WEATHER AND SAILING

 

Author Title
George Rawlinson(RNLI) Weather related incidents
Wayne Elliott(Met Office) The media and meteorology
Frank Singleton(formerly Met Office) Weather forecasts and the cruising yachtsman
Jim Allen(International Ocean Services) Case studies
Alan Hisscott(IOM Met Office) Weather of the Irish Sea
Joe Collins(Maritime and Coastguard Agency) UK obligations for met services and warnings under SOLAS
James Stevens(RYA) Teaching meteorology to sailors
Andrew Eccleston(University of Plymouth) Weather data and technology for the yachtsman
Tim Thornton(Smartcom Software) MIDAS - an internet weather service for yachtsmen


   
A seminar organised by the Royal Institute of Navigation, the Royal Meteorological Society and the Manchester Cruising Association on 18 February 2006 at the Lancashire County Cricket Club, Manchester. The Chairman was Professor David Last, President of the Royal Institute of Navigation.