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Weather at Sea
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Product Description
This book clearly explains the basic principals that govern the weather. The concepts have been made easy to understand, letting you get the most from weather maps and forecasts, along with teaching you to predict the weather.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #102806 in Books
- Published on: 2005-02-28
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Paperback
- 80 pages
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
This book explain clearly the basic principles that govern the weather. You will learn:
- How to get the most from weather maps and forecasts
- How the coast modifies the wind
- How the sea breeze arises
- How to keep an eye on the clouds, the waves end the barometer
- How to anticipate gales, thunderstorms and fog.
The weather affects everyone at sea, whether you are pottering along the coast, motoring from port to port or sailing to another continent.
Recommended for RYA Day skipper and Coastal Skipper/ Yachtmaster courses.
About the Author
A top meteorologist at the UK Met. Office for many years, David Houghton has been teaching sailors to understand the weather for four decades. He was weather coach to our Olympic, America′s Cup and Admiral′s Cup teams.
Customer Reviews
Simply awful - so badly written
I can't believe this was the recommended text for the weather section of my Yacht Master theory course. On first glance it looks good, it gives the impression that it's a real beginner's guide that explains the basics clearly with colour diagrams etc. But, it's so dreadfully written. I was so frustrated with the style and learnt nothing from it.
I'm not the only one - on finding it on a friend's yacht I asked him what he thought ... "awful, no help whatsoever" he concurred.
I wouldn't recommend it to anyone.
Good Introduction to a Complex Subject
In this widely used coursebook, the author has condensed what the aspiring Yachtmaster needs to know about weather into a slim volume packed with colour diagrams. But it takes effort to master the material because the mechanisms causing the weather are complex.
I recommend the book to anyone wanting to gain a yachting qualification.
Excellent Book
Weather at Sea provides very clear information on weather systems experienced by sailors. It has clear and well explained diagrams that aid understanding. An excellant book
