News Archive

Coastal Classic: Your pre-race checklist and Predictwind prognosis By Coastal Classic and Sail-World, 7:10 PM Mon 15 Oct 2012
First, make sure your boat is 100% ready to go by the night before racing. Easier said than done, right? Here are a few extra ideas to add to the mix. If you are leaving from Westhaven, try to cast off by 9am at the latest, to give you time to get to the start line, and do a reconnaissance, checking out conditions and confirming your starting strategy ...[more]

Major technology upgrade gives PredictWind faster forecast updates By Zoe Hawkins, , 9:15 PM Mon 17 Sep 2012
Popular wind forecast site PredictWind has achieved dramatic speed efficiencies by adopting Amazon Web Services’ Cloud computing to deliver high-resolution wind forecasts for almost any part of the globe. By co-opting Amazon Web Services for its Cloud computing power, PredictWind has access to almost six times more computing power with which to process its Volvo Ocean Race-proven weather models. ...[more]

London Olympics: Change in the wind for last two days By Richard Gladwell, 4:54 AM Fri 10 Aug 2012
Predictwind is forecasting moderate southwesterly winds for the first day of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta on Weymouth Bay. The first classes to race will be the Mens Heavyweight Singlehander (Finn) and Two man Keelboat (Star) along with the Womens Match Racing (Elliott 6mtr). Breezes are predicted to be blowing along the southern coast of England, in the 11-13kt average strength range ...[more]

Excellent breeze forecast for Day 1 of the 2012 Sailing Olympics By Richard Gladwell, 7:02 PM Sun 29 Jul 2012
Predictwind is forecasting moderate southwesterly winds for the first day of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta on Weymouth Bay. The first classes to race will be the Mens Heavyweight Singlehander (Finn) and Two man Keelboat (Star) along with the Womens Match Racing (Elliott 6mtr). Breezes are predicted to be blowing along the southern coast of England, in the 11-13kt average strength range ...[more]

Predictwind forecasts good sailing conditions for start of Olympics By Richard Gladwell, 4:17 PM Sat 28 Jul 2012
Predictwind is forecasting moderate southwesterly winds for the opening two days of the 2012 Olympic Sailing Regatta off Weymouth, England. The first classes to race will be the Mens Heavyweight Singlehander (Finn) and Two man Keelboat (Star) along with the Womens Match Racing (Elliott 6mtr). ...[more]

PredictWind and MetService partner for live wind data By Zoe Hawkins, 7:07 PM Mon 21 May 2012
Real-time observations of wind speed and direction are now available from 84 weather stations throughout New Zealand, thanks to a new partnership between Auckland company PredictWind and the NZ MetService. The new service will make real time observations of wind data available for as little as $1.60 per month, via PredictWind’s website and Android and iPhone Apps. ...[more]

PredictWind launch new wind forecast App for iPhone and Android By Zoe Hawkins, 8:23 PM Wed 21 Mar 2012
PredictWind have launched a new wind forecast application for iPhone and Android that offers accurate and detailed wind forecasts, enabling convenient planning for anyone on the water in any location around the world. The marine wind forecast tool is the most advanced available on an App and allows users to set up and receive forecasts for specific locations and check the latest wind observations ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Saturday party, Sunday finish predicted for Leg 4 By Richard Gladwell, 1:13 AM Tue 6 Mar 2012
The latest projection of the finish time for Leg 4 of the Volvo Ocean race is being put at the early hours of Sunday morning. Ideal for the Auckland party set at the Viaduct harbour. The top three places would seem to be locked in, with Groupamaprojected to be first to finish, by both weather feeds used by PredictWind. She is variously four and six hours ahead of the second placed boat Puma ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper slips down the fleet By Sail-World and Emirates Team NZ, 1:43 PM Mon 27 Feb 2012
According to the latest position update run by Sail-World using the route projection and time to finish functions of PredictWind, the New Zealand/Spanish entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, Camper, as slid from being the leg leader to a projected third place. The yachts are not out of the light airs that have bedeviled this leg, and none of the boats are heading south of east. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper loses lead as breakaway group forms By Richard Gladwell, 7:08 AM Sun 26 Feb 2012
Some dramatic moves over the past eight hours have seen the lead change in the Volvo Ocean Race, and breakaway group form as two of the boats made a move north, sailing away from their destination. Although Camper is being called as race leader by the Volvo Ocean race, using their snap-shot of current positions, that system does not see projected finishing times, and just calls the lead for those ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Puma heads for New Zealand at 20kts plus By Richard Gladwell, 9:01 PM Sat 25 Feb 2012
Puma Ocean Racing, the US flagged entry in the Volvo Ocean Race, is blitzing the fleet, sailing at speeds of around 19kts, while her competitors are sailing at 10-12kts. Worst affected is the leg leader, Camper crewed by Enirates Team NZ, who has been forced to sail the most northerly course of the group, reducing her lead under the on the water snap shot of the boat positions used by VOR ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Camper lead, but is Puma about to pounce? By Sail-World, 2:47 PM Sat 25 Feb 2012
Camper and Groupama extended their lead on the Volvo Ocean Race fleet pushing east as Puma gambled their chips on the arrival of a northerly breeze forecast to fill in in the next 48 hours. At 2200 UTC on 24 February Ken Read's men on Puma Ocean Racing had slipped to 273 nauctical miles behind leg leaders Camper with Emirates Team New Zealand but were banking on better winds coming their way. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Will the East come through with a dividend? By Richard Gladwell, 10:20 PM Fri 24 Feb 2012
East continues to be best in the Volvo Ocean Race, as the fleet tries to get south to the next stop over in Auckland. As she has done for the past couple of days, Camper continues to lead - using the course routing feature of PredictWind - however Groupama is just seven miles astern. ...[more]

Gladwell's Line: Who is really leading the Volvo Ocean Race? By Richard Gladwell, 9:03 PM Thu 23 Feb 2012
The fortunes of the six competitors in the Volvo Ocean Race have been waxing and waning - if you believe the official results which show regular lead changes occurring even over just the space of a couple of hours. Using the Predictwind.com routing system, we get quite a different picture from the 'who's closest to Auckland approach' adopted by the Volvo OR reporting and tracking system. ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Lead changes as fleet make big move north By Richard Gladwell, 5:25 AM Tue 21 Feb 2012
A move to the north of the direct line for the first waypoint at the Philipines, by the whole Volvo Ocean Race fleet, has seen Groupama (Franck Cammas) take a narrow lead from Telefonica (Iker Martinez). The move is a result of recommendations from the on board weather routing systems, as the fleet try to find the fastest way through a period of light winds that will prevail for the next 12 hours ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Light winds set to deal another hand By Richard Gladwell, 8:58 PM Mon 20 Feb 2012
While official reports have it that Groupama is leading the fourth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race - using the snap-shot placing system, the weather routing projections tell a different story. As the fleet splits following the Mark Foy start, it would seem that the margins have been largely erased that were injected into the starting order, after yesterday's coastal race. ...[more]

Predictwind announces iPhone and Android app - Wind in your pocket! By Sail-World and PredictWind, 9:23 PM Wed 15 Feb 2012
PredictWind have announced an iPhone and Android app which takes the use possibilities to a new level and you can now literally have a weather forecast in your pocket. Sail-World has been using this app for some months and Predictwind is probably the most used app on our iPhone. You can check the weather anywhere in the world and get a five day forecast, plus a variety of other features ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Windshift stalls Puma's hopes of a win By Volvo Ocean Race and Sail-World, 9:21 AM Fri 3 Feb 2012
An unexpected change in wind direction today dealt a cruel blow to Puma Ocean Racing’s plans to rocket to the head of the fleet on the home strait to Sanya. While the leg leaders shot towards the shore of Vietnam yesterday to escape strong currents that sweep south along its coastline, Puma surrendered third place in the rankings to stay offshore in the hope of better wind, calmer seas, a favourab ...[more]

Volvo Ocean Race: Telefonica expected to lead at Mallaca waypoint By Richard Gladwell, 9:11 AM Fri 27 Jan 2012
The current overall leader in the Volvo Ocean Race, Telefonica (ESP) is expected to be in the lead at the first waypoint in the Mallaca Straits. They are expected to arrive at the point in the next two and a half days and are approximately 630nm away. ...[more]

Etchells Worlds 2012 wide open for top players By Tracey Johnstone, Event Media , 9:20 AM Wed 25 Jan 2012
It’s the main game for the Etchells class in 2012; the Etchells World Championship, to be held offshore of Sydney from the 16th to 25th February and and that game is wide open with defending world champion, Bill Hardesty, confirming last week that he will not be in Sydney to defend his title. This is good news for Noel Drennan who finished second to Hardesty in last year’s World Championship. ...[more]

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