Guides
Marine weather & sail routing guides
Simple, practical pointers to help you read the weather better and prepare your sailing trips.
🌦️ Understanding the weather
Understanding marine weather models
GFS, AROME, ICON… resolution, lead time, choice.
Reading a wind map
Barbs, colours, direction and gusts.
Understanding the sea state
Swell, wind sea, height and period.
Lows, highs and fronts
Synoptic weather made clear.
Reading a marine forecast
Warnings, Beaufort, gale advisories.
The thermal breeze
Sea breeze and land breeze.
Squalls, storms and CAPE
Anticipating instability at sea.
🌬️ Mediterranean winds
Mistral and tramontane
The strong winds of the Gulf of Lion.
The winds of the Mediterranean
Marin, levant, libeccio, grec…
⛵ Navigation & safety
How routing works
Polar, isochrones, departure windows.
When to take a reef?
Reducing sail at the right moment.
The weather checklist
Check everything before you leave.
Choosing a sheltered anchorage
Getting into the lee of the land.
🧭 Routes & crossings
Preparing a Gulf of Lion crossing
Tramontane, mistral, weather window.
Crossing to the Balearics
Distance, duration, winds, window.
Crossing to Corsica
Mistral, libeccio, Cap Corse.
Sailing the Côte d'Azur
Breezes and coastal relief.