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I'm sure there had to be more but I haven't read backwards in time.
This is weather related for voyage planning. Download the 500 milibar chart. Look for a heavier than normal line marked "564." Stay at least 300 miles south of it for large, fast ships and 500 miles south for our size vessels. That's good weather. The buffer zone is for just in case one of the pressure areas decides todip South. Gives you time to go a bit more south yourself. We saw a lot of sailboats heading across this time but May is the best month for crossings so that was no surprise. Mostly they showed up as a tiny speck on the radar first about 10 miles out then eyesight 6-8 miles. And we're 120 feet up! One guy looked like the return from a carrier! He came close enough and we talked on radio a bit. He had a mast mounted refector, a regular reflector hung properly and and a second one up on the windward side flag halyard plus had stuffed his wooden mast with crumpled tin foil (a old Pardey trick.) Two had radar detectors that picked up our 10cm beam. All were having thoroughly enjoying a great month of crossing weather! Cheers Michael |
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