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New online viewer and PDF generator - now includes wind!

We have just launched the newest version of our online viewer and PDF generator for the 2011 Sydney to Hobart and all races crossing the Bass Strait. 

The online viewer was originally designed for sailors that don't want to use high-tech navigation software but want to know what the current and tides are doing during the race. 

East Australian Current - it's the EAC, dude! 

"I need to get to the East Australian Current. EAC?" 

"Oh, dude... you're ridin' it, dude! Check it out!" 

If you've seen the Disney/Pixar animated film Finding Nemo, you'll know this conversation happens between a fish and a turtle in the East Australian Current. 

Sea surface temperature - hot stuff

 Sea surface temperature (SST) tells us a lot about the oceans. It can help pinpoint the exact position of currents and shows where warm and cold water meet at regions known as fronts or temperature breaks. 

Fronts and the position of hot and cold water are of interest to offshore and ocean yacht racers because they show exactly where the strongest current is flowing and in what direction. Oceanographers use SST to validate ocean models. 

Inside track - how Tidetech's data influences real tactical decisions

Tidetech has supported many races and regattas around the world over the past few years. We're especially proud to now also be technical suppliers to both the 34th America's Cup and the 2011-12 Volvo Ocean Race.

 So something must be working... but how does the data actually get used and how does it influence tactical decisions?

Oceanographic data goes mobile with new online viewer

Applied oceanography specialist Tidetech has released a new version of its online oceanographic data viewer.

The online viewer gives access to a unique resource of information not available anywhere else. Providing accurate data for tides, ocean currents, sea surface temperatures (SST), waves and wind, this is the first resource of its kind offering all of these data elements in one place - online.

Tricky approaches - it all hangs on Hobart 

The last 10 miles of the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race (from Iron Pot to the finish) has often been the graveyard of ambitions for many competitors. With the finish line in sight, fickle winds and tides make it a tactician's nightmare, potentially wrecking an otherwise well-sailed race. 

Volvo Ocean Race fleet faces first major ocean current

The Volvo Ocean Race fleet is preparing to head out on leg two and into its first serious ocean current challenge. Oceanographic data supplier Tidetech explains what the teams will face in the Agulhas current and the tactical options for the fleet's navigators.

THE AGULHAS CURRENT

New oceanographic data in major ship-routing trial

New data that enables ships and superyachts to improve their routing efficiency is being trialled with a major cruise line company. 

In a Volvo Ocean Race first, tactical oceanographic data will be supplied to all teams for the 2011-12 event.

Oceanographic data specialist Tidetech is to supply its global ocean current models and sea surface temperature (SST) data.

New Dorset coast tidal data available for 2011 Rolex Fastnet

A new tidal model showing the Dorset coast from Lyme Bay to Christchurch Bay has been developed ahead of the 2011 Rolex Fastnet race.

The new exclusive data will provide competitors with the most advanced and accurate tidal stream and ocean current information that has ever been available for the Rolex Fastnet. With the first 36 hours being tactically critical, accurate tidal data could make or break the race heading out of the Solent and into the Channel.