Wal Thanks for the feedback!
On Saturday, April 19, 2014, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> wrote: > Joel - I cannot speak to Predictwind's weather routing service. > > Predictwind has been my 'go to' service on the Pacific side of Mexico for > a few years. > In more than once case, I've let people at anchor know that they should > plan to be on the boat in two days, based on that little tiny red strip > that's been on the forecast for the last three days. Buy food and Tequila > now. <VBG> > > Predictwind redesigned the web site about a year or two ago, probably > because of all these new ipad/anderoid/electric-cow applications, and in > the process they eliminated a couple of my essential features. I politely > complained that I really wanted to be able to save a seven day forecast to > PDF. At first, I received a stock reply telling me that they didn't want > to publish old forecasts, and that I should get real-time satellite > internet access when off shore. Since I know a thing or two about that, I > explained the *cost structure* of real-time *graphical web* access off > shore, and why I really liked downloading a seven day forecast to pdf. > > My point was 'An old forecast is better than no forecast.' Within a week, > they'd changed the web site to allow PDF downloads of the graphics, so that > I could resume my life. > And I respect that. > > However, that still doesn't address the question of a weather router. I > would recommend that you talk with someone you trust and who has used the > weather router before. Because, to be honest, I don't trust anyone when it > comes to weather. And the best weather routers, like the best cruisers, > will say Eff I don't know, but this is what I think based on my experience > in that area of the planet. > > Wal > > Joel Aronson wrote: > >> Has anyone tried to use the PredictWind weather routing? It looks >> awesome, >> but I wonder if it works. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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