Weather tools.
Good weather reading is the single most important skill for safe sailing. These guides explain the apps, the models behind them, and how to use them at sea.
Windy vs PredictWind — which to subscribe to in 2026.
Free tiers, premium models, routing offshore. Which we kept paying for and why the other still has a place on the device-stack.
Windy
GUIDE · 7 MINUnderstand GFS, ECMWF, ICON and HRRR — which to trust, when, and how to read the divergence between them on a four-day passage.
Read the guide →WindFinder
GUIDE · 5 MINCoastal sailing's best friend. Station observations, forecasts pinned to your harbour, and how to spot when the model is wrong.
Read the guide →PredictWind
GUIDE · 8 MINMultiple proprietary models, offshore weather windows, polar-based routing. What you get for the subscription and what you don't need.
Read the guide →Orca
GUIDE · 6 MINEssential for the Portuguese coast and crossings to the Canaries. Where it nails the local picture better than the global forecasters.
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