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zyGrib Wind and weather sequences

Posted on: 14/05/2011

Those even slower on the uptake than I am may be interested in the zyGrib wind/weather sequence facility. On a zyGrib chart, select a location with...

Jeanne Socrates Triumphs!

Posted on: 14/05/2011

Hearty congratulations to CA member Jeanne Socrates who arrived in Cape Town (Royal Cape Y.C.) on Wednesday, 11th May at 5.10 p.m. local time at the...

GRIB forecasts available to 8 days

Posted on: 24/04/2011

GFS GRIB data on the 1/2 degree resoulution Have been available from Saildocs for some months now. Newly introduved on zyGrib, if you ask for 7...

iGrib - A viewer for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch

Posted on: 18/03/2011

For those into hand-held technology, iGrib is a GRIB file viewer for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch. It is being developed by a CA member (S/V Mojo) and...

A statement from the CA about the shooting of the crew of Quest

Posted on: 22/02/2011

The entire membership of the Cruising Association is shocked to learn that Scott and Jean Adam and their crew Phyllis Macay and Bob Riggle on board...

New Imray Digital Charts at the Information Centre

Posted on: 10/02/2011

The Cruising Association Information Centre is pleased to announce the acquisition of a complete set of up-to-date Imray Digital Charts for use by...

Log Competition: Call for entries

Posted on: 12/01/2011

Where did you cruise last year? Got a story to tell? Members are encouraged to submit an account of their cruising antics of 2010 for the annual log...

Brits DO Cruise the Baltic: CA responds to Yachting Monthly Letter

Posted on: 22/11/2010

Henn Avasalu's letter (YM Dec p. 16) "Sail the Baltic" attracted our attention as it demonstrates the warm welcome British and other visiting...

Paul and Rachel Chandler Released - updated 8/12/10 with message to CA

Posted on: 14/11/2010

The Cruising Association is delighted that members Paul and Rachel Chandler have been released from captivity after 388 days. They are now at the...

COAMPS GRIB files

Posted on: 28/10/2010

Further to my “discovery£ that Weatheronline provides the UK Met Office meso-scale wind vectors, I have now found that COAMPS forecasts can be...