I just made a brief YouTube tutorial on how to set the minimum RPM in Virtual Sailor. This helps overcome the problem where the vessel keeps moving a bit in neutral, typically 1-3 knots instead of coming to a stop (wind and current excepted). This is due to a default setting when creating vessels to…
At MuVIT Boating LLC, we’re always focused on refining the realism and usability of our boating simulation systems. That’s why we’re excited to announce the release of our V3 Simulator Throttle Upgrade—a simple, affordable enhancement that delivers a noticeably improved experience for both training and recreational use. It would also be useful to familiarize your self…
The video below from the MuVIT YouTube Channel explains how to create scenarios you can use over and over. Once you create a scenario, you can restart it at the same location with the same boat and conditions at any time. This makes it perfect for student exercises where they can practice the same activity…
Enhancing Boating Education with Simulated Radar and Chart Plotter As boating technology continues to evolve, the U.S. Power Squadrons (America’s Boating Club) remains at the forefront of boating education—equipping both members and the public with the knowledge and confidence to operate their vessel safely in all conditions. One powerful teaching aid that supports this mission…
Here we outline a quick fix for throttle calibration issues some have experienced. There have been a couple of situations in which the throttles do not operate as expected. Typically, this is when one throttle will not operate properly and when looking at it in the Joystick setup page in Virtual Sailor, the throttle will…
We’ve put together a quick start guide for configuring the throttles and wheel if they lose their set-up. It should help with making quick configuration changes if you run into issues with those devices. The steps are outlined in a manner that should make it easy to carry out when needed. Quick Start Guide You…
As has been mentioned in the past, finding areas with docks is a hit-or-miss exercise. They seem to exist at unlikely locations, not necessarily where one would expect, and not consistently with locations on charts. This makes it somewhat difficult to teach local knowledge-type activities except at a high level, which is to be expected…
I’ll start out by wishing everyone a happy New Year, may 2025 be a year of good fortune for all! We’ve had a few requests from people about what we would recommend as an initial set of boats and scenarios, also called situations on the splash screen. We put together a couple of downloads that…
Not too long ago we did a Zoom session for the members of the MuVIT community within USPS District 22. It runs for close to an hour, is very informal, and covers a lot of subjects that people have questions about. It is mostly unedited except for some extraneous bits at the beginning and end….
Can a vessel’s performance characteristics be altered? And what are the reasons for wanting to do so? The affirmative answer to this question exists for multiple reasons. Now, let’s explore the purpose and methods behind such modifications. One potential reason for adjusting the performance curve of the vessel is evident. Certain vessels have excessive power,…
We want to take a few minutes and lay out the roadmap of what we are working on. Most of these are things people asked about and some are there for added functionality. So, with that said, let’s get to it. Screen Displays The topic of utilizing multiple screens has been mentioned frequently. I am…
We’ve run into a situation a couple of times now where the display for the MuVIT remote on the tablet displayed locked and was not usable. This was confusing the first couple of times since everything had been working perfectly up to that point. A lot of fiddling with the remotes to get it to…
Stop the Throttle Shuffle: Using Non-Skid Materials Keep Things in Place I think we can all admit that the 3D-printed throttle quadrants for the MuVIT virtual trainer are quite light. We have had a couple conversations with users who observed that while using the throttles they tended to slide around. This isn’t too surprising when…
We’ve put a video on YouTube that lays out the basics you need to know to do your initial setup and startup with your new MuVIT simulator. Nothing is overly complicated but it is laid out to give you an easier faster start. Probably one of the biggest hurdles is configuring the throttles and wheel….
For this tutorial blog about joystick configuration, we will presume that you have all the essential parts of a MuVIT system ready to go. It could be useful to print the second half of this tutorial as there are cases where Virtual Sailor loses its configurarion and you need to reenter it. With this tutorial…
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