Navigation & Weather Planning for Passagemakers
Learn effective route planning for coastal and ocean passages by blending weather, oceanography, and navigation.
ONLINE CLASS OVERVIEW
In this online class we’ll review some route planning and marine weather basics, learn to interpret synoptic weather charts and text forecasts, explore the pros and cons of GRIB files, learn to work with weather routers, and get data offshore.
Finally, we’ll put it all together with a bluewater passage scenario, from climatology through route planning, Gulf Stream crossing, enroute weather, and observations.
This online class is designed for sailors of all levels and there are no pre-requisites
Topics Include:
- Passage planning methodology
- Vessel performance and constraints
- Climatology
- Navigation Basics
- Tides & Currents
- Gulf Stream – weather and navigation considerations
- Marine Weather Basics – what mariners need to know
- Circulation
- Wind, fronts, clouds
- Sea state
- Marine Weather Sources
- Key NOAA OPC Products
- Reading a synoptic weather chart
- GRIB files - pros/cons, strategy, viewers
- Weather models and parameters
- Weather routers – human and automated
- Getting information while offshore
- Passage Scenario: Norfolk to USVI
What’s Included:
- Downloadable PDF
- Note-taking Outline
YOUR HOSTS
Andy and Lisa Batchelor
Captains Andy Batchelor and Lisa Batchelor Frailey are both lifelong sailors and retired military officers. Andy served in the Royal Air Force in aviation and intelligence, and Lisa served in the US Navy in aviation, meteorology, and oceanography – a combination of skills which have proved very useful to sailing and passagemaking.
They founded and operated Sail Solomons ASA school and charter base, receiving numerous awards for ASA Outstanding School and Outstanding Instructors. Andy and Lisa wrote ASA’s textbooks for Bareboat Cruising and Catamaran Cruising, and are the primary contributors to ASA’s Advanced Cruising and Seamanship text.
Cruising for seven years onboard their Passport 47 ZINGARO and Outbound 46 KINETIC, Andy and Lisa have made numerous coastal passages and ocean voyages, conducting cruising and passagemaking training while living aboard in exotic locations. They also organize and lead sailing flotillas on cruising catamarans and monohulls in the Caribbean. Andy and Lisa are regular speakers at Cruisers’ University and present live webinars including the ASA Marine Weather Course.
Andy and Lisa launched Kinetic Sailing to offer marine consulting, charter brokerage, instructional yacht deliveries, and tailored instruction with a global scope. They are USCG Captains, cruisers, instructors, analysts, and business owners with a wealth of experience in the sailing industry.
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ONLINE CLASS REGISTRATION
Individual Class
$79
ASA Member Price
$59
$129
$99
