Using GRIB weather files on a sailboat
What is a GRIB weather file?, weather models that provide GRIB weather files, How to obtain GRIB weather on board? and considerations on the use of GRIB weather on board.
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Author: Juan González-Aller Lacalle
Vendée Globe Broadcast 08/01/25
The rivalry between Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance, 1st) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA, 2nd) continues at full intensity in the trade winds on their 59th day at sea. Meanwhile, Boris Herrmann (Malizia – Seaexplorer, 6th) has experienced his second lightning strike in the last six months.
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Vendée Globe Broadcast 04/01/25
The last few days of light winds have been frustrating for the two Vendée Globe leaders but gentler winds have actually been a chance for Charlie Dalin (MACIF Santé Prévoyance) and Yoann Richomme (PAPREC ARKÉA) to find time to recharge their energy and triple check their boats for the final stage back to Les Sables d’Olonne.
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Sailing Marlin. Natural Equilibrium
Noa and Joseph are passionate about sailing. A little over a year ago, they left their jobs and the comfort of life on land behind to begin the great adventure of life aboard a sailboat. They have sailed all over the Mediterranean, and are now in the midst of the adventure of crossing the Atlantic under sail. They share with us in this interview, their experience and projects they have in mind.
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Vendée Globe Broadcast 26/12/24
Expansion and compression. Stretching and rebounding. The elastic effect is seen all the way through the Vendée Globe fleet. Mostly it is driven by the evolution and timing of weather systems, especially in the train of low pressures in the Southern Oceans, where the wind comes from the west, from behind for the fleet travelling east.
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