More Than Just a Weather!

Good Weather Routing starts with Departure Planning

Weather Routing while on passage is all about putting the boat in the right place to best take advantage

of the weather now and for what’s coming!

More Than Just A Weather Service

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Not Just providing the best Weather and Routing but our extensive Knowledge Base of the South Pacific and West!

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Passage Weather & Routing For Cruisers

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Ocean Tactics

MORE THAN JUST A WEATHER SERVICE

Most Weather Routers are Meteorologist, sure they understand weather and how it’s formed but for sailors making an ocean passage we want more than that. To get the best results a knowledge of and passion for weather and routing is only part of the recipe. Only an experienced sailor can truly understand how weather affects different boats. Add to that an extensive Local Knowledge of the Pacific, SE Asia and the Indian Ocean, with Ocean Tactics you’ve got the trifecta.

Ocean Tactics is a Paid Weather and Routing Service under the mantle of Coastal and Offshore Cruising Intl.

a 3Sixty Marine Ltd. trading name.

John and Lyn Martin run C&OC Intl. and have over 150,000nm under the keel of their own vessel "Windflower" plus numerous deliveries on a variety of Yachts and Catamarans both power and sail.

John Martin has been assisting skippers with weather and passage planning for many years, first while running the NZ based Island Cruising Association and then while managing other major international yacht rallies through the Atlantic, Pacific & SE Asia, now operating as Ocean Tactics. “Departure Planning and getting to know the vessel and it’s skipper is an essential first step in passage comfort and safety and a couple of days can make the world of difference. Once out there it’s all about, Putting the Boat in the Right Place, to take best advantage of the weather”

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Departure Planning

Picking the right departure goes a long way to having a good passage. We’ll work with you to pick the best weather window for any specified passage based on your personal parameters and that of the vessel as per the answers given when you sign up. It has to be said however that in order to get the best passage also takes patience. I’ve seen more boats and relationships damaged by leaving based on a schedule!

Offshore Weather

& Routing

A quick chat allows us to get to know you and your vessel and is a necessary part of all Ocean Tactics engagements. During the lead up to the passage we’ll discuss Comfort Levels for Wind and Wave, Vessel Characteristics and Conditions to expect on passage.

Passage Tactics also includes discussion briefings via WhatsApp or Zoom just prior to departure to give you a full understanding of what to expect and detail factors that may influence tactics on passage.

Passage Management

Possibly the most important part of the service for a safe and comfortable passage. We make sure you put the vessel in the right place to best take advantage of the weather that’s coming as the passage proceeds. Updates are sent via email and for those on StarLink or Iridium Go exec via WhatsApp.

OFFSHORE MULTI ROUTE - SPECIAL REFERRAL RATE US$595

OFFSHORE MULTI ROUTE - If you're doing multiple passages in a cruising season* then the Offshore Multi Route pass is for you! This covers 4 Offshore Passages** during one Southern Hemisphere Cruising Season.

(*Feb to Oct. for vessels departing the West Coast of the Americas and Panama - May to Oct for vessels in the Central and Western Pacific

**Offshore Passages- Passages up to 3000nm - Passages over 3000nm are regarded as two passages)

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Passage Weather & Routing For Cruisers

HEAR FROM THOSE WHO GOT AHEAD OF THE GAME

See The Result Of Investing In Ocean Tactics. Your Own Feedback Would Be Better

SV Tango – John and Janet Harrington.

John nailed it with the weather on our trip from French Polynesia to Tonga Via American Samoa. Departure planning was spot on and when our auto pilot failed John was instrumental in routing us to the nearest safe port for repairs. Our second passage was Tonga to New Zealand via Minerva. Again Tango misbehaved but it was wonderful having a gentle watch over us, thank you John.

SV Destiny (Houston) – Frank & Barbara Gladney

John’s Corner

John has successfully routed so many people down to New Zealand from the islands that he’s got quite a name for it. With the usual flow of weather it’s often best to put some westing in to take advantage of the shift as you get closer to NZ and make sure you’re not on the wrong side of it. That point is 30S 173W and has colloquially been dubbed John’s Corner.

SV Manauhaea – Mike and Glenda Rainey

We’ve done a number of passages where we’ve relied on John for the weather and never had a bad trip. The one trip we didn’t use him and listened to someone else, another NZ based weather man & router who will remain nameless. We had a horror trip. Of note, our passage north from NZ in 2017 was a huge win on the departure planning side, we strained at the bit while others got away early but John held us back. We finally had a great trip and met many of the others in Tonga that got away early only to have bad passages, some of them with damage. Thanks John!

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Passage Weather & Routing For Cruisers

Coastal & Offshore Cruising Intl.

For anyone out on the water. Doesn’t matter if it’s Coastal or Offshore, or what your level of experience is, C&OC Intl. has something for you!

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