Sailing Totem: Adding Tools to the Weather Toolbox
When big storms are in play, there’s no such thing as too much information to keep yourself and your boat safe.
When big storms are in play, there’s no such thing as too much information to keep yourself and your boat safe.
After eight seasons sailing the South Pacific, the crew of Sparkman & Stephens 41 Pitufa have learned to embrace their morning rituals of coffee, convergence zones, and surface analysis charts.
Well known weather expert helped countless sailors better understand how to forecast for safety at sea.
But the good news is that experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020.
With the simple rule of “misery is optional,” the Totem crew chooses weather windows carefully.
Getting caught in bad weather due to misjudging a forecast or failing to read conditions—common errors for new cruisers—can kill the dream.
Learning how to understand the information on GRIB weather maps will help you to know the conditions to expect.
Born of necessity, a love of sailing, and a passion for meteorology, Chris Parker’s Marine Weather Center is the go-to weather service for thousands of cruising sailors.
The weather in the vast South Pacific can be wildly variable—here’s what to know before you go.
The American Sailing Association has launched a new webinar series for sailors. The first session on marine weather is on June 11, 2019.
Software products and online services greatly improve the odds of avoiding Mother Nature’s unpleasantries at sea.
On a boisterous passage to New Zealand, Fatty discovers the value of a little weather insight.
When big storms are in play, there’s no such thing as too much information to keep yourself and your boat safe.
After eight seasons sailing the South Pacific, the crew of Sparkman & Stephens 41 Pitufa have learned to embrace their morning rituals of coffee, convergence zones, and surface analysis charts.
Well known weather expert helped countless sailors better understand how to forecast for safety at sea.
But the good news is that experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm activity seen in 2020.
With the simple rule of “misery is optional,” the Totem crew chooses weather windows carefully.
Getting caught in bad weather due to misjudging a forecast or failing to read conditions—common errors for new cruisers—can kill the dream.
Learning how to understand the information on GRIB weather maps will help you to know the conditions to expect.
Born of necessity, a love of sailing, and a passion for meteorology, Chris Parker’s Marine Weather Center is the go-to weather service for thousands of cruising sailors.
The weather in the vast South Pacific can be wildly variable—here’s what to know before you go.
The American Sailing Association has launched a new webinar series for sailors. The first session on marine weather is on June 11, 2019.
Software products and online services greatly improve the odds of avoiding Mother Nature’s unpleasantries at sea.
On a boisterous passage to New Zealand, Fatty discovers the value of a little weather insight.
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