

Weather and Sailing 2022
LOCATION
RNLI College
West Quay Road
Poole
BH15 1HZ
United Kingdom
Weather and Sailing 2022, the joint Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) and Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) one-day seminar took place at the RNLI Training College, Poole on 1st October, 2022.
Speakers lined up to take part in the Seminar included:
Christian Dumard, Squid: Data sources and software for marine weather routing
Simon Rowell, Meteorologist, British Sailing Team: Guesstimating the micro from the macro – using freely available forecast & observation data to help sailors make better & faster on the water decisions
Ronan Boyle, Irish Lights: MetOcean buoys
Ian Rivers, Row Sentinel: The weather - and some other challenges - when rowing the Atlantic single-handed
Alex Evans, RNLI: Weather factors in RNLI yacht rescues
RYA: Developments in RYA Training about weather
Libby Greenhalgh: Weather and Navigation in the Volvo Ocean Race
Prior to the start of the Seminar, a tour of the RNLI Training College Facilities had been arranged (additional cost). This tour started promptly at 0900 and lasted for approx. 45 mins. Places on the tour were limited and were allocated on a first come first served basis to delegates who had registered for the seminar and requested a place on the tour. A tour waiting list was be in operation, once all the places had been filled.
Weather and Sailing 2022, the joint Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) and Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) one-day seminar took place at the RNLI Training College, Poole on 1st October, 2022.
Speakers lined up to take part in the Seminar included:
Christian Dumard, Squid: Data sources and software for marine weather routing
Simon Rowell, Meteorologist, British Sailing Team: Guesstimating the micro from the macro – using freely available forecast & observation data to help sailors make better & faster on the water decisions
Ronan Boyle, Irish Lights: MetOcean buoys
Ian Rivers, Row Sentinel: The weather - and some other challenges - when rowing the Atlantic single-handed
Alex Evans, RNLI: Weather factors in RNLI yacht rescues
RYA: Developments in RYA Training about weather
Libby Greenhalgh: Weather and Navigation in the Volvo Ocean Race
Prior to the start of the Seminar, a tour of the RNLI Training College Facilities had been arranged (additional cost). This tour started promptly at 0900 and lasted for approx. 45 mins. Places on the tour were limited and were allocated on a first come first served basis to delegates who had registered for the seminar and requested a place on the tour. A tour waiting list was be in operation, once all the places had been filled.