Offshore Weather & Routing

Course content:  

• Introduction to Offshore and High Seas Weather, with a practical emphasis on the North-East Pacific and summer passages between Victoria BC and Hawaii. 
• Introduction to methods and systems used for obtaining weather information onboard; with practical examples using Sailmail and Saildocs over SSB and satphones. 
• Introduction to route optimization using navigation software, boat polars and GRIB files; with practical examples using Expedition software.  

Course Material:

• Will be provided in class
• Download the supplemental material here [PDF]
  
  

Price:  

Regular price:  CA$330.00 plus GST

Early bird pricing will be available for a limited time.  

Dates & Registration:  

March 3-4, 2018, Vancouver

Click here for general registration - opens 0700 PST, December 16, 2017