Home of the Virtual Loup-de-mer
What is Virtual Loup-De-Mer?
It's a web-based real-time Sailboat-routing simulation. It uses real weather data (data for wind strength and direction are updated every 6 hours - GMT 3h40, 9h40, 15h40 & 21h40). GRIB file is available here: http://grib.v-l-m.org/ GRIB files contains wind info in 3hour steps and 0.5° grid and is interpolated to be used in the game. Boat polar charts are similar to real boats, boat speed and direction are updated every 5 minutes (or less in some very short races). Races will be organised frequently.
In the navigation bar on the left, you will find links toward VLM documentation :
Documentation
and tools associated with VLM :
Tools
As well as links toward the Forum
(hosted by La Taverne) or the Chat
One Man, One Race, One Boat
Please observe the limit ONE BOAT PER RACE PER SKIPPER.
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- Race starting in 3 days 8 hours 52 minutes. - Engaged : 0 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2026/01/08 17:00:06 GMT.
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2026/12/26 22:59:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 632 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race starting in 13 days 3 hours 52 minutes. - Engaged : 2 (unlimited)
- Start line opened on : 2026/01/18 12:00:06 GMT.
- Start line closing on : 2026/01/19 20:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 4390 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 714 days 14 hours 7 minutes. - Engaged : 253 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- The OMOROB rule is NOT applicable for this race !.
- Start line closing on : 2026/12/31 22:59:06 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 101 %
- WP(s) - 9101 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 117 days 14 hours 7 minutes. - Engaged : 36 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2026/09/30 18:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 2264 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 64 days 20 hours 7 minutes. - Engaged : 95 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2026/03/01 00:00:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 23910 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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- Race opened since 3 days 15 hours 7 minutes. - Engaged : 26 (unlimited)
- This is a permanent/record race.
- Start line closing on : 2026/12/26 22:59:00 GMT
- Finish line closing condition : 150 %
- WP(s) - 201 nm - crank : 5 minutes - Spectator
- Race Instructions on the forum
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