Occasional notes on sailing, weather routing and small-boat navigation in the North Sea.
Reading a GRIB file before a crossing. Wind barbs tell you direction and strength; the pressure gradient tells you how fast that will change. Check the 6-hour steps, not just the headline forecast.
Tidal gates on the Dutch coast. Plan passages around slack water at the harbour entrances and the day becomes much shorter.
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