page_title: Virtual Regatta
section_title: Game play
hierarchical_section_title: Virtual Regatta / Virtual Regatta Offshore / Game play
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Vue 3D dans Offshore
context_page_description: Virtual Regatta is an on online web browser sailing race simulator, though the development of a mobile app version of the game has seen a significant number of users shift to this platform in recent years.
  The company was created in France by Philippe Guigné, CEO of ManyPlayers, for the 2006 edition of the Route du Rhum, with Virtual Regatta Offshore established as a real-time yacht routing game. Since then, the company has been working with the media departments of major oceanic races and their sponsors.
  In 2015, the company developed Virtual Regatta Inshore, a fleet racing game, in partnership with World Sailing. This led to the first eSailing World Championship in 2018.
context_section_description: Virtual RegattaOffshore  organizes approximately 15 races a year. Some of these are held in partnership with some of the world's most famous sailing races, including the Vendée Globe, Route du Rhum, Volvo Ocean Race and the Solitaire du Figaro. These virtual regattas have routes identical to that of the actual race and the same start times. 
  For each race, Virtual Regatta simulates the real meteorological conditions experienced by the skippers and allows its players to participate in real-time from their computers or mobile devices. Players have to take into account real-time meteorological conditions in order to choose the best sail settings and heading, as they race against one another around the course. After signing up for a race, players can also choose their preferred type of boat and personalize it.
  Some races offer prize money of up to thousands of euros, which is split among the winners.
caption: 3D Race Reviewer
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