From Japan to SL

At the Trenza Yacht Club, to sail Flying Taco is becoming popular recently. This yacht will be the next official racing yacht of the club. The one with the sail up is Taco that may be a bit simpler than Flying Fizz introduced last time. The two left are by WildWind, which were really cute. Could anyone make it possible to put them on sale again? There is a free version of Taco.
Home of the Flying Taco: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Gray/32/152/22




This yacht is the first one I experienced when I started SL. I feel a longing for the first lesson that was held at FEYC. I think also there are several level of difficulty. I would start practicing again from the beginning.




The following is a part of "Quick start instructions" of Flying Taco. It says "Skip the first four paragraphs if you like – the rest of the instructions are actually important". I think not many people read this through, so I put it here.

Congratulations on owning the legendary-in-its-own-mind "Flying Tako" sailboat. I know it might not look like much, but this is without a doubt one of the most realistic virtual sailboats you can buy in Second Life, at least in terms of operation and dynamics. I've tried to make the Flying Tako sail as realistically as possible, making compromises only when computing speed was at stake or I was too lazy to figure something out.

People have been sailing the "Tako" (as it is affectionately known to its fans - to its detractors, it's known as the "Flying Crappo") for literally thousands of years. Most archaeologists agree that the first Flying Tako was built in Ancient Egypt, probably around 2350 BC according to advanced microastrological dating methods. Back then the builders had to use mud, reeds, and rat hides for the construction materials. Egyptologists believe Flying Takos were originally used by smugglers to ferry camels across the Nile River, there being no such thing as helicopters in those days. Over the next dozen centuries or so, as the science of sailing evolved, the Egyptians added a sail to the Tako, and then a rudder, and then finally a handle for the rudder - what we now call a "tiller."

Believe it or not, but the original Takos were considered to be status symbols, much like Hummers or Camaros are today. The royal tomb underneath the Great Pyramid in Giza has a depiction of King Takokhamen sailing his Flying Tako at the head of an enormous fleet of galleys and barges, presumably leading the way to the Royal Beach House on the Mediterranean (scholars dispute the interpretation of the accompanying hieroglyphics - some believe that Takokhamen may have been fleeing authorities over charges of running a pyramid scheme).

Over time, with the invention of the assembly line and the discovery of new rat-skinning techniques, Flying Takos became much more affordable. Today's Flying Tako may look a little different from those first boats made out of sticks and mud, but it still uses that most ancient of power sources... WIND! (or in our case, FAKE WIND!)