Sailing Magazine

by Richard Crockett Another big fleet of 95 Optimists competed at Boskop for the national title with N (Nico ?) Van Wieringen being the convincing winner with a score line of just 3 points to count. His closest rival, B James, had 18.7. I found this report interesting for the ... Read More »

Sadly with sailing still on the backburner, the monthly Sailor of the Month award is postponed until the sport gets back to normal. Thanks to Raymarine and MDM Marine services for their continued support and understanding during these difficult times. Stay Safe please. Read More »

by Richard Crockett Another big fleet of 95 Optimists competed at Boskop for the national title with N (Nico ?) Van Wieringen being the convincing winner with a score line of just 3 points to count. His closest rival, B James, had 18.7. I found this report interesting for the ... Read More »

Book Review: The Saga of the Sarie by Buster May From the outset let me say that this is an exceptionally well written book which is crammed full of interesting anecdotes, stories, feats of seamanship and much more. Interestingly the book was written in 1964, but as May could not ... Read More »

One of the most popular questions for PredictWind is “Which Forecast Model should I use”? Often the best method is to use a consensus of the models, and when the models are similar, you can have greater confidence in the forecast. However, some forecast models do perform better than others ... Read More »