Amanda Delany, a senior meteorologist at Weather Routing Inc, explains how Sahara dust affects hurricane development in the Atlantic. She explains how heavy dust seasons can suppress tropical cyclone development...

Have you heard the term "Tropical Wave" and wanted to learn more about them? Have you ever wondered how hurricanes develop across the Atlantic? Tropical waves are low pressure systems...

With the 2024 eastern Pacific hurricane season approaching, cruisers in that part of the world are starting to discuss their strategies and potential hurricane holes for shelter, should storms strike...

Circumnavigators Mike Reynolds and his wife Nicki were on their way to Bermuda from the BVI, on their 34-foot cruiser-racer Zen Again, when the passage turned nasty. With unexpected squalls...

Being prepared for heavy weather at sea Despite what many of today’s “YouTube” sailors and bloggers may say, bad weather is an unavoidable yet integral part of life on the...