Current Lab

Signup link for Vineyard Race GRIBs is now live! This race package blends 2 different models in order to provide high-resolution, hour by hour currents for the entire race course in a single [large] .grib file.

2024 Vineyard Race — Current Lab Sign up to receive high-resolution GRIB files of the ocean currents in Long Island Sound and Rhode Island Sound. About the ocean forecast model: 200 meter horizontal resolution. 1 hour timesteps. Includes tidal and wind-driven circulation. Each day's file covers 72 hours starting at 0:0

Results from the Vineyard Race last week:

Out of the 7 teams using Current Lab data, 4 of them finished first in their class! These teams competed across 5 different classes, so this is result is only 1 away from a perfect result of winning all 5 classes.

This week, attention turns to the New York Yacht Club Invitational Cup in Newport, Rhode Island. To receive ocean current forecasts from Current Lab’s exclusive high-resolution Narragansett Bay modeling system, sign up at the link:

2023 NYYC Invitational Cup GRIBs Daily high-resolution ocean GRIB files for Narragansett Bay and Rhode Island Sound at 300 meter resolution and 1 hour timesteps. Files will be delivered via email on Sep 12-16, 2023.