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Category Archives: Tonga
Looks like Thursday morning
The underlying dataset that drives the wind predictions we all look at is called GFS (Global Forecast System) run by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration). The computer modeling is run 4 times per day at 6 hour intervals starting … Continue reading
Posted in Tonga
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Staying put
We had another weather session ashore which, for me, ended up being more of a tech support session. I enjoy this sort of thing so it was a fun way to spend the morning. The weather models we all downloaded … Continue reading
Posted in Tonga
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Weather or not
The morning weather session turned out to be quite useful. Members of 6 or 7 boats came ashore and we all sat around a long table with out laptops looking at various weather sources. There was a lot of discussion … Continue reading
Posted in Boree, Larabeck, Tonga
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Checked Out – Now for the Weather
Quite a lot accomplished yesterday. At 7am we were up on the deck working on the head sail. Once the sail was down on the deck I could more closely examine the tear. It was about 2 feet long and … Continue reading
Posted in Leu Cat, Sea Mist, Tonga
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Getting Ready
Thursday was a work day. We have a possibly tough crossing ahead of us so it’s necessary to check the boat all over and make things good. It was a little too windy and wet to bring the sail down … Continue reading
Posted in Leu Cat, Sea Mist, Tonga
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