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Weather and Tides
Useful Weather and Tide links
Surface Pressure Charts
Live Weather Reports
Webcams
Forecasting Apps
You may find this accompanying article useful: Windy - Advanced Usage
Tides
Weather Resources
RYA Videos with British Sailing Team Meteorolologist Simon Rowell
Simon discusses weather forecasting
Includes case study in Falmouth Harbour looking at land effects and gusts
Discussion on air stability and the effects on gustiness
Essential preperation for major events and championships
Recommended Reading
"Wind Strategy" by David Houghton and Fiona Campbell
"Weather at Sea" by David Houghton
"Higher Performance Sailing" by Frank Bethwaite
Articles
"Short Term Weather Forecasting for Racing Sailors" by Karl Thorne
Accompanying presentation can be found here
This page is maintained by Karl Thorne, please contact him to add any further reference material that will benefit our members
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