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Weather Routers for N Atlantic

DariaBlackwell — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:25:56 GMT

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Brian Russell
OCC Members Group

Regarding Weather Routers: Does anyone have any recommendations for persons or companies who specialize in the North Atlantic routes from Caribbean to the British Isles? We know Parker, and have used him, but are looking for alternatives that might be a better fit. You can PM if you wish, thanks! — looking for recommendations.

4 PLACES RECOMMENDED
Jayne Eames-Thornton and 2 others made recommendations
14 Comments
Lea Obermeyer
There is a female weather router in Gibraltar that I have heard is very good. She was listed along with Chris and 2 others in a Sailing Magazine article2 years ago regarding Atlantic routers. I will try to find her name.
· Reply · 15h
Lea Obermeyer
https://www.yachtingworld.com/.../why-cruising-sailors...
· Reply · 13h
John Danskin
https://www.commandersweather.com/
… See More
· Reply · 15h
Catherine Day
Its Stephanie Ball at Meteogib; we used them for our trip from st Martin to the Azores, and then on to Falmouth. We were very happy with the service, and can happily recommend.
· Reply · 15h
Richard Nicolson
I can put you in touch with Chris Tibbs who does this. Amongst others he is met guy for the ARC
· Reply · 15h
Tina Ponce

Bill who runs passageweather has done many many trips for us and he gets the boat polars into the equation too.
· Reply · 15h
James Fiske
Commanders weather have been very good to me in the past. I’ve also used WRI but their forecasts are data heavy - lots of pretty pictures while commanders has been text based. I currently use Windy pro but realise this isn’t accessible to all.
· Reply · 14h
Peter Dunham
We used Charlie Carlow and were very happy https://www.myweatherrouter.com/
· Reply · 14h
Peter Dunham
lol, fb got that one wrong, its not a hair salon lol
· Reply · 14h
Tim Goodyear
We used Charlie too for our Atlantic crossing last year. We were pleased we did. www.myweatherrouter.com.
We had been happy subscribers to Chris Parker’s service for years, but Charlie’s communication options were easier for us on a short-handed crossi… See More
· Reply · 14h
Sue Chadwick
We’ve benefited from Chris Tibbs excellent service on several offshore passages in both the south and north atlantic ... always amazingly accurate, in both go now ... wait... ie heave too ... and go now!
· Reply · 14h
Jayne Eames-Thornton
I highly recommend Steph Ball. http://www.meteogib.com/
· Reply · 14h
Alan Broadbridge
We would recommend Chris Tibbs
· Reply · 13h
Sherry McCampbell
Locus Weather based in New England. He's been doing North Atlantic Weather Routing for years. https://www.locusweather.com/

RE: Weather Routers for N Atlantic

Dick — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:25:56 GMT

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[b]Daria Blackwell - 17 Apr 2021[/b]
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[b]Dick - 17 Apr 2021[/b]
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[b]Daria Blackwell - 10 Apr 2021[/b]
This thread copied from Facebook...

Brian Russell
OCC Members Group

Regarding Weather Routers: Does anyone have any recommendations for persons or companies who specialize in the North Atlantic routes from Caribbean to the British Isles? We know Parker, and have used him, but are looking for alternatives that might be a better fit. You can PM if you wish, thanks! — looking for recommendations.

4 PLACES RECOMMENDED
Jayne Eames-Thornton and 2 others made recommendations
14 Comments
Lea Obermeyer
There is a female weather router in Gibraltar that I have heard is very good. She was listed along with Chris and 2 others in a Sailing Magazine article2 years ago regarding Atlantic routers. I will try to find her name.
· Reply · 15h
Lea Obermeyer
https://www.yachtingworld.com/.../why-cruising-sailors...
· Reply · 13h
John Danskin
https://www.commandersweather.com/
… See More
· Reply · 15h
Catherine Day
Its Stephanie Ball at Meteogib; we used them for our trip from st Martin to the Azores, and then on to Falmouth. We were very happy with the service, and can happily recommend.
· Reply · 15h
Richard Nicolson
I can put you in touch with Chris Tibbs who does this. Amongst others he is met guy for the ARC
· Reply · 15h
Tina Ponce

Bill who runs passageweather has done many many trips for us and he gets the boat polars into the equation too.
· Reply · 15h
James Fiske
Commanders weather have been very good to me in the past. I’ve also used WRI but their forecasts are data heavy - lots of pretty pictures while commanders has been text based. I currently use Windy pro but realise this isn’t accessible to all.
· Reply · 14h
Peter Dunham
We used Charlie Carlow and were very happy https://www.myweatherrouter.com/
· Reply · 14h
Peter Dunham
lol, fb got that one wrong, its not a hair salon lol
· Reply · 14h
Tim Goodyear
We used Charlie too for our Atlantic crossing last year. We were pleased we did. www.myweatherrouter.com.
We had been happy subscribers to Chris Parker’s service for years, but Charlie’s communication options were easier for us on a short-handed crossi… See More
· Reply · 14h
Sue Chadwick
We’ve benefited from Chris Tibbs excellent service on several offshore passages in both the south and north atlantic ... always amazingly accurate, in both go now ... wait... ie heave too ... and go now!
· Reply · 14h
Jayne Eames-Thornton
I highly recommend Steph Ball. http://www.meteogib.com/
· Reply · 14h
Alan Broadbridge
We would recommend Chris Tibbs
· Reply · 13h
Sherry McCampbell
Locus Weather based in New England. He's been doing North Atlantic Weather Routing for years. https://www.locusweather.com/

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Hi Daria,
I notice no responses to your request for wx routers in the N Atlantic.
I thought I was in a distinct minority in my wish to avoid FB, but perhaps others feel similarly. I felt like any answer of mine to your request was likely to get copied and posted on FB and I do not want any of my writing on FB.
An alternative would be for you to suggest that those looking for information come to the Forum and participate. This would enhance the usage of the Forum: a good thing and bring in other information and knowledge.
Random thoughts, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy
[/quote]

No Dick, I would never copy from the Forum to Facebook. I may alert people on FB that something valuable has been posted on the Forum to try to get them there.

I occasionally copy a Facebook post to the Forum so it does not get lost because valuable information eventually disappears there. I have tried many times to get people who post on FB to also post on the Forum with little result.

I hope that clarifies matters.
[/quote]

Hi Daria,
Good to know.
But I wrote primarily to speculate as to why no one had responded and to promote the suggestion that OCC members use the Forum for asking questions, collecting information and sharing their knowledge.
My best, Dick

RE: Weather Routers for N Atlantic

DariaBlackwell — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 17:48:45 GMT

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[b]Dick - 17 Apr 2021[/b]
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[b]Daria Blackwell - 10 Apr 2021[/b]
This thread copied from Facebook...

Brian Russell
OCC Members Group

Regarding Weather Routers: Does anyone have any recommendations for persons or companies who specialize in the North Atlantic routes from Caribbean to the British Isles? We know Parker, and have used him, but are looking for alternatives that might be a better fit. You can PM if you wish, thanks! — looking for recommendations.

4 PLACES RECOMMENDED
Jayne Eames-Thornton and 2 others made recommendations
14 Comments
Lea Obermeyer
There is a female weather router in Gibraltar that I have heard is very good. She was listed along with Chris and 2 others in a Sailing Magazine article2 years ago regarding Atlantic routers. I will try to find her name.
· Reply · 15h
Lea Obermeyer
https://www.yachtingworld.com/.../why-cruising-sailors...
· Reply · 13h
John Danskin
https://www.commandersweather.com/
… See More
· Reply · 15h
Catherine Day
Its Stephanie Ball at Meteogib; we used them for our trip from st Martin to the Azores, and then on to Falmouth. We were very happy with the service, and can happily recommend.
· Reply · 15h
Richard Nicolson
I can put you in touch with Chris Tibbs who does this. Amongst others he is met guy for the ARC
· Reply · 15h
Tina Ponce

Bill who runs passageweather has done many many trips for us and he gets the boat polars into the equation too.
· Reply · 15h
James Fiske
Commanders weather have been very good to me in the past. I’ve also used WRI but their forecasts are data heavy - lots of pretty pictures while commanders has been text based. I currently use Windy pro but realise this isn’t accessible to all.
· Reply · 14h
Peter Dunham
We used Charlie Carlow and were very happy https://www.myweatherrouter.com/
· Reply · 14h
Peter Dunham
lol, fb got that one wrong, its not a hair salon lol
· Reply · 14h
Tim Goodyear
We used Charlie too for our Atlantic crossing last year. We were pleased we did. www.myweatherrouter.com.
We had been happy subscribers to Chris Parker’s service for years, but Charlie’s communication options were easier for us on a short-handed crossi… See More
· Reply · 14h
Sue Chadwick
We’ve benefited from Chris Tibbs excellent service on several offshore passages in both the south and north atlantic ... always amazingly accurate, in both go now ... wait... ie heave too ... and go now!
· Reply · 14h
Jayne Eames-Thornton
I highly recommend Steph Ball. http://www.meteogib.com/
· Reply · 14h
Alan Broadbridge
We would recommend Chris Tibbs
· Reply · 13h
Sherry McCampbell
Locus Weather based in New England. He's been doing North Atlantic Weather Routing for years. https://www.locusweather.com/

[/quote]

Hi Daria,
I notice no responses to your request for wx routers in the N Atlantic.
I thought I was in a distinct minority in my wish to avoid FB, but perhaps others feel similarly. I felt like any answer of mine to your request was likely to get copied and posted on FB and I do not want any of my writing on FB.
An alternative would be for you to suggest that those looking for information come to the Forum and participate. This would enhance the usage of the Forum: a good thing and bring in other information and knowledge.
Random thoughts, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy
[/quote]

No Dick, I would never copy from the Forum to Facebook. I may alert people on FB that something valuable has been posted on the Forum to try to get them there.

I occasionally copy a Facebook post to the Forum so it does not get lost because valuable information eventually disappears there. I have tried many times to get people who post on FB to also post on the Forum with little result.

I hope that clarifies matters.

RE: Weather Routers for N Atlantic

Dick — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 12:34:51 GMT

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[b]Daria Blackwell - 10 Apr 2021[/b]
This thread copied from Facebook...

Brian Russell
OCC Members Group

Regarding Weather Routers: Does anyone have any recommendations for persons or companies who specialize in the North Atlantic routes from Caribbean to the British Isles? We know Parker, and have used him, but are looking for alternatives that might be a better fit. You can PM if you wish, thanks! — looking for recommendations.

4 PLACES RECOMMENDED
Jayne Eames-Thornton and 2 others made recommendations
14 Comments
Lea Obermeyer
There is a female weather router in Gibraltar that I have heard is very good. She was listed along with Chris and 2 others in a Sailing Magazine article2 years ago regarding Atlantic routers. I will try to find her name.
· Reply · 15h
Lea Obermeyer
https://www.yachtingworld.com/.../why-cruising-sailors...
· Reply · 13h
John Danskin
https://www.commandersweather.com/
… See More
· Reply · 15h
Catherine Day
Its Stephanie Ball at Meteogib; we used them for our trip from st Martin to the Azores, and then on to Falmouth. We were very happy with the service, and can happily recommend.
· Reply · 15h
Richard Nicolson
I can put you in touch with Chris Tibbs who does this. Amongst others he is met guy for the ARC
· Reply · 15h
Tina Ponce

Bill who runs passageweather has done many many trips for us and he gets the boat polars into the equation too.
· Reply · 15h
James Fiske
Commanders weather have been very good to me in the past. I’ve also used WRI but their forecasts are data heavy - lots of pretty pictures while commanders has been text based. I currently use Windy pro but realise this isn’t accessible to all.
· Reply · 14h
Peter Dunham
We used Charlie Carlow and were very happy https://www.myweatherrouter.com/
· Reply · 14h
Peter Dunham
lol, fb got that one wrong, its not a hair salon lol
· Reply · 14h
Tim Goodyear
We used Charlie too for our Atlantic crossing last year. We were pleased we did. www.myweatherrouter.com.
We had been happy subscribers to Chris Parker’s service for years, but Charlie’s communication options were easier for us on a short-handed crossi… See More
· Reply · 14h
Sue Chadwick
We’ve benefited from Chris Tibbs excellent service on several offshore passages in both the south and north atlantic ... always amazingly accurate, in both go now ... wait... ie heave too ... and go now!
· Reply · 14h
Jayne Eames-Thornton
I highly recommend Steph Ball. http://www.meteogib.com/
· Reply · 14h
Alan Broadbridge
We would recommend Chris Tibbs
· Reply · 13h
Sherry McCampbell
Locus Weather based in New England. He's been doing North Atlantic Weather Routing for years. https://www.locusweather.com/

[/quote]

Hi Daria,
I notice no responses to your request for wx routers in the N Atlantic.
I thought I was in a distinct minority in my wish to avoid FB, but perhaps others feel similarly. I felt like any answer of mine to your request was likely to get copied and posted on FB and I do not want any of my writing on FB.
An alternative would be for you to suggest that those looking for information come to the Forum and participate. This would enhance the usage of the Forum: a good thing and bring in other information and knowledge.
Random thoughts, Dick Stevenson, s/v Alchemy