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These presentations will help you understand weather patterns and show you how to interpret weather forecasts and visual signs ……

Meteorology and Weather

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SEA BREEZES

Explains how and why sea breezes form and how they can affect sailors……..

SEA BREEZES - Summary

A simple summary showing how and why sea breezes form…….

FOG  

A simple explanation of how fog forms and what to look out for………

FOLKLORE - FACT OR FICTION

A short article by Frank Singleton , ex Met Office chief and RYA weather guru…….

CLOUDS - Their formation and type

Penguin Sailing Principal, David Whitehead, explains how clouds form and what they mean…….

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THE WEATHER - BASIC PRINCIPLES

Start here to learn how our weather works and what affects it……..

WEATHER BASICS - FORECASTS

Having up to date weather information is vital, this guide shows where to find them & what they mean….

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THERMAL EFFECTS, FOG & LOCAL BREEZES

A simple guide to thermal effects, how fog forms and the effects on location on wind……..

WEATHER BASICS - DEPRESSIONS

How depressions form and what weather characteristics do they bring….

Local guides & practical passage plans…..

Safety presentations…………….…………..

Tidal calculations………..………………….

Chart work…………………………….………

Pilotage………………………….…………….

Practical seamanship……….………………

Meteorology and weather…………………..

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