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Fjord – Sailing Simulator, for the press

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Fact sheet

Title
Fjord – Sailing Simulator (Fjord – Simulateur de voile)
Genre
Sailing simulator
Setting
The Saguenay fjord in Québec, Tadoussac to Chicoutimi; anywhere on Earth through the world map
Platform
Windows PC; a high-end graphics card is recommended
Engine
Unreal Engine 5.8
Status
In development, version 0.29.0; no release date
Price
Not decided yet
Languages
English and French (Québec): text and tutorial voice
Website
fjordsail.com

Description

Fjord is a realistic sailing simulator set in the Saguenay fjord in Québec. You sail a Sabre Spirit 37 from Tadoussac to Chicoutimi through the real scenery of the place: Google Photorealistic 3D Tiles, streamed by Cesium.

The water follows the Canadian Hydrographic Service's tide predictions and the depths of its NONNA-100 charts. The boat runs on a real physics model, on arcade controls or in sim mode, where every line has its own key.

What is in the game

  • A Sabre Spirit 37 with sheets, traveller, halyards, reefs, furler and wing-on-wing, on arcade or sim controls
  • CHS tides, currents and bathymetry, live rain radar and a chartplotter
  • Weather from presets or by hand: gusts, rain, fog, thunderstorms up to 30 knots; the time of day and the date
  • A 25-step tutorial, voiced in English and Québec French
  • The Parcours du Boeu’ at Tadoussac, a real race since 2009, and four timed races at L'Anse-Saint-Jean
  • Whales, the Tadoussac ferries, live AIS traffic, marinas and la Toupie lighthouse
  • Anywhere on Earth through the world map

Trailer

The Haut-fond Prince lighthouse, la Toupie, red on the horizon at duskPlay the trailer1:47, version 0.28.1

Screenshots

Each opens as a 2560 × 1440 JPG (menu captures are smaller).

The sloop reaching past a forested point at L'Anse-Saint-Jean, mountains of the fjord behindSim controls: the colour-coded lines panel beside the boat on a reach, with the HUD readoutsThe chartplotter at Tadoussac: CHS depth shading, tidal current arrows and the 24-hour tide graphThe sloop close-hauled off Tadoussac at the start of the Parcours du Boeu’A tutorial card beside the boat at golden hour, with the wind dial and the HUD part it explainsThe Haut-fond Prince lighthouse, la Toupie, red on the horizon at duskThe sloop heeled in a breeze off Tadoussac, its wake behind itA fin whale surfacing after its blow at the mouth of the SaguenayThe Marina de Tadoussac against a low sun, a sailboat coming inThe masthead Windex against the sun over the fjordFrom above: the sloop on glassy water, rings spreading on the surface, mist on the far shoreA Tadoussac ferry crossing the mouth of the SaguenayThe start menu: FJORD, Resume at L'Anse-Saint-Jean, Activities, World map, SettingsA low view of the sloop at speed, its bow wave and wakeThe sloop running downwind through dark, steep water in a 30-knot stormVisual wind: light streaks over the water show where the air goes around the boat

Logo and mark

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Contact

For an interview or more pictures: Email the press desk