Skipper's Cockpit Weather Guide

Frank Singleton author

Format:Spiral bound

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:17th Mar '22

£12.99

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Skipper's Cockpit Weather Guide cover

This spiral-bound easy-access guide will provide sailors with the ability to understand and apply forecast data when planning a passage and then know how and when to make adjustments whilst at sea.

With weather conditions continually evolving, 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 will help you draw the most relevant weather information from a variety of sources, understand and apply broader forecast data to your location and your anticipated route, and know when and how to make those necessary alterations. In clear, practical language, and with diagrams, photographs, explanations and bulleted lists, the book is also a useful primer or overview for RYA Coastal Skipper and Yachtmaster Offshore students by following the contents of the course: - 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.

A valuable tool for yachtsmen. Written in a clear and practical manner. Spiral bound and splash proof for an extra level of practicality. * Sailing Today *
Helpful for beginners and a valuable aide-memoire for the experienced passage planner. * The Cruising Association *

ISBN: 9781472989031

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 244g

32 pages