Weather and Weather Apps

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Ever wondered how confident you can be in the forecasting on your weather app?  

Or even which app you trust the most?

Larry Botheras, Principal of the West Mersea Yacht Club Training School, will give us an introduction to understanding how weather models work and the apps available. By the end of the talk you will be better able to arrive at your own weather conclusions, whatever type of sailing you do.

Larry started sailing in 1966, initially dinghy racing until his knees gave up when he got his first cruiser in 2003.  Since then he's been actively involved in both sailing and training (shore-based cruising instructor and VHF assessor).

He says he was never very satisfied with the RYA Weather syllabus and when invited on a course for instructors he jumped at the chance.  The instructor was Simon Rowell, who is now the UK Sailing Team forecaster and has delivered weather routing and advice to the Clipper Race. This was an epiphany for Larry and he likes to pass the knowledge on to other sailors.

He also recently joined the Royal Institute of Navigation to keep track of the rapid developments happening in small craft electronic navigation.

Date: Saturday 9 January 2027

Time:  Doors open at 18:00, dinner at 18:45, talk starts at 20:00. Please note, the chef prepares a 50/50 of dishes, you will be offered a choice on arrival; if a dish is particularly popular, later arrivals may no longer have a choice.

Venue: Royal Harwich Yacht Club, Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AT; Lat and Long: N52⁰ 0.34’ E001⁰ 11.8’; National Grid Reference: TM 1952 3896; What.Three.Words: ///lion.jumpy.chuckling.

Free car parking at the Club.

Download directions to the Club here.

What: Winter Talk, with or without a meal.

Open to: Members of the CA, CS and RHYC and to non-members.

Guests: Members are encouraged to bring one guest each at the member's rate, just book your guest as an additional member when booking your place.

Non-Members: Additional guests of members, and also non-members, are welcome to attend at the non-member's rate.

If you find any difficulty with booking online please call the RH Club Office on 01473 780319 to make a telephone booking. Office hours normally Monday to Friday 09:00 to 16:00.

Talk Organiser: Dennis and Anne Kell

Contact: Catriona Essenhigh, Suffolk@theca.org.uk