How an Accurate Barometer can Make your Sailing Safer and More Efficient

CYC Clubhouse

Friday, November 6 (6-9 pm)
No-host bar and food 6-7pm
Seminar 7-8pm
Questions and panel discussion 8-9pm

Hosted by the Seattle Sailing Club and Corinthian Yacht Club

A free public seminar and panel discussion on the role and use of barometers in sailing on both inland and offshore waters. Covers real examples of how an accurate barometer can make your sailing safer and more efficient. Examples of what can happen when you do not heed the advice they provide are also given.

Presented by David Burch, Starpath School of Navigation and author of The Barometer Handbook, and Matt Thompson, NWS Port Meteorological Officer, who coordinates barometer use and other aspects of weather reports from Voluntary Observing Ships. Also taking part in the Panel Discussion is David Wilkinson, meteorologist and marine weather instructor at the Northwest Maritime Center and Robert Reeder, Chief Mate on the Victoria Clipper, who relies daily on accurate pressure to confirm the timing of UW hi-res forecasts.

For more information, contact Scott Galbraith at Seattle Sailing Club. Join us for dinner and conversation on the important role of barometers in navigation.

For a general background on use of barometers see Modern Barometry and its Important Role in Marine Navigation, but we will be more specific in this discussion with real examples of how the barometer ca affect your decision making.