How to organise your next sailing routes

Once you lift your anchor and leave the port, sailing towards the sunset, you realise you enter a completely different world, operating solely on the command of nature. A world completely out of your control, which is why every experienced sailor understands the importance of detailed planning, or, as the saying goes: “Prior planning promises pleasant passages”. There are way too many sailing routes in this world to know them all, but certain general rules can apply no matter where you wish to sail, especially concerning the tools and principles that are used in initial stages of preparation.