Safety & Weather

The full pre-departure inspection a professional delivery skipper carries out — hull, rig, engine, steering, electrics, safety gear, documents and the sea trial.

AI weather models are changing marine forecasting. What they do well, where they still fall short, and how a professional delivery crew uses them.

Two, three or four crew? How professional delivery crews keep watch around the clock, and why crew size affects safety, time and cost.

How professional delivery crews use forecast models, GRIB files, ensembles and professional routers to choose a safe departure window and route.

A practical offshore safety equipment checklist for yacht deliveries: life raft, EPIRB, lifejackets, communications, fire and flooding, medical and heavy-weather gear.

A sailor’s guide to the Mediterranean winds — Mistral, Tramontana, Bora, Meltemi, Sirocco, Levante and Poniente: where they blow, when, and how delivery crews plan around them.

Where and when Iberian orcas interact with yachts, how delivery skippers plan around them, and what to do if orcas approach your boat.