Experience: Watch for Cold Fronts
July 21, 2025
The early arrival of a backdoor cold front provides for some spicy sailing on Lake Erie.
The early arrival of a backdoor cold front provides for some spicy sailing on Lake Erie.
Citing the confluence of three major climatological factors, forecasters from NOAA’s National Weather Service are predicting an extremely active Atlantic hurricane season with the highest
I lay in my suspended bunk and waited for the next wave to lift me up and slam me down onto the hard bench below.
Most sailors are well attuned to keeping an eye out for cold fronts, which can bring nasty, squally weather with strong winds and large seas.
Editor’s Note: In 1956, Alan Nicol—nicknamed “Stormy” for the weather he seemed to attract—was Francis Chichester’s main crew on Gipsy Moth II, sailing with Chichester
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As the 70-foot Sunseeker drifted down on us in the dark, I couldn’t stand it any longer. I lurched forward on deck in my bathrobe,
It was early summer, and twilight had stretched itself across the sky with feline languor. The afternoon breeze had dwindled to a zephyr, and we
There are some places we sail where just one look at the sky, or the way the air feels, lets us know that we’re probably
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