Where Do You Get Your Info?

"I’m taking off cruising this year and — this is the really great part — not coming back," writes Tom O’Neill of the San Diego-based Catalina 30 Calypso. "But in this world of tons of instant info, I’m wondering what is the best way for a cruiser such as myself to get good weather forecasts when heading south. At this point, ‘south’ could be from Mexico to Panama. Could you help me?"

Since we at Latitude 38 have limited use for weather forecasts — other than when we do the Baja Ha-Ha, the Baja Bash (north), and need to cross the Eastern Caribbean’s Anegada Passage — we limit our input to sources such as Commander’s Weather, Passage Weather, Buoy Weather, Wind Guru and few others. So we’re asking for your input in answering Tom’s question. Email your suggestions to Richard.