2026-08-13 13:54 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
This small update brings a number of fixes and small improvements: Fixed bugsAlert which notifies the user of a new DLC/Add-on was not firing (3.2.17)Log messages spamming player.log file (3.2.17)Navaronne waterfall rocks without collidersImprovementsShipping bow foam now has some extra detail when using 'Detailed water' setting. Note: this is still an area that could use a lot of improvement!Shipping movement refined to prevent sudden reversing when ships arrive at waypoints.
2026-08-03 15:00 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
This small update addresses these issues:Fixed bugs:Edit user screen. Button to re-register multiplayer (using key combination) not appearing until you leave and re-enter the screen. Edit user screen. Multiplayer registration button not showing when creating user/boat. Remote users boats mainsail/boom started facing in the wrong direction. Anchoring constantly being reset. This is due to changes in tide. Shipping moving jerkily. Add-ons notification not firing. Tidal curve crashing. Thank you for all the user feedback. Please let me know how these fixes get on!
2026-07-22 14:30 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
This small update patches a number of bugs:1) Unstable anchor is now reset onto the boat with a warning message.2) Shipping routes have been stabilised to provide more consistent movement of automated boats. 3) Fixed fishing boat which was showing duplicate symbols on plan view. 4) Marshes have a new Navigation Guide to help you find this devilish POI!5) Fixed a bug which could stop the comms panel working.6) Fixed bug where local time would drift away form UTC.As always thank you for your feedback and bug reports!
2026-06-29 14:10 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
eSail 3.2.09 fixes these bugs:Tides inside eSail not consistent with the tide tables. This was due to changes in the sky, sun and moon positions. Tide tutorials. Sometimes the boat would just appear in open ocean. Second tide tutorial was set to a time of 8:30 not 15:30 which meant the tide first went in the wrong direction. The bay just South of Safety Bay had 2m spot depths which were wrong, Changed the sea bed height.
2026-06-19 10:38 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
Thank you to all our contributors for your ideas and feedback! (Note these improvements were made across versions 3.2.04 to 3.2.08)Fixed the upgrade path when upgrading from V1 to V3. This was leading to a frozen first splash screen. I have added resizer handles to the instrument panel and the 'plan' panel. I have been doing work to make sure the boat and anchor behave properly after restoring when the tide has changed. Symptoms included the anchor being underground and the boat jittering as it struggled to raise above the seabed. Now if you come back to eSail and you have left your boat in sh
2026-05-11 16:01 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
eSail V3 is an exciting new update that brings new features to the eSail community. As always, our updates are free for all eSail users. Thank you to our eSail users for the fantastic feedback we received during development and to our amazing community translators who have been working so hard on this release!NEW FEATURES Better graphics. All terrain textures have been improved. There is also now more use of the 'Detailed World' setting which adds more objects including rocks, trees, roads and harbour details. Even the seaweed has been replaced with something a bit more appealing (although rem
2026-05-05 10:52 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
After two years of development V3 is almost here so we recommend you move over to the eSail 3 Beta now.As with all new software there will be occasional bugs. If you can find a serious bug and show us how to reproduce it, (subject to the terms below) we will send you a gift of your choice from the eSail merch store! In particular we are looking for any issues with mooring or resetting the boat.https://esail-web-store.myspreadshop.co.ukTerms:Offer ends May 31 2026, but may be closed earlyOnly the first successful report of any particular issue will receive a giftThis offer is for serious defect
2025-04-25 12:27 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
eSail V3 Test (3.0.x) is an exciting new update that brings new features to the eSail community. As always, our updates are free for all eSail users. As well as adding new features, a lot of work has been done on compatibility with Unity 6. Although this doesn't add anything for users short term, it means we are on the right platform going forward, which should speed up development. NOTE 1: Before running the Beta backup your data folder. See the Technical Support discussion for this folder's location. NOTE 2: Challenges are excluded from the beta. This is because the boat handling has changed
2024-09-09 14:11 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
This update provides an agreement checkbox, so that the user needs to accept that eSail is not a replacement for professional training by a qualified instructor. In addition we point out limitations - we cannot simulate the physical and mental demands of real world sailing. Also we highlight that no simulator can always replicate real world physics, especially as all boats behave differently. The agreement only needs to be accepted once by each user/boat. This wording is in preparation for eSail V3. We will be adding tidal height information so it is really important that users realize the lim
2024-05-07 11:25 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
This small update fixes an issue in the Mooring Sandbox (eSail Pro). There were hidden boats which caused some very strange effects when trying to moor. Apologies to anyone who had problems mooring before this was identified!
2024-04-29 10:33 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
This new update is designed to help novice sailors, as well as fix a few bugs. 1. Added a Points of Sail diagram. This can be accessed from the 'Adjusting the Mainsail' tutorial. (In V3 all learning resources will be accessible from a central location.) 2. Previously it was easy to accidentally click on the sail bag in the cabin and deploy the asymmetric without even knowing it. So we have now added a confirmation alert. 3. We have added a note in first tutorial about how the tutorials are saved and how to access other tutorials / challenges. 4. We have modified the starting boat positions of
2024-04-06 09:50 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
We have a new test release which is designed to help novice sailors, as well as fix a few bugs. 1. Added a Points of Sail diagram. This can be accessed from the 'Adjusting the Mainsail' tutorial. (In V3 all learning resources will be accessible from a central location.) 2. Previously it was easy to accidentally click on the sail bag in the cabin and deploy the asymmetric without even knowing it. So we have now added a confirmation alert. 3. We have added a note in first tutorial about how the tutorials are saved and how to access other tutorials / challenges. 4. We have modified the starting b
2024-01-02 18:11 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
This small update fixes a problem with the timings of buoy and land lights. Thank you to raskil2000 for pointing this out. We have checked all lights but it is still possible we may have missed something, so any positive or negative reports would be much appreciated.
2023-12-21 16:28 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
eSail v2.4 has a new experimental face input feature as well as a number of small fixes. Rev counter now fixed (eSail Pro). The dial could get stuck on 1000 revs when opening and closing the panel. Changed water reflections to reduce reflection when foggy. Reduced error logging when screen dragging to avoid filling log files with unnecessary messages. Now automatically moves anchor back on boat when it becomes detached. Face input to look around inside eSail (Pro DLC only). See instructions below. Thank you for users for pointing out these issues! Face Input NOTE: This is an eSail Pro feature
2023-09-21 10:34 UTC · Community Announcements · cbaldwin256
This update has a number of small fixes and improvements, as well as additional languages for eSail Pro. A huge thank you to all our community translators! Added missing throttle handle Better debugging when leaving a challenge Added French, German, Spanish, Greek, Italian, Dutch languages for eSail Pro. Changed hand compass scale to make it larger Binoc and hand compass icons in drawer. Moved tooltip down as was fighting cursor on certain resolution/scaling combinations Fixed bug where in central mooring sometimes crew could not pull line Fixed bug where boat heading was not being restored in
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