While it may not be common etiquette or somewhere you would dare to go snooping into a woman’s bag, I highly recommend taking a closer look at what Jackie and Noel had packed in their grab bag. Onboard Sailing Vessel Mariah, for their world tour they thought about what they may need very carefully, here’s […]
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You’ve taken a step in the direction of your dreams, and bought a boat…congratulations!! That first step is the hardest…But now what??!! How confident do you feel about going to sea? Are you trusting completely in your Captain to have it all figured out? What you will do if something happens to your Captain and
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Storm Preparation Guide: Part one If you are heading into a storm, you need to prepare. We’ll be providing checklists and considerations in the coming weeks. Part one of Understanding Storms is about tracking them and avoiding the worst. Weather: you must obtain weather forecasts from different sources if possible. Synoptic charts are important to
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Hot or cold? Remembering that air flows clockwise around Low Pressure systems and anticlockwise around High Pressure systems, a fairly typical summer Australian weather map (below: Image One) shows: North to northwesterly winds over eastern Australia on the western side of a Tasman Sea high. They carry hot, dry air from inland Australia southward over
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Let’s delve into the nitty-gritty of What are Synoptic Charts? Synoptic Information The synoptic information is compiled from hundreds of weather observations around Australia. To create a complete picture of the weather around the world, weather observations are taken at agreed times at weather stations worldwide. They are then plotted onto a synoptic chart. They
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