About this page
Useful meteorological and General Weather & Sailing Links. If anyone wishes to be added, I normally request a return link.
About this page
Useful meteorological and allied sites and ones which have asked for reciprocal links.
On this page -
- International & National Services
- General Weather Sites
- Clubs & Associations
- Cruising/Yachting Links
- Miscellaneous Links
National Weather Services
- World Meteorological Organisation ---- Umbrella organisation co-ordinating services and agreeing standards
- ECMWF ---- Funded by a group of European Met services to develop forecasts beyond the next three days.
- Meteorological Office --- A world leader in weather jeahhprediction.
- le Guide Marine de Météo France
- US NOAA/NWS Marine site
- Danish Met Service
- Deutscher Wetterdienst
- Finnish Met Service
- Icelandic Met Service
- Irish Met Service
- Netherlands Met Service
- Norwegian Met Service
- Spanish Met Service
- Swedish Met Service
General Weather Links
- BBC Weather Centre ---- A useful alternative source for Met Office marine forecasts
- Climatic Research Unit ---- Source of much climate data
- Martin Stubbs' Marine page --- A useful reference site
- Metbrief ---- A wealth of data. A pity that the colour schemes do not make for ease of use.
- Meteociel ---- An excellent site for comparing models. A good source of latest (mainly) European weather
- Model output and other weather charts
- Ogimet --- A jumbo site with much basic coded data. Not the easiest site to use.
- Royal Meteorological Society --- Independent of the Met Offics. A learned society
- The UK Weather Information site
Clubs & Associations
- Bavaria Owners Association
- Chew Valley Lake SC
- Clyde Cruising Club
- Cruising Association ---- Members can give much help around the UK and Europe as well as further afield
- Cruising Association of Ireland
- Erith Yacht Club
- Gerrards Cross SA
- Glasgow Kayak Club
- Gravesend YC
- Guildford Coastal CC
- Hallberg Rassy Owners Association
- Henley Offshore Group
- Hoo Ness YC
- Humber Yawl YC
- Irish Cruising Association
- Itchenor SC
- Jeanneau Association,
- Legend Owner's Association
- Little Ship Club
- Lyme Regis SC
- Lymington Town SC
- Manchester Cruising Association
- Moody Association
- Newhaven and Seaford Sailing Club
- Ocean Cruising Club ---- Make your qualifying passage and benefit from help and advice worldwide
- Penarth YC
- RAF YC
- Royal County of Berkshire YC
- Royal Cruising Club
- Rival Owners Association
- Royal Naval Club the Royal Albert YC, Portsmouth
- Royal Northumberland YC
- Royal Southern YC
- Royal Yachting Association ---- Every sailor should belong
- Ribble Valley Sub Aqua Club
- Sea Cadets
- Shipmates Owner's Association
- Upnor SC
- Yately Offshore SC
Cruising/Yachting Links
- Attainable Adventure Cruising ---- Excellent reference site for offshore cruising. Practical advice from practicing sailors.
- Marine Safety Guide - - - - - A useful source of safety information
- National Coastwatch Institution ----- A valuable voluntary service for the benefit of all sailors
- Noonsite ---- A source of cruisibg news worldwide
- The Sea Safety Group ---- Another valuable voluntary service for the benefit of all sailors
- Yachting.com- - - - - A leading platform for sailors offering much information on the Mediterranean including chartering.
Miscellaneous
- Alia Sailing Pages
- Association of Sea Training Organisations
- Cruising in Portugal ---- Notes on harbour entry and good general information. A little out of date, but still useful.
- Darthaven Marina, our home port. An excellent marina.
- French for Cruisers
- MailASail
- Manor Houses, Portugal
- Donald Perkins Automatic weather station site.
- RCC Pilotage Foundation
- SailMail
- Spanish for Cruisers
- UKHO EasyTide