Sunday, December 8, 2013

Cornell's Ocean Atlas

Jimmy Cornell has published a new Ocean Atlas that has a an interesting plot worldwide of the probability and force of wind, tide, and likely storm tracks to help you plan your routing - say across the Pacific.



Cornell's Ocean Atlas


The chart below shows the upper red line being the traditional route sailed shown in old pilot charts ( in this case just off eastern Canada in the Atlantic) while the lower red line points to a route that would take better advantage of the winds as they are now observed.  




For more on this really cool Atlas visit Jimmy Cornell's Site


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