The Sailor's Book of the Weather (Paperback)
Language: English
Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York, 2008
- Softcover
- New

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Paperback. Introducing key principles that influence the weather, this guide gives sailors the tools to forecast from observations and the available information. Wind, clouds and weather patterns are all covered, arming mariners with the knowledge required to predict the weather accurately. Illustrated with charts and beautiful photographs, this book is a must for anyone who ventures onto the water, whatever your boat, experience or sailing location. AUTHOR: Simon Keeling has done stints as a TV weather man on all the main UK networks, but now spends more time writing about the weather, running weather courses for TV weather presenters, pilots and sailors, as well as running his own weather company. He is a Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society and has a Master of Science Degree in Applied Meteorology & Climatology from the University of Birmingham. 58 colour photos, 111 diagrams Introducing key principles that influence the weather, this guide gives sailors the tools to forecast from observations and the available information. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…
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- Title
- The Sailor's Book of the Weather (Paperback)
- Author
- Dr. Simon Keeling
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc, New York
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- new
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0470998032
- ISBN 13
- 9780470998038
The Sailor’s Book of the Weather introduces the key principles that influence the weather and gives the sailor the tools to forecast from observations and make the most of available information. Wind, clouds and knowledge of weather patterns and local conditions all contain ample hints to allow the informed forecaster to accurately predict the weather. Illustrated with charts and over 100 photographs, this book is a must on every boat and essential reading whether you are on the water in land, on the coast or venturing further afield.
- Gives sailors the knowledge required to make informed decisions and predictions
- Written in straightforward language with the science explained for the lay man
- Includes dozens of illustrations to explain concepts and photographs to show weather systems in action
- An appendix provides practice charts for the reader to develop their skills
- Describes prevailing weather patterns in northern and southern hemispheres
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