How professional mariners build location networks for comprehensive weather awareness I check weather at seven different locations before leaving the dock. Not because I’m paranoid, but because coastal weather changes dramatically over just 20 nautical miles. That headwind at the harbor entrance? It might be a perfect beam reach by the time you round the

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How professional mariners build location networks for comprehensive weather awareness I check weather at seven different locations before leaving the dock. Not because I’m paranoid, but because coastal weather changes dramatically over just 20 nautical miles. That headwind at the harbor entrance? It might be a perfect beam reach by the time you round the

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Most recreational boaters glance at temperature and wind speed, then decide if conditions look “okay” for departure. Professional mariners read forecasts differently. They spot pressure trends signaling approaching fronts, identify visibility patterns predicting fog formation, and recognize wind shifts that transform comfortable passages into challenging slogs. The difference isn’t access to better data—it’s knowing what

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You’re planning a passage to Charleston, but you’re currently in Norfolk. Or maybe you’re considering a weekend trip to Beaufort, North Carolina, and want to know what conditions look like 200 miles down the coast. Checking weather for distant locations isn’t just useful—it’s essential for passage planning, crew scheduling, and making go/no-go decisions days in

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

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I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

Read more →

I’ve transited Deception Pass more than 200 times in my commercial career. Even after all those passages, the power of hydraulic currents commands absolute respect. On a spring tide exchange, that narrow channel between Whidbey Island and Fidalgo Island transforms into a raging river that can reach 8 knots. I’ve watched 40-foot recreational boats get

Read more →