Atlantic Crossing Guide: Offshore Weather Routing 102
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If you've ever wondered how to cross the Atlantic from the US to Europe -
here's your vid. I break down everything you'll need to know to really understand clearly the weather patterns that you are dealing with, how to best 'thread the needle' to get through safely, and what to do if you screw up.
Watch Weather Routing 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfeWGROLU8s
Tools I used in the video:
PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/
Earth.nullschool: https://earth.nullschool.net/
TropicalTidbits: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/
If you'd like a SIGNED first edition of the book (see video): www.bethecaptainbook.com
Bonus sea story at the end of the video— don’t skip it.
Much love!
James
Learn About Weather:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/meteorology
Atlas of Pilot Charts: https://msi.nga.mil/Publications/APC
Predict Wind: https://www.predictwind.com/
(Weather Courses)
Backyard Meteorology: https://www.harvardonline.harvard.edu/course/backyard-meteorology-science-weather
AstroNavigation: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/astronav/overview/coordinates/
(Videos)
Unlocking the power of multi-objective algorithms for voyage optimization and vessel performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v461kfkmZ0E&t=10s
Introduction (Frank Bohlen, CCA)
Marine Weather Fundamentals (Ken McKinley, Locus Weather)
The 500 mb Surface: Significance and Analysis (Lee Chesneau, Chesneau Marine Weather)
Ocean Currents, Waves, and Sea State (Frank Bohlen, University of Connecticut Marine Sciences)
Ocean Forecasting: The Process and the Products (Joseph Sienkiewicz, NOAA NWS Ocean Prediction Center)
Communications for Weather (Jim Corenman, SailMail Association)
The Navigator’s Weather Watch (Ralph Naranjo, Annapolis School of Seamanship)
Questions from the floor – Roundtable Discussion (all presenters)
1320 Weather Windows and Weather Routing Campbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q0tQyl4nc&t=7s
Weather Routers:
[email protected]
https://metbob.com/
Stories to read:
https://wingssail.blogspot.com/1998/11/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_El_Faro
Support Sailing Zingaro:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/svzingaro
T-shirts: https://www.bonfire.com/store/zingaro/
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Epidemic Sound
Chapters:
00:00 Opening: The Ocean’s Rhythm
01:38 What Makes the Wind? (YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS)
04:15 Easy drawing to explain this
07:08 Pacific Ocean Example
07:41 The Azores High — The Floating Donut of Sadness
11:25 The Storm Factory — Canadian Lows
12:48 THE SEA STORY
13:51 Swell: The Hidden Enemy
16:47 Routing: Chesapeake ➝ Bermuda
23:21 How to Find Ocean Currents
27:40 Routing: Bermuda ➝ Azores
31:52 Rules of Thumb
33:11 When the Plan Goes to Sh*t (Bonus Tips)
38:00 Special Announcement
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Grab the SIGNED FIRST EDITION of my new book “Be The Captain” before it’s gone! https://bethecaptainbook.com
If you’ve ever wondered how to cross the Atlantic from the US to Europe –
here’s your vid. I break down everything you’ll need to know to really understand clearly the weather patterns that you are dealing with, how to best ‘thread the needle’ to get through safely, and what to do if you screw up.
Watch Weather Routing 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfeWGROLU8s
Tools I used in the video:
PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/
Earth.nullschool: https://earth.nullschool.net/
TropicalTidbits: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/
If you’d like a SIGNED first edition of the book (see video): www.bethecaptainbook.com
Bonus sea story at the end of the video— don’t skip it.
Much love!
James
Learn About Weather:
https://www.coursera.org/learn/meteorology
Atlas of Pilot Charts: https://msi.nga.mil/Publications/APC
Predict Wind: https://www.predictwind.com/
(Weather Courses)
Backyard Meteorology: https://www.harvardonline.harvard.edu/course/backyard-meteorology-science-weather
AstroNavigation: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/astronav/overview/coordinates/
(Videos)
Unlocking the power of multi-objective algorithms for voyage optimization and vessel performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v461kfkmZ0E&t=10s
Introduction (Frank Bohlen, CCA)
Marine Weather Fundamentals (Ken McKinley, Locus Weather)
The 500 mb Surface: Significance and Analysis (Lee Chesneau, Chesneau Marine Weather)
Ocean Currents, Waves, and Sea State (Frank Bohlen, University of Connecticut Marine Sciences)
Ocean Forecasting: The Process and the Products (Joseph Sienkiewicz, NOAA NWS Ocean Prediction Center)
Communications for Weather (Jim Corenman, SailMail Association)
The Navigator’s Weather Watch (Ralph Naranjo, Annapolis School of Seamanship)
Questions from the floor – Roundtable Discussion (all presenters)
1320 Weather Windows and Weather Routing Campbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q0tQyl4nc&t=7s
Weather Routers:
[email protected]
https://metbob.com/
Stories to read:
https://wingssail.blogspot.com/1998/11/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_El_Faro
Support Sailing Zingaro:
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/svzingaro
T-shirts: https://www.bonfire.com/store/zingaro/
🎶:
Epidemic Sound
Chapters:
00:00 Opening: The Ocean’s Rhythm
01:38 What Makes the Wind? (YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS)
04:15 Easy drawing to explain this
07:08 Pacific Ocean Example
07:41 The Azores High — The Floating Donut of Sadness
11:25 The Storm Factory — Canadian Lows
12:48 THE SEA STORY
13:51 Swell: The Hidden Enemy
16:47 Routing: Chesapeake ➝ Bermuda
23:21 How to Find Ocean Currents
27:40 Routing: Bermuda ➝ Azores
31:52 Rules of Thumb
33:11 When the Plan Goes to Sh*t (Bonus Tips)
38:00 Special Announcement
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