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    Sailing in fog: Pro navigator Mike Broughton shares his top tips

    • November 26, 2020

    At sea, fog can be summed up as condensed water vapour or just thick cloud…

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    Sailing from South Africa to Europe: Chris Tibbs’ top tips for a smooth passage

    • October 14, 2020

    There are a number of advantages to doing this, as well as saving around 3,000…

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    Yacht lightning strikes: Why they cause so much damage and how to protect against them

    • August 27, 2020

    According to US insurance claims (from BoatUS Marine Insurance) the odds of a boat being…

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    Navigation briefing: How to use weather observations to improve your forecasts

    • August 27, 2020

    I have some tips for maximising the real-time information you can see, both online and…

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    Navigation briefing: Top tips for planning an Eastbound Atlantic crossing

    • May 6, 2020

    The positions of the jet stream and the Azores High control the weather on the…

    2020 Olympics: Extreme heat and humidity will pose a huge sailing challenge

    • January 9, 2020

    This year’s pre-Olympics in Enoshima, Japan, starkly illustrated for me the reality of being on…

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    Sailing Biscay: Top tips for a safe and smooth crossing of the notorious bay

    • December 18, 2019

    Biscay has a fearsome reputation and for many sailors, it is their first taste of…

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    Tradewinds explained: Everything you need to know before sailing across the Atlantic

    • December 16, 2019

    A transatlantic tradewind crossing from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean is on many a…

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    Southern hemisphere cyclones: Everything you need to know

    • November 11, 2019

    Although New Zealand is not in the tropical cyclone (hurricane) belt, the remains of Tropical…

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    Volvo Ocean Race: How Vestas used supercomputer forecasting to gain an advantage

    • November 6, 2019

    Vestas 11th Hour Racing is unique in that our sponsor Vestas shared the race team’s…

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    Agulhas Current explained: What it is and how it affects Indian Ocean sailors

    • November 4, 2019

    On any round-the-world cruise by the sunny route, there is the dilemma of how to…

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    Jet stream: Everything you need to know about its effect on sailing

    • October 7, 2019

    What is the jet stream? The jet stream is a ‘river’ of strong wind high…

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    Expert sailing advice: How to handle a lightning strike on board

    • August 21, 2019

    Lightning is the thing that scares me the most at sea. Having never experienced a…

    Surviving the OSTAR’s perfect storm – the full story of the racers rescued in Force 11 summer gale

    • August 10, 2017

    Solo sailor Mervyn Wheatley set out from Plymouth for Newport, Rhode Island on 29 May…

    Wind chill explained – how exactly does the wind make you feel colder?

    • July 24, 2017

    Meteorologically spring is an interesting time of year as the weather can be quite volatile,…

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    How the North Atlantic Oscillation affects European and Atlantic weather

    • April 4, 2017

    Although we often hear about the expected changes to the weather from the El Niño/La…

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    Expert tips on understanding shipping forecasts and weather broadcasts

    • March 17, 2017

    When ashore we get our forecasts from a variety of sources, nowadays largely through the…

    Knowing how your variety of fog has formed will give you a better idea of how long it is going to last.

    Weather expert Chris Tibbs on how to predict and cope with fog at sea

    • October 19, 2016

    Radar and AIS help to make navigating in fog safer, but it is still an…

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    What is a Spanish Plume? Thunderstorms, lightning and downdrafts explained

    • September 25, 2016

    Earlier this summer we saw considerable thunderstorm activity over the UK and Europe, resulting in…

    Weather briefing: Chris Tibbs explains the formation of a secondary low

    • August 15, 2016

    Some years ago while racing somewhere south of the Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean,…

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