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Month: May 2020

What’s New Aboard Sparklemuffin

Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by Chuck B

When I bought Sparklemuffin about three and a half years ago, the anemometer at the masthead was broken. So I put in a new LCJ Capteurs CV7 ultrasonic anemometer while the mast was out. Of course it is incompatible with the old wind instrument display, which is at least 25 years old. No problem, I…

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How to Create Sea Climate Maps from Satellite Data

Posted on May 3, 2020May 3, 2020 by Chuck B

Inspired by a section I read in “Heavy Weather Sailing” by Peter Bruce, I decided to see what sea climate maps were available online, so I could include them in my collection of cruising resources. I was looking for seasonal and/or monthly average and maximum wave height and wind speed maps. Surprisingly, I was unable…

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