Gulf Stream Tutorials

Frank Bohlen has written extensively on the Gulf Stream and its impact on the weather for the Newport Bermuda Race.  Read about Frank & his Gulf Stream and weather work.

Frank welcomes questions from competitors.  E-mail him at walter.bohlen@uconn.edu.

A selection of archived analyses are posted from previous races. 

Note: Some of the older articles may contain links that are no longer active. For a current list of gulfstream and weather resources, please visit the Weather and Gulfstream page.

Gulf Stream Analysis 2008

2008 tracks of winning yachts, over Gulf Stream image - great image showing how winning yachts used the Gulf Stream to their advantage.  Useful when viewing video of Navigators' Forum.

» Analysis #3 - June 15, 2008
» Analysis #2 - June 2, 2008
» Analysis #1 - May 2, 2008

Gulf Stream Analysis 2006

»  Analysis #1 – May 17, 2006
»  Analysis #2 – June 9, 2006
»  Analysis #3 - June 15, 2006

Gulf Stream Analysis 2004

»  Analysis #1 – May 20, 2004
»  Analysis #2 – June 9, 2004
»  Analysis #3 - June 17, 2004

Gulf Stream Analysis 2002

»  Analysis #1 – February 22, 2002
»  Analysis #2 - June 2002
»  Analysis #3 - June 2002