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26 September 2019
23 September 2019

Test of the game Sailing Simulation on PC

26 September 2019
Richard Davis


Who has not dreamed of seaside aboard a yacht or participating in a regatta under the sun? Anuman offers us today the opportunity to realize these fantasies with a simulation of sailing that unfortunately exceeds the stage of the demo.

Sailing Simulation is one of the least expensive softs of the Anuman catalog. We understand quickly why. The mediocrity of graphics and bugs aside, it takes no more than an hour to make the complete tour. Only four extremely short races are on the program and the free mode is not of any interest. This is all the more regrettable that the gameplay offers rather good feelings. The sailboat responds to a quarter turn and the management of the sails is childish. We are free to define the route of our choice according to the prevailing winds. You can alternate between several views to enjoy the landscape. In short, the game system itself is quite successful. Therefore, we can not help regretting that the content is so hungry.

One of the 4 very short regattas of the game. In Sailing Simulation, in fact, there are no great crossings on the high seas or sailing around the world. On the contrary, the four poor regattas that oppose us to only six skippers unfold on ridiculous distances. It usually takes no more than 3 or 4 minutes to cross the finish line, knowing that it is possible to cheat shamefully by taking shortcuts. Shortcuts ?! Well yes because there is no route to be respected imperatively or buoys to bypass. So just let our competitors stupidly follow their roadmap to falsify their company by chewing with impunity. Realism takes a hit. The interest of the game vanishes. And these are not the few options to adjust the weather or departure time that will change much.

Pleasure is the foot! Of course the contemplatives will want to try the free mode to discover the 100 square kilometers of navigable surface in the Greek islands. But by way of "sumptuous graphics" (see the jacket), they will be entitled only to clusters of polygons supposed to include landscapes and some buildings. The sea is desperately flat, without waves or waves.
Our excitometer too. Basically, the only really fun thing to do is to crash into a rock to hear screaming the young lady who accompanies us on the boat. Let's go on the sad management of the weather, the lack of marine currents, display bugs galore, slow motion that do not work. It looks like a demo or a bad beta of what could have become an honorable simulation if the developers did not seem to have been stopped as sharp in their tracks. Despite a pleasant sound environment and accessible gameplay, Sailing Simulation can only inevitably lead us to the lowlands of videogame mediocrity light years away from a Virtua Skipper.

If the sailboats are roughly well modeled, the environments clearly lack variety and are hard to see. The sea is flat like a mirror. The collisions are awful. There are dozens of display bugs. Help !

The game is taken care of quickly and the navigation is rather realistic although it is not affected by the sea currents or the weather. The regattas were enough to captivate sailing enthusiasts. Unfortunately, their tracks are not marked so that one can cheat without being worried by the competitors.

We look at the box of the game several times to verify that we are not playing a demo as the content is ridiculous. The four races fold in less than 5 minutes each and the free mode is more soporific than a German course.
The ethnic music composed by the talented Pedro Macedo Camacho is literally mesmerizing. The sound effects are less successful but they still help to put us in the mood.

Rarely naval simulation will have proposed such poor content. If we add to that a particularly disappointing graphic achievement, we end up with a game not finished holding more of the demo than the commercial version. To avoid absolutely.

Sailboat models

26 September 2019
Richard Davis


A dream vacation on a BALI 4.1.
We had the chance to spend a week aboard a super catamaran in Corsica. Between the pleasure of sailing, the comfort of the living spaces and breathtaking landscapes ... It was difficult for us to return to the dock. Our holidays 2019? ... on a BALI 5.4 in Greece.

The purchase of our life, a BALI 4.0.
Choosing which yacht to buy is not easy and catamarans do not escape the rule. However, among all the boats visited and compared, the unique concept of the BALI 4.0 with its huge square worthy of a much larger boat, its tilting door very easy to operate, its front cockpit offering a large extra living space for any the family and overall intelligence of the solutions invented and chosen by BALI was the one that most appealed to us.

A dream that becomes reality.
It's been a few months since we started the boat shows in search of the cat that would fulfill all our expectations ...
It was last December at the Nautic, that we signed the order form of our life with the BALI 4.5!
The dean of the range has seduced us with its vast living space access to comfort and the new super backseat.
It will be easy for us to hang out with our family in the aft cockpit, we already see a sipping drink.

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Industrial infrastructures dedicated to cruising multihulls. BALI Catamarans, CATANA Group's new range of products since 2014, integrates and controls all the manufacturing steps of its units: research & development, infusion molding, mechanical, electrical, plumbing, carpentry, finishing, delivery and handling . And this in order to assure you a permanent follow-up of the smooth progress of the works, from the birth of your project until its delivery.
An irreproachable quality of production because mastered! The mastery of the polyester sandwich technology and closed cell PVC foam by the CATANA shipyard guarantees optimum manufacturing quality and considerable weight gain in the BALI Catamarans range, compared to units made of PVC / BALSA foam.

The density of this material, unlike most of its competitors actively participates in its unsinkability. The use of the best anti-osmotic resins ensures the durability of the materials and the longevity of the boats.
Innovative marine qualities The BALI Catamarans range comes from the R & D department of the CATANA shipyard, a legendary brand known for its high performance and high performance catamarans. The light weight of the BALI, the design of their platform, the freeboard height and the disappearance of the trampoline allow them a better passage to the sea without tapping, without wetting, pledges of comfort of safety and performance. Their remote rigging allows a larger sail area from before, compared to its competitors and its "solent" self-steering, great maneuverability. All these innovations brought to the BALI catamarans have not in any way undermined the philosophy and values ​​of the CATANA Group.

First-class equipment BALI Catamarans emphasizes the care given to interior and exterior fittings and equipment, in order to meet the requirements of its customers and the quality criteria of the brand. High quality electrical installations and wiring comply with CE standards, reliable and easy to access, always with the constant aim of combining innovation, technology, design and sustainable development.

Our partners, among the best equipment manufacturers of electronics, deck hardware and rigging have been closely involved in the development of this new range of catamarans by offering innovative solutions, tested in the laboratory and then at sea. To offer you the best of their technology associated with that of BALI Catamarans.

Beneteau sailboats

23 September 2019
Richard Davis


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