Some suggestions to fix the crap 5 Oceans web site:
1) Make all content free - the limited video clips are not worth 20 quid and it appears from posts here that it hasn't been tested on Macs
2) Having made all content free, return the money to those that have paid for the so-called "ultimate coverage"
3) Get rid of the current race viewer and check the terms of the contract with the company that developed it: it doesn't appear to be fit for purpose
4) Replace it with something simple like the Google Maps mash-up used by the Mike Golding web site.
5) Put a regular space for the weather forecast and wind charts preferably overlaid with the position of the fleet
6) Give option to download the .kml files that allow race info to be viewed in Google Earth
7) Make sure there's a version of all pictures that can be quickly viewed without a huge (c) on it or having to register
8) Create more content - there are so few stories its hardly worth visiting. Making all the emails and photos sent from the skippers accessible would help - there's no reason not too given the media savvy like Mike Golding have their own sites where its posted for free whatever the 5 Oceans site does
9) If you can't afford more writers then get some bloggers in to create some
10) Create more space on the web site for content and reduce the clutter of adverts
11) Add a forum section for interaction with users - templates for these can be bought are off the shelf for not much money
12) Have a regular link to keep readers informed with status of the revamp
13) Check out the other race web sites - such as the very successful Volvo Ocean Race web site - and borrow shamelessly
14) Do something quickly before the race becomes a write-off
Any others?
