Weather at Sea [Paperback]

David Houghton (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1998

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.

 

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 78 pages
• Publisher: Fernhurst Books; 3rd edition (November 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1898660492
• ISBN-13: 978-1898660491
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,573,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Really love concise, tactical texts, November 25, 2011

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This review is from: Weather at Sea (Paperback)

Easy to read. Short, comprehensive book with lots of good info. It's made for the northern hemisphere, but easy to transfer. Great to have on a sailboat - especially for offshore cruising. Smart. I used this in my RYA course and I still keep the copy around.

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly excellent, March 30, 2010

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This review is from: Weather at Sea (Seamanship Series) (Paperback)

This American edition of Weather At Sea is in a different and better category than the original British edition on which it is based. The book is about twice as long as the original, and the added detail is all North American related. The explanations of such weather elements as Adiabatic Lapse rate are as good as any I've read. For understanding and using the weather in the kind of sailing most of us do, i.e., mostly alongshore with an occasional short foray offshore, I can know of no better single volume. Even though published in the 1988, it still up to date and just plain good. What it does not do is delve into the kind of modern techniques in which I, personally, have little interest, e.g., faxes, 500 Mb charts, GRIBS, etc. A fine little book. It''s a pity it's no longer in print.
But it can be bought quite inexpensively both new and second hand.