Viewfax displaying a GRIB file. Note the several 50+ knots arrows.

We are still sitting out a prolonged period of windy conditions that look set to last for some days to come. I thought that I would write a little about the sources of information that we use to ‘guess’ what …

Guessing at the weather Read more »

People often ask whether we have internet or email aboard and how we go about communicating with the outside world, posting these blog articles and receiving weather information. The short answer is no we do not have access to the …

HF Radio, Sailmail, Airmail, Pactor and all that gubbins Read more »