Links on weather, ice, high Arctic navigation.
RCC Pilotage Foundation
A voluntary organisation run by yachtsmen to provide pilotage and passage planning information
(Website: rccpf.org.uk)
RCC Pilotage Foundation publications on Arctic and Northern Waters:
- Planning an Arctic Passage (PDF)
- Approaching and Leaving the Arctic (PDF)
- North West Passage (PDF)
- North East Passage (PDF)
Ice reports
- Canadian Ice Service: Current ice conditions and predictions
Mirages
- Heat Skip by Pat Hahn (log of August 8, 2008)
- The Superior Mirage: Seeing Beyond (www.islandnet.com)
- Mirages: explanation on Wikipedia
- Photos from Alex: Skip and mirage over the sea ice (Picasa album)