Ocean Marine Nav. Inc.
Bob Jones
- Marine Meteorologist
- Ops Manager
Toll-free: 1-866-505-OMNI (6664)
Fax: 1-908-548-0880
Email: ocmarnav@aol.com
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| Posted by Captain Martyn Walker on Nov 18, 2008, 07:05 PM EST |
| Great Accuracy on the forecast as always. I told the Boss I had used your services for years and when it comes to wind, swell and wave heights, you are second only to the person who creats those forces! |
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| Posted by Captain Rocky Tomlinson on Nov 18, 2008, 07:04 PM EST |
| 0915 pst. Just rounding Pt Arena now, yr call like allways: SUPERLATIVE!! You can quote me on that!!! |
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| Posted by Captain David Bridgens on Nov 18, 2008, 07:04 PM EST |
| You can be sure I will be calling on you again in the future. I believe your services is excellent. |
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| Posted by Captain Dirk Sachse on Nov 18, 2008, 07:04 PM EST |
| Good Job! As you predicted; we had about (3) hours of 30kt (+) winds ending arond midnight and then about 30kt rounding Conception this am. As you also predicted the 5''-7'' seas were quite comfortable. |
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| Posted by Captain Eric Grab on Nov 18, 2008, 07:03 PM EST |
| We departed Niue 1700 Monday. About 1/2 way and the weather has been as predicted. |
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| Posted by Owner - Steve Firestone on Nov 18, 2008, 07:03 PM EST |
| We are now in Capri. Your forecast for Lipari was spot on & we had a very successful photo shoot. |
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| Posted by Captain Alan Palash on Nov 18, 2008, 07:02 PM EST |
| 0000Z Position 30 20N 116 05W abeam of San Quintin. Just as advertised. The weather is beautiful. |
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| Posted by Captain Henry Trembecki, M/Y Cloudy Bay on Nov 18, 2008, 07:01 PM EST |
| Thanks for your last info it was spot on! |
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| Posted by Captain Bill Wassmer, M/Y Lexington on Nov 18, 2008, 07:01 PM EST |
| Your weather prediction was spot on!!! :-) The wind picked up just like you said at Cedros Island, the last two days weather from Turtle Bay to Mag Bay to Cabo was exactly as you predicted. |
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| Posted by Milt Baker on Bluewater on Nov 18, 2008, 07:00 PM EST |
| Our own secret weapon is “Weather Bob” Jones of Ocean Marine Navigation Inc. Bob provides telephone and e-mail weather routing advice and counsel to yachts around the world. In return for what we consider a very reasonable fee, Bob—who is a trained meteorologist who has been doing professional weather routing for years—provides us a daily e-mail report: an overview of the weather systems interacting to provide our weather and his best estimate of what to expect in the days ahead. |
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| Posted by Milt Baker - M/Y BLUEWATER, Team Leader - Medbound on Nov 18, 2008, 06:59 PM EST |
| Many thanks, once more, Bob, for your excellent weather routing. Weather was
just what you said it would be and came when and where you said it would.
Coming from you, that kind of forecasting doesn''t surprise us, we salute you
once again for your uncanny accuracy! |
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Thanks for everything Bob. You have guided us over 6000 miles safely to Osaka and our winter berths. We are glad to stay put for awhile. We really appreciate all of your help. Braun Jones - M/Y GREY PEARL - Great Siberian Sushi Run
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The trip was fantastic and every discussion with you and the expectation that we had for the next couple of days was right on. We went with your advice and kept on straight through from Tacoma, WA to Newport Beach, CA and everything came out great. The one rough day we had was made easier with your prediction that the seas and wind would only last 8-10 hours and would then improve and that is exactly what happened.
Captain John Long, M/Y ARAM CARA
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Dear Bob,
We are all secure in our moorage in Sidney, BC and I want to thank you for your outstanding weather forecasting for our trip from San Diego, Ca to Sidney, BC.
Planning a trip up the west coast of the US in early April presents a real challenge for a weather router, but your approach to advising me on departure dates, routes and alternate possibilities was the best service I could have asked for. One week prior to our planned departure you let me know the outlook was poor at best, but you would keep looking at the data each day. As we got closer to our departure, things started changing fast and your advice to get going was perfect.
Your daily updates were very accurate and gave me the confidence to continue with the trek north. I found your forecasts were about 36 hours ahead of the National Weather Service and allowed us to continue the trip with a better understanding of the weather systems and what you felt they were going to do in a short time frame.
By taking your advice, keeping the vessel moving at the planned speed we were able to stay in front of the main energy of the systems moving onshore behind our position.
I highly recommend your services to anyone planning any type of extended cruise and I plan ask for your help on all of our extended trips in the future.
Best Regards, John Henrichs MV TIGER
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On Milts (Baker) advice I have signed up with OMNI Bob and recently used him for two voyages to overlay his reports with the other two. He offered a little bit more, and with advice about when to do what e.g. try and delay getting to this coordinate before 0300 hrs. When I get out of Oz he will become my main man as I imagine I would have very little available in Indonesia for example. Captain Peter Sheppard, M/Y SKIE
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I have never used anyone else. He has done a great job for me, and has been great to work with. He responds quickly, and gives me plenty of background on his thinking. I haven't seen any other names on the Nordhavn Owners Group, so he seems to do the majority of the Nordhavn owners. Another Nordhavn owner mentioned recently that weather routers have a tendency to forget about local issues and focus on the big picture. I have always had good luck following Bob's guidance (I call him "weather Bob"). Ken Williams, M/Y Sans Souci
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