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 Outline

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

Ridges & Troughs Mid-Latitude Lows / Tropical Lows / "Cutoff" Lows

Types of Thunderstorms

Local Thermal Winds

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

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What's Included

30 days unlimited access to this webinar

A 50-minute video presentation by Peter Isler

Downloadable PDF of the slides used in the presentation

Downloadable PDF containing links to resources discussed in the presentation