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Skipper's Cockpit Weather Guide
Skipper's Cockpit Weather Guide
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Skippers need to factor forecast data into every passage plan and be prepared to modify it if the situation changes. This spiral-bound instant reference guide provides practical information and tips for skippers and crew of all levels, including basic terms, air masses, cloud types, weather patterns, sources of weather information, interpret shipping forecast, weatherfax, and weather satellite information, land and sea breezes, sea fog, and use of a barometer as a forecasting aid.
Format: Spiral bound
Length: 32 pages
Publication date: 17 March 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Skippers must constantly consider forecast data when creating passage plans and be ready to adjust them if circumstances change. This spiral-bound quick reference guide will assist you in extracting the most relevant weather information from a variety of sources, comprehending and applying broader forecast data to your specific location and intended route, and determining when and how to make the necessary adjustments. The book is also an excellent primer or overview for RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore students, following the course's content:
• Basic terms/the Beaufort Scale
• Air masses
• Cloud types
• Weather patterns associated with pressure and frontal systems
• Sources of weather information
• Interpret a shipping forecast, weatherfax, and weather satellite information
• Land and sea breezes
• Sea fog
• Use of a barometer as a forecasting aid
As a reference before sailing, a reminder of what is available for use before going to sea, and a guide to what to look out for and use when sailing, this practical handbook is aimed at skippers and crew of all levels, whether on day cruises or longer ocean-going passages. Spiral bound to lie flat and printed on splashproof paper, it is the ideal hands-on weather-focused passage planning guide, but with lots of tips for use on board, it is the essential aide-memoire to have on the boat.
Weight: 240g
Dimension: 200 x 242 x 11 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781472989031
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