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    SAILING THE WORLD

    Sep 04, 2020 5 minutes

    Before setting off on any offshore cruise it is essential to understand, in depth, the vagaries of the world’s weather systems and ocean currents. All sailors must be able to make their own decisions independently of any route planning services or pilot book. They must develop their own voyage and passage plans, and will feel empowered once they have seen their calculations at the chart table pay-off in practice. It’s worth knowing that a single trip from A to B is a passage; a voyage is a series of passages linked together over several months. In military terms, a passage is a tactic; a voyage is a strategy.

    PART ONE Voyage planning

    The first step is to decide where you want to go, the weather and climate will dictate you can go. Typhoon, cyclone

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