Catamaran Cruising

Terry, Welcome! I understand that you will be sailing a Norseman 430. It looks a very nice boat.&nbsp;<div><br><div>I am sure that you will have probably made sure that all the gear is functional and you will have appropriate safety equipment, but one thing that Cathy and I find every year is that we need a week or so to get used to the boat and its motion. We also usually make the mistake of going out in too strong winds early on in any trip, just because we want to get to somewhere new. After week or so, the waves always seem smaller, and the wind lighter.</div><div><br></div><div>A couple of initial questions I would like to ask would be: How are you planning on getting weather forecasts during your trip? and how experienced at planning based on the weather do you think you are?</div><div><br></div><div>Many years ago, I spent weeks planning for my first trip on our first 22ft cruising cat, delivering it from Poole to Hayling Island. I took a good friend with dingy sailing experience and waited a week and a half before the wind was what I thought was "ok"- and got is wrong.. we actually had a coastguard helicopter circle us at one point as we were heading into danger on some shoals- but that is another story. Now I would do the same trip almost without thinking, but I have much more confidence in my sailing and the boat, and some natty weather forecasting apps on my Ipad!. <span style="font-size: 10pt;">&nbsp; &nbsp;</span></div><div>.&nbsp;</div></div>

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