INSIDE SAILING with Peter Isler
This course is designed for a sailor like you. It aims to help you grow as a sailor by providing a deep dive into the important topic of marine weather. This is an opportunity to learn something new, that you will be able to use in your everyday sailing to make your time on the water safer and more enjoyable.
Need a refresher on your basic weather knowledge? Before you open your favorite weather app to get tomorrows forecast, it pays to understand the big picture of marine weather. Expert sailor and meteorologist Peter Isler presents this webinar covering Marine Weather 101, diving into Highs and Lows, sea breezes and land breezes, basic atmospheric dynamics and much more - all invaluable topics for any sailor to understand.
Course Description
This course is suitable for all levels of sailors wishing to gain a better understanding of the weather’s effect on sailing conditions, basic weather forecasting, and becoming a safer sailor through having a deeper knowledge of weather conditions. This course will cover the following topics:
- Global Wind and Pressure Patterns
- Upper Atmosphere & Jet Streams
- Introduction to Isobars
- Highs and Lows
- Ridges & Troughs
- Mid-Latitude Lows / Tropical Lows / "Cutoff" Lows
- Types of Thunderstorms
- Local Thermal Winds
- Local Geographic Effects to Wind
- Guide to Wind Advisories and Warnings
- Guide to Weather Map Symbols
- Introduction to Waves
- Recommended Sources for Weather Information
- Marine Weather in the Smartphone Era by Peter Isler
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