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PredictWind at Gibraltar - Volvo Ocean Race

'West of Gibraltar at 1700hrs on 12 October, and the boats turn south.' PredictWind.com

PredictWind.com is showing light to moderate winds for the next 24 hours or so around the Gibraltar and NW African coast. Winds are also expected to progressively back making for some interesting tactical decisions as competitors trade off speed againts the rhumbline route for Cape Town.

West of Gibraltar at 0500hrs on 13th October as the boats head south. - PredictWind.com

Predictwind.com is the brainchild of Jon Bilger, a top NZ youth and Olympic sailor who turned his hand to wind and weather prediction, and helped Alinghi to their outstanding victories in the last two America's Cups.

Now that same technology is available to the weekend sailing and club racers, the cruising fraternity or professional sailors around the world. Select any region in the world of interest to you and PredictWind will monitor the area for you and provide updated predictions on demand.

Wind strength predictions for 24hrs West of Gibraltar. See story for explanation of differing prognoses - PredictWind.com

This graph shows the predictions from two different sources. Where the lines are apart there is a a significant variance between the two feeds, where they are close the prognosis is more certain.

PredictWind.com is a subscription system, with a number of options. While some may feel the wind is free, the ability to get a five day detailed wind forecast for an area of interest creates great peace of mind, allowing forward planning and decision making to be made with some certainty. The time and money saved through being able to work with a high degree of confidence, is more than offset by the relatively small cost of the subscription.

But have a free trial through to January 2009, and see for yourself at PredictWind.com

by Richard Gladwell 2:56 AM Mon 13 Oct 2008 GMT

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