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Whitsunday Islands Tidal Model for Airlie Beach & Hamilton Island Race Weeks.

Posted by Paul Freeman on 3 August 2023 7:31:10 PM

Model - Key facts 

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Topics: sailing, tides, Tidemap, grib, yacht race, yacht racing, Hammo, Hamilton island race week, whitsundays

NEW Whitsundays Tidal Model: ready for Hamilton Island Race Week.

Posted by Penny Haire on 15 August 2022 5:52:59 PM

New model - Key facts 

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Topics: sailing, tides, Tidemap, grib, yacht race, yacht racing, Hammo, Hamilton island race week, whitsundays

Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race 2021: Where is the EAC?

Posted by Penny Haire on 26 November 2021 3:06:14 PM

The Course to Hobart has distinct stages. 

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Topics: Sydney to Hobart, sailing, East Australian Current, tides, optimised route, Tidemap, grib, yacht race, yacht racing

Vineyard Race 2021 - GRIB Tidal Currents

Posted by Penny Haire on 20 August 2021 5:23:58 PM

Are you entering the 2021 Vineyard Race?

The complex strong tidal currents at the eastern end of Long Island Sound can be challenging for even the most experienced race navigators.

Key questions need to be considered. Will you depart Long Island Sound via The Race, Plum Gut, or The Sluiceway? What are your tactics for the return back into Long Island Sound on the way home? How you negotiate these complex and strong tidal currents could be the difference between a good race and a Great Race. 

Fortunately, Tidetech has accurate high-resolution tidal current forecast models for the entire course available in GRIB format. This allows you to make the best navigation decisions giving you more time to simply sail fast and gain an advantage over your closest competitors. 

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Topics: currents, Expedition, sailing, yacht, racing, optimised route, high resolution model, grib, yacht race, Vineyard Race

Rolex Fastnet Race 2021: Winning is in the Details

Posted by Penny Haire on 21 June 2021 5:39:52 PM

The prestigious Rolex Fastnet Race is just a few weeks away, and competitors who have the most accurate data on hand will be able to make the best possible decisions for the fastest route.
The Fastnet is genuinely a navigators' race, as it challenges competitors to negotiate some very tricky tidal situations - such as whether to head offshore for pressure or tuck inshore to avoid the worst of an adverse tide. This year's race is exciting because it's finishing in France for the first time, and the last section involves negotiating the notorious Alderney Race, with currents of up to 9 kts.

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Topics: sailing, tides, English Channel, Tidemap, grib, yacht race, yacht racing, Fastnet

GRIB Tidal Currents for Chesapeake Bay

Posted by Penny Haire on 4 June 2021 12:31:51 PM

We are very pleased to release a new model of Chesapeake Bay in time for the Annapolis to Newport Race! Sourced from NOAA the model covers the entire bay in incredible detail, showing for the first time the complexity of the currents everywhere in the Bay from Annapolis to Cape Charles, including the Potomac River.


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Topics: currents, Expedition, sailing, yacht, racing, optimised route, high resolution model, grib, yacht race, Vineyard Race

GRIB Tidal Currents for Long Island Sound

Posted by Penny Haire on 3 September 2020 6:53:30 PM

 

We are very excited to release our new model of Long Island Sound. With a resolution of 110m the model covers whole Sound in incredible detail, showing for the first time how the tidal currents flow around key locations across the region.

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Topics: currents, Expedition, sailing, yacht, racing, optimised route, high resolution model, grib, yacht race, Vineyard Race

'Won and Lost' in the Derwent

Posted by Penny Haire on 6 December 2019 8:47:37 AM

How tricky currents play a part in the closing stages of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Race

The last few miles of a Sydney to Hobart race has often determined the ultimate winner. Capricious, shifty wind and 'bullets' - gusts that come screaming down the steep hillsides lining the course are often to blame. Not to mention the notorious night time 'shut-down' - where the wind disappears entirely.

The role of currents here has been overlooked - most likely because little information has been publicly available. This is set to change thanks to a new hydrodynamic model produced by the Coastal Environmental Modelling Team at CSIRO which Tidetech will be making available for the Sydney, Melbourne and Launceston to Hobart races this year as part of a package of Grib files and analyses.

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Topics: Sydney to Hobart, yacht, tidal model, high resolution model, grib, yacht race, Sydney to Hobart finish

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