Watch the video tutorial in Full Screen Mode, or follow the instructions:
We recommend you view the ‘How to use weather routing’ tutorial, before viewing the departure planning tutorial. The Departure planning tool is used for deciding which day or time to leave the dock, then switch to the Weather routing tool for your passage.
Watch the video tutorial in Full Screen Mode, or follow the instructions:
Select Departure planning from the left menu.
Move your green start waypoint and red destination waypoint to your desired locations.
Click on the green download button on the left menu.
In the download Method box select your connection type.
Then tick the GRIB box and choose the GRIB Models and variables you want to download. These should correspond with the 4 models you select for your departure planning.
Next, in the Weather Routine & Departure Planning section, ensure you have the departure planning option ticked. Please select the start time of now or a near future date.
Then click on the settings wheel to see further departure planning preferences.
In the preferences we can set the following:
Motoring settings on or off. The router will assume we are motoring directly toward the destination, when the wind speed is below our motoring setting.
Adjust the polar percentage if we expect to be sailing below our previously set up polar speeds.
The 4 departure time spacings can be changed incrementally from 24 hour spacings down to 1 hour apart.
We can choose which 4 of the 6 models to run the departure plan with.
Here you can also select one of the Ocean tidal currents which will be applied in the calculation of the departure planning results.
The Departure Planner will always find the fastest route, this is to give an accurate assessment of the departure times. No comfort settings will be applied to the Departure Planner.
Press the X button to exit.
Select any other parameters for the download, then press next until you get to the final download page.
Press Download All.
Your route will be calculated using your boat’s Polars. You can view a summary of the four models based on each departure time or a detailed view of each model at the 4 departure times.
Click on Map, the associated GRIBs from all 4 weather models can be viewed in sync with each departure time. Press the play button to animate the departures. You will see a boat appear on the track at each departure time. The first boat leaves on Day 1, the second on Day 2, and so on. This graphical display is great for looking at an overview of the weather situation for each model, and the effect on the departure times.
Once you have chosen your departure date and time, then you can use the weather routing tool to get more detailed information for that departure time.
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