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A cornucopia of weather information sources, well organized and appropriate for beginners or experts. Here′s the resource to build your plan for receiving or creating weather forecasts. Especially strong for Europe and the Mediterranean.
[Frank Singleton, USA]
A good introduction to how routing software, polar diagrams, and digital weather and current forecasts work together to select the fastest route. I like it because it also alerts you to the kinds of distortions that can hurt this type of system. No illustrations on line.
[Ocean Navigator, May 2000]
[Vendor]
PC software interface to optimize the download of weather products via wireless connections from an OCENS server which collects weather information from the internet.
[OCENS, Seattle, WA, USA]
Giving a lecture on the subject, the author was asked to choose the best single source of weather information. His answer may surprise you.
[SailNet, 21 November 2003]
Forecasts can create a false sense of security.
[Cruising World, December 2000]
A slightly curmudgeonly singlehanded sailor gives very readable advice on the importance of routine, anchoring methods, line handling, exhaustion, weather windows, emergencies, grounding, and age.
[Southwinds Sailing, Holmes Beach, FL, USA]
A good introduction to the tools developed by racers to find optimal courses, including satellite weather information and polar plots, and how much they may change the courses you set.
[Ocean Navigator, January-February 1998]
The best entry into weather forecasting technology. You don′t have to be at sea to get familiar with Navtex forecasts, live weather buoy information, weatherfax, satellite photos, and GRIB files. Lots of examples and pointers. 3 pages.
[Blue Water Sailing, January 2005]
What a routing software program like Force 4, Deckman, Raytech, and MaxSea can do to improve a cruise. A race to Bermuda is used to illustrate the use of wind and current information.
[SailNet, 2 July 2002]
A long-distance cruising couple use their laptops for e-mail and writing, but also for weather forecasting, route planning, research, and managing ship′s business. A walk-through of these functions, with a list of 14 software programs used. 3 pages.
[Cruising World, March 2003]
The shape of the wind is a frivolous thing, It will blow quite straight, then blow in a ring.
Walt Beck
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