06/24/2022
Navigating the Newport Bermuda Race 2022 aboard Swan 82 'White Rhino'.
Always an interesting chess game, given the different near shore and offshore weather patterns and the crossing of the gulfstream that can produce 4 knots or more of current.
Instruments: B&G Hercules 5000 system
Navigation systems: B&G Zeus multifunction displays with GPS, AIS and radar.
Digital Yacht PC running Expedition software for route planning and tracking competitors.
Microsoft notebook PC also running Expedition for stripchart analysis of sailing instrument data.
Satellite communications: KVH Fleeet One satcom for downloading weather GRIBS and Yellowbrick tracker vessel locations.
Weather sources: Predictwind, Ocean Prediction Center, National Weather Service.
Ocean current data: Tidetech ocean current GRIBS, Rutgers sea surface temperature images.