Weather and Sailing 2024, the joint Royal Institute of Navigation (RIN) and Royal Meteorological Society (RMetS) one-day seminar will take place at the Royal Yacht Squadron in Cowes on the Isle of Wight on 9^th November 2024

Confirmed speakers lined up to take part in the Seminar include:

Paul Freeman, Tidetech: Wind, wave and current data for marine operations

Dale Smyth, Clipper Race Director: Running the Clipper Round the World Race

Tapio Lehtinen, Ocean Globe Race: Experiences on the 2023 Ocean Globe Race

Anahita Laverack, Oshen: Autonomous micro-vessels for ocean weather sensing

Kirsten Neuschafer Interview: Kirsten Neuschafer interviewed by Paul Heiney: Winning the Golden Globe Race

Chris Tibbs, Chris Tibbs Weather: Weather Routing best practice

Cameron Hicks & James Scott, RNLI: Weather factors in RNLI operations

Registration is now open through the RMetS event website page, www.rmets.org/event/WAS2024

The delegate rates, which include lunch and refreshments, are:

    RMetS/RIN/RYS Member - £60.00
    Non-Members - £72.00

RIN members will have received an email with a discount code which they will need to add to the ‘please add any further details’ text box when registering to benefit from the discounted rate.

A copy of the latest version of the programme is available to download below.

This will be an In-person event only.

Please note there is no parking available at the venue. However, on-street pay and display parking is available, with two disabled parking bays at the bottom of the drive just outside the venue.

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