The Seabreeze Handbook The marvel of seabreezes and how to use them to your advantage

by Watts, Alan

• ISBN13: 9781408145562
• ISBN10: 1408145561
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-06-05
• Publisher: Adlard Coles

Summary

Seabreezes are the lifeblood of cruising and racing sailors - but they are a fickle resource and it's vital to be able to predict and read the situations when they will blow strongly, change direction (annoyingly) or vanish altogether.This is a highly practical handbook from Alan Watts, the renowned meteorology author, on a subject only lightly touched upon in other books. Here he helps seafarers of all types (dinghy sailors, yacht racers, big boat cruisers, etc) to capitalise on when the seabreeze willoccur and from what direction. He will explain the relevance of:- Time of day- Sea/land temperature- Local topography (bays, cliffs, headlands, etc)- Pressure systems and their effect on the arrival and duration of seabreezesIllustrated with photos, wind charts, box-outs, checklists, and tips andhints, this is the book that will help sailors to use the wind efficiently, whether in order to cruise or race successfully.

Author Biography

Alan Watts, one-time professional meteorologists an acknowledged expert in weather systems, as well as a seasoned sailor. He is the author several books including the bestselling Instant Weather Forecasting, Instant Storm Forecasting, Weather Wise and The Weather Handbook, all published by Adlard Coles Nautical.

Table of Contents

About this book	p. 7
	p. 9
Terms used in this book	p. 11
Notes on the percentage frequencies	p. 13
Thermal winds	p. 15
The wind's day	p. 22
The way of the breeze	p. 27
Cause and effects of the seabreeze	p. 33
Looking for the seabreeze inland	p. 40
The seabreeze in the coastal inshore zone	p. 45
Ways in which the seabreeze sets in	p. 50
Seabreeze streamlines	p. 54
The monsoon effect	p. 58
	p. 61
Southern Norway, west coast of Sweden, Denmark, Skagerrak, Kattegat, the Belts and the north-east German shores	p. 63
The eastern side of the North Sea: Dunkirk to the Frisians	p. 66
North-west North Sea, Shetland, Orkney and Scotland	p. 68
Eastern England: Tynemouth to the Thames Estuary	p. 71
FOCUS: Penetration of Seabreeze fronts	p. 74
The English Channel and La Manche coasts	p. 75
The west coast of England and Wales	p. 80
Ireland	p. 33
The French Manche coast: Dunkirk to Brittany	p. 85
The Biscay coast of France and north coast of Spain	p. 88
The Atlantic coasts of Iberia	p. 91
FOCUS: The regional winds of the Mediterranean	p. 94
Spain, south and east coasts, Gibraltar to Valencia	p. 96
North-east coasts of Spain, Gulf of Lions to Marseille, the Balearics	p. 98
FOCUS: The mistral	p. 100
The Gulf of Genoa, Ligurian Sea and Corsica	p. 102
The west coast of Italy: Genoa to Paola and Sardinia, Sicily	p. 105
Toe and heel of Italy, Strait of Otranto and Ionian Sea	p. 110
The Adriatic Sea	p. 113
The southern Aegean	p. 116
The northern Aegean	p. 119
Southern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria and Lebanon	p. 121
Index	p. 125
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