Snow Bear Sailing

08/10/2025

Spire, once praised by PredictWind for its accuracy in remote ocean forecasting, is quietly disappearing from the app. Meanwhile, new models like ICON, AIFS, and PWAI are appearing without explanation. Users are left confused, with major features removed and no clear communication from PredictWind about these significant changes...

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PredictWind
The Cruising Association
Cruising World Magazine
Practical Boat Owner
Yachts and Yachting Magazine
Ocean Cruising Club

Spire, once praised by PredictWind for its accuracy in remote ocean forecasting, is quietly disappearing from the app. Meanwhile, new models like ICON, AIFS, and PWAI are appearing without explanat…

17/09/2025

As long-time advocates and professional subscribers of PredictWind, we’ve relied on its advanced features: tracking, over-the-horizon AIS, AI polars, and high-resolution data, to plan safe and comfortable passages. However, this year’s voyages from Newfoundland to Iceland exposed critical shortcomings in the product’s most essential functions: departure planning and weather routing.

Read More www.snowbearsailing.com/whats-wrong-with-the-weather/





PredictWind

17/09/2025

A well written must read for anyone working from their boat or any other nomadic lifestyle.

You Are Probably Breaking the Law of Whatever Nation Other Than Yours

26/08/2025

We decided to have another night in Greenland and moved onto the tight dock at the weather station.
First we thought we’d get kicked out by an iceberg (like we did last year), but it parked itself on the other side of the dock.
Then we were visited by a beautiful humpback whale who hung around for an hour.

We are so glad we stayed another day in Greenland 🐳

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24/08/2025

This is a very special place😊

It’s nice to return to southern Greenland to visit places we were at last year, and to explore some new 🇬🇱

20/08/2025

Aurora in Greenland tonight, unexpected and spectacular.

The capabilities of an iPhone camera on a moving boat are impressive.

18/08/2025

There is something very special about Labrador and from the moment we arrived in Red Bay, we knew we would enjoy our stay here. This area of Canada is sparsely populated and full of exciting abandoned places to explore, and the people we met were super friendly and helpful, which made it hard to depart for Greenland....

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There is something very special about Labrador and from the moment we arrived in Red Bay, we knew we would enjoy our stay here. This area of Canada is sparsely populated and full of exciting …

17/08/2025

We had a great night yesterday in beautiful Nanortalik, where we met up with some other OCC boats and shared stories about our crossings.
At Cafe 44 we heard a great musician play nonstop all night. What a great place for a Saturday night🤩

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15/08/2025

Icebergs & Hot Springs - Time to relax with a beer before nasty weather arrives in a few days time.

Uunartoq Hot Spring, Greenland 🇬🇱

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