TiggerToo
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Has anyone here used them?
Which one would you recommend?
(we are looking at N-Atlantic UK to Azores and back)
Which one would you recommend?
(we are looking at N-Atlantic UK to Azores and back)
Commercial routing services
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srm
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Its not that far, watch the weather maps and pick your departure time. If headed take the tack that keeps a heading west of south, a departure from S Ireland means you start with reasonable westing.
Returning, head north until you pick up a definite westerly air stream.
Returning, head north until you pick up a definite westerly air stream.
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capnsensible
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TiggerToo
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the link does not work. Can you please send me some alternative info/way to getting in contact with them?
fredrussell
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Link works for me?
dunedin
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Does Chris Tibbs still do this service?
capnsensible
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Hiya Try this?
MeteoGib - Personalised Weather Forecasts
I got it just by a Google search for meteogib.
The lady who runs it, Steph Ball is a very experienced forecaster who used to be at the Met Office and is highly regarded.
Hope you get through!
GHA
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The link works but looks like their https certificate is invalid, your virus software probably picked it up & won´t let you in. Might work on a phone or tablet. Not a good look though...
Though it is worth considering doing it alone, especially if you can receive emails offshore, with the quality of gribs these days weather isn´t anywhere near such a black art as it once was. More than about 4 days out it starts to get less reliable anyway, no matter what anyone who takes your money will tell you.
When Herb was around doing the Atlantic on Ham radio I could never quite understand how willing people were to let some bloke they´d never met on a radio tell them which way to point the boat. Such an opportunity to stand on your own feet & learn more.
Good luck whichever way you go ?
franksingleton
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This is as good advice as any. Remember that numerical weather prediction, GRIB data, output decreases in accuracy rapidly beyond about 6-8 days. A routeing for a crossing more than 10 or so days will have little value. As an example, leaving for an ARC crossing you will have no idea about whether or not you might be affected by a tropical storm. Regular updating, every 24 - 48 hours is sensible but, even then, you could start with a routeing that looks good but will be a long way from a safe haven when a storm is seen to be coming. A RTW winning navigator told me that he would not use a routeing package for his own, slow 40 foot yacht.
The only real value in a routeing service, in my opinion, is that it is a convenient way of seeing what you might encounter on your current track - as long as you update frequently.
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