
How Top Race Navigators Read the Atlantic and What Cruisers Can Learn
Elite RORC Transatlantic navigators explain how trade winds, squalls and positioning lessons apply directly to offshore cruising passages.

Elite RORC Transatlantic navigators explain how trade winds, squalls and positioning lessons apply directly to offshore cruising passages.

Even with modern forecasting tools, Mother Nature still reminds sailors who’s really in charge.

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Kamchatka prompts Pacific-wide tsunami alerts and coastal evacuations.

Real-time mobile notifications are now available for extreme weather forecasts issued by GMDSS.

Experts say we’re in the middle of an active hurricane season. Those of us who lived through Hugo know the hell this forecast portends.

Preparing for a direct hit from Hurricane Lee taught us that when a named storm is closing in, one of the biggest battles is psychological.

The biggest mistake you can make is to let down your guard when sailing in these islands.

How folks can donate and how sailors can help transport items.

This app gives sailors a quick-view dashboard for wind, current, wave and tide height data.

El Niño changed the dynamics of cyclone season, leaving us hopscotching across the islands of the South Pacific for shelter.

PredictWind is embracing artificial intelligence and Starlink to create features that dramatically improve weather forecasting.

When big storms are in play, there’s no such thing as too much information to keep yourself and your boat safe.

Elite RORC Transatlantic navigators explain how trade winds, squalls and positioning lessons apply directly to offshore cruising passages.

Even with modern forecasting tools, Mother Nature still reminds sailors who’s really in charge.

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Kamchatka prompts Pacific-wide tsunami alerts and coastal evacuations.

Real-time mobile notifications are now available for extreme weather forecasts issued by GMDSS.

Experts say we’re in the middle of an active hurricane season. Those of us who lived through Hugo know the hell this forecast portends.

Preparing for a direct hit from Hurricane Lee taught us that when a named storm is closing in, one of the biggest battles is psychological.

The biggest mistake you can make is to let down your guard when sailing in these islands.

How folks can donate and how sailors can help transport items.

This app gives sailors a quick-view dashboard for wind, current, wave and tide height data.

El Niño changed the dynamics of cyclone season, leaving us hopscotching across the islands of the South Pacific for shelter.

PredictWind is embracing artificial intelligence and Starlink to create features that dramatically improve weather forecasting.

When big storms are in play, there’s no such thing as too much information to keep yourself and your boat safe.
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