Useful sites for
navigation
Digital charts of Norway: https://kart.gulesider.no/søk/sjøkart
Online charts for Norway, Denmak, Sweden and Finland. For smartphones
and tablets, you'll need the "Skippo" app, the paid version (~15€/year
for Norway) allows dowloading the charts.
Everything for sailing in Norway on a single site: http://nais.kystverket.no
AIS targets indeed, but also the forecasts
for wind, current and waves for a chosen point, or along a full track.
Harbours and anchorages in Ireland and England: http://eoceanic.com
A detailed guide of all possible shelters, inluding information about current, approach, an extract from the Navionics charts, and cultural details. Doesn't cover Scotland neither Wales.
A still great site for weather: http://www.passageweather.com
A bit more olf-fashioned than Windy,
but we are well used to its colour coding (blue is without pain, green is more
uncertain!).
Windy: https://www.windy.com
The
reference in weather forecasting web site, displaying a lot of data from different
models.
Weather in Norway: http://www.yr.no
When sailing
close to shore, wind and gusts hourly forecast.
Sailing school les Glénans : http://www.glenans.asso.fr/
An internationally known sailing school,
in beautiful places (choose Paimpol !!!)
Friend boats that we met during our
trips
L'escale : http://www.lescale.me
This nice couple sails their superb Allures
45. Met in Riga in 2018.
Kannjawou, the library boat: https://kannjawou.com
Manon and Marion are sailing around the Atlantic while prmoting access to culture. Met in
Audierne in 2021.
Jingle (previously Traou-Mad) :
http://catamaran-jingle.blogspot.com formerly spiritoftraoumad.blogspot.com
Sandrine and Eric, travelling for good
on an Idylle 11,50 then a Fountaine Pajot 45. In French only.
Met in Porto Santo in 2011,
and still sailing.
Sweety around ze world: https://www.sweetyaroundzeworld.com/
So we don't know them yet, but their cartoons are fantastic and we really hope to meet them
one day !
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In 2011 on Graciosa island, internet was only available under the
shadow of the cyber-palm tree in the village...
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