the licensed Hansa 303 sailboat to its popular MarineVerse Sailing Club platform. This significant integration makes one of the world’s most inclusive and approachable training dinghies the primary training vessel in VR, reinforcing MarineVerse’s mission to make the joy of sailing accessible to people of all abilities.
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VR Sailors - MarineVerse Community: JJ
Ahoy!
Welcome to the twenty fifth post in the series “VR Sailors - MarineVerse Community” – introducing sailors racing in MarineVerse Sailing Club.
Today, we are chatting with JJ, from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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