Messing About In Sailboats

Storm Sailing - Skip Novak on Shortening Sail In A Blow

Storm Sail Vs Fourth Reef -- Interesting! Read more →

The Arctic Vortex? Discuss

I I took this screen grab from earth wind map. I believe the arctic vortex is the low pressure system about 3/4s of the way up the screen, which appears to be breaking up as a long blue squiggle. All I can say is a bloody cold as it feels here in NJ, it's nothing compared to the orange bit. [UPDATE} Jist read this Wikipedia post which explians that: 1. The Squiggly blue thing is the Polar Vortext 2. It's so bloody cold 'cos the the jet stream is meandering South. Read more →

Sailing Photos Of The Day - Sydney to Hobart 2013

c/o Carlo Borlenghi Read more →

Weather Map

I am probably one of a zillion to blog this site - earth wind map - but I find this obsessively fascinating. From what I can tell, the site processes GRIBS from NOAA, overlaid onto an interactive globe to create a model of surface winds. It's mesmerizing especially during big storm activity. Read more →

Sydney-Hobart Slideshow (2010)

Back in 2010, I created this slideshow using the wonderful photos of Carlo Borleghi. Enjoy! Read more →