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MarineVerse Globe Update: Motor, Anchor, Night Sky and Ocean Shipping
Ahoy sailors,
A passage is more than the miles you cover under sail. There are calms, approaches to port, decisions about where to stop, and quiet hours watching the sky.
Our latest MarineVerse Globe updates bring more of those moments into your voyage: an electric motor, anchoring, an interactive night sky, a weather station in the cabin, and ocean shipping with busier ports. You can also sail Globe in your browser.
The next Globe Race, St John’s to the Confederation Bridge, starts at 2115 UTC on November 15. Register for the race →
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Try Sailing in Your Browser: Share a Link, Start Sailing
Ahoy!
Ever wanted to show a friend how sailing works, but there was no boat, no wind, or no time?
We want to make taking your first steps into sailing as easy as opening a link. With MarineVerse Try Sailing, you can sail a Hansa 303 or an Opti right in your browser. It’s free, with no account, app installation, or VR headset required.
Choose a boat, start sailing, and see what happens when you steer and adjust the sails.
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VR Sailors - MarineVerse Community: Mark (Redshank)
Ahoy!
Welcome to the twenty ninth post in the series “VR Sailors - MarineVerse Community” – introducing sailors in MarineVerse Sailing Club.
Today, we are chatting with Mark, known online as Redshank.
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From VR to the Water: Polish School Pilot Suggests MarineVerse Can Help Students Prepare for Real Sailing
A school-based pilot in Wisła, Poland compared students who trained with MarineVerse VR against a traditional theory group before a real sailing camp. The early results suggest improved helm confidence, wind-relative orientation, and maneuver awareness.
“Students who had previously attended MarineVerse VR sailing classes were able to take the helm immediately on a 5-person training boat. More importantly, they were ready to use wind angles — not shore landmarks — as reference points for their course. That gave them a major advantage when sailing, tacking, and gybing.”
- Marcin Kotowicz
A school-based sailing education pilot in Wisła, Poland has produced a promising early signal: students who prepared with MarineVerse in virtual reality appeared more confident and better prepared when they later moved onto real boats.
The project was led by Marcin Kotowicz at Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1 im. Pawła Stalmacha in Wisła, Poland.
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From a First Sail to a Lifelong Sailor: Our World Sailing eSailing Webinar on VR and the Hansa 303
Many people know MarineVerse as a place to learn, race, relax, and stay connected to sailing from home. But behind the app is a bigger question we keep coming back to: how can virtual sailing support real sailors on their journey to becoming lifelong sailors?
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From VR to Real Water: How Sea Scouts Used MarineVerse for Winter Sailing Training
Ahoy!
I’m Greg, CEO of MarineVerse, and today I’m excited to share a story that’s particularly close to my heart.
Growing up in Poland, I was part of a Sea Scouts group. We’d huddle together during the long winter months, studying knots and navigation theory from books, dreaming of the moment we could finally get back on the water. The passion was there, but the ability to actually practice sailing during winter simply wasn’t. (Read the full origin story here.)
So when I learned that Don Goff, Ph.D. - a retired IT professor from the University of Maryland and a Sea Scout leader in Chicago - had been using MarineVerse Sailing Club for winter training with his Sea Scout Ship, I asked him to share his experience.
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