The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.
The Pure Poetry of the shipping forecast
In the course of its existence, the forecast has saved thousands of lives but its practical application has long been superseded by more precise meteorological and satellite data: the forecast is said to be around 93 per cent accurate. Hence, the vast majority of its remaining 6.5mn listeners today are landlubbers, tucked up safe on dry land.
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