Atlantic Crossing Guide: Offshore Weather Routing 102

🔴 LAST CHANCE – Signed Books Disappear July 24. Get the Collector’s Edition of Be The Captain™ before it’s gone → https://bethecaptain.com If you've ever wondered how to cross the Atlantic from the US to Europe - here's your vid. I break down everything you'll need to know to really understand clearly the weather patterns that you are dealing with, how to best 'thread the needle' to get through safely, and what to do if you screw up. Watch Weather Routing 101: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfeWGROLU8s Tools I used in the video: PredictWind: https://www.predictwind.com/ Earth.nullschool: https://earth.nullschool.net/ TropicalTidbits: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/ If you'd like a SIGNED first edition of the book (see video): www.bethecaptainbook.com Bonus sea story at the end of the video— don’t skip it. Much love! James Learn About Weather: https://www.coursera.org/learn/meteorology Atlas of Pilot Charts: https://msi.nga.mil/Publications/APC Predict Wind: https://www.predictwind.com/ (Weather Courses) Backyard Meteorology: https://www.harvardonline.harvard.edu/course/backyard-meteorology-science-weather AstroNavigation: https://my.vanderbilt.edu/astronav/overview/coordinates/ (Videos) Unlocking the power of multi-objective algorithms for voyage optimization and vessel performance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v461kfkmZ0E&t=10s Introduction (Frank Bohlen, CCA) Marine Weather Fundamentals (Ken McKinley, Locus Weather) The 500 mb Surface: Significance and Analysis (Lee Chesneau, Chesneau Marine Weather) Ocean Currents, Waves, and Sea State (Frank Bohlen, University of Connecticut Marine Sciences) Ocean Forecasting: The Process and the Products (Joseph Sienkiewicz, NOAA NWS Ocean Prediction Center) Communications for Weather (Jim Corenman, SailMail Association) The Navigator’s Weather Watch (Ralph Naranjo, Annapolis School of Seamanship) Questions from the floor – Roundtable Discussion (all presenters) 1320 Weather Windows and Weather Routing Campbell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q0tQyl4nc&t=7s Weather Routers: starweatherrouting@gmail.com https://metbob.com/ Stories to read: https://wingssail.blogspot.com/1998/11/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_El_Faro Support Sailing Zingaro: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/svzingaro T-shirts: https://www.bonfire.com/store/zingaro/ 🎶: Epidemic Sound Chapters: 00:00 Opening: The Ocean’s Rhythm 01:38 What Makes the Wind? (YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND THIS) 04:15 Easy drawing to explain this 07:08 Pacific Ocean Example 07:41 The Azores High — The Floating Donut of Sadness 11:25 The Storm Factory — Canadian Lows 12:48 THE SEA STORY 13:51 Swell: The Hidden Enemy 16:47 Routing: Chesapeake ➝ Bermuda 23:21 How to Find Ocean Currents 27:40 Routing: Bermuda ➝ Azores 31:52 Rules of Thumb 33:11 When the Plan Goes to Sh*t (Bonus Tips) 38:00 Special Announcement