Atlantic Ocean outlook - January update
by Noonsite 2 Feb 14:12 GMT
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France/Spain/Portugal: Planning on cruising the Iberian Peninsula or Biscay next season? Don't miss this free CA webinar, "Understanding the threat of Orcas when sailing", on 11 February at 1930 hrs GMT. Read the CA's update on the on-going Orca Project around this coastline, here.
How risky is crossing the Atlantic?
Sailing across the Atlantic is the dream of many sailors. Why is that? Sam Jefferson for Sailing Today Magazine chatted to sailors freshly arrived in Grenada at the end of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers to find out. Read here.
Rally News: 2025 is shaping up as a memorable year for World Cruising Club, with the 2024-25 World ARC fleet setting sail from Cape Town, South Africa, the 2025-26 fleet now under way from Saint Lucia in the Caribbean and the 40th edition of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers due to set sail in November.
Weather: The National Hurricane Center has completed and released a number of Tropical Cyclone Reports for the 2024 season, containing comprehensive information on each tropical cyclone, including synoptic history, meteorological statistics, casualties and damages, and the post-analysis best track (six-hourly positions and intensities). Of particular interest is the report on Hurricane Beryl, the earliest Category 5 hurricane of record in the Atlantic basin that caused major damage to the Caribbean Windward islands of Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
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