Weather at Sea - A Cruising Skipper's Guide to the Weather

Understand the weather from a practical, on the water, sailor's point of view. This book goes through global, regional and then local weather patterns, putting them in context with real situations to enable you to apply weather theory to practical sailing scenarios. This will increase your enjoyment and safety when out on the water.

About the author

Simon Rowel is a world-class weather forecaster and yachting professional. He has skippered a yacht to victory in the Clipper Round the World Race and has been forecaster for that race since 2011. Since 2015 he has been the meteorologist for the British Olympic Sailing Team.

Summary

Understand the weather from a practical, on the water, sailor’s point of view. This book goes through global, regional and then local weather patterns, putting them in context with real situations to enable you to apply weather theory to practical sailing scenarios. This will increase your enjoyment and safety when out on the water.

Product details

• Authors: Simon Rowell
• Publisher: Fernhurst Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2020
• EAN: 9781912621088
• ISBN: 978-1-912621-08-8
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 171 mm x 241 mm x 10 mm
• Weight: 252 g
• Series: Skipper's Library
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works