Heading to the Caribbean from the East Coast always incurs the bitter and sweet reality of a Gulf Stream crossing. It will certainly have elements of […]
Island Bound
Black Clouds on the Horizon
Sunshine and blue skies: they’re the hallmark of another terrific day spent sailing on moderate blue seas, and they account for the vast majority of days […]
The National Digital Forecast Database
(published July 2015) The primary method of weather routing underway these days is based on vector wind forecasts in GRIB format displayed in echart navigation programs. […]
Maintaining a Weather Eye
Weather forecasts can be right or wrong, but the sooner you can recognize the difference, the sooner you can take appropriate action (published July 2015) A […]
Marine Weather Services Charts-How to Make Your Own
(published May 2015) For many years the National Weather Service (NWS) published Marine Weather Services Charts (MSC) that listed crucial information for mariners using their services. […]
Smoke Signals, Morse Code or …
The boats on which we sail are not the only things that have evolved demonic speeds. Modern offshore communications have developed right along with them. (published […]
Weather Preparation: It’s Not So Simple
Getting ready can be as easy or as complicated as you would care to make it, but the “easy” way will not get you the information […]
The Dark Art of Weather Anaylsis
How learning the basics of weather can keep you in the right spots while on passage (published July 2014) I stood there, facing the seated crowd […]
SSB Email and Weather Made Easy
An instant guide to receiving SSB email and weather at sea (published February 2014) SSB radios are one of the most useful tools for sending and […]
Safety At Sea
recommendations and consideratioins for outfitting your sailboat to go offshore (published October 2013) With the amount of gear and opinions available on what you should or […]