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Weather at Sea

This specially designed BOSS course is aimed at professional and leisure Mariners who wish to develop and enhance their knowledge and understanding of weather forecasting and meteorology at sea.

Improve your safety and make faster passages by improving your understanding of meteorology. A good knowledge of all aspects of maritime weather and forecasting will also make your passages more enjoyable.

 • Basic mechanics of meteorology
 • Structure of weather systems
 • Forecasts and their sources
 • Construction of your own synoptic (weather maps)
 • The affect of weather on passage making
 • Analysis and interpretation



This course picks up where the RYA navigation courses end and is highly recommended for Skippers, navigators and race tacticians!