INSIGHTS: How to Use the Trip Planning Feature on Windy
South African sailor Robin Lavery is constantly amazed by the number of sailors he meets that are unaware of the Distance and Planning Feature on the Windy app. So he decided to put together a short video on how to use this feature and its benefits.
Published 3 years ago
Are you using the PLANNING feature on WINDY? Do you know how to use Windy.com? Robin says he has met many sailors who use the Windy app but don’t know about the distance and planning feature.
In the video Robin demonstrates how to use this feature on the Windy app and how he plans sailing passages using this forecasting model. When it comes to planning offshore sailing passages, nothing matters more than the weather. Robin says he has been using this weather forecasting app for many years and finds it fairly accurate.
While Windy.com is a subscription service, all the information Robin mentions is on the free version.
For those who want to know how to use the distance and planning feature on Windy or just to find out how Robin and his family plan their sailing trips, this informative video will help guide you through some details that you may not be aware of.
Note: the planning feature is only available on the Desktop version of the App and only on the ECMF Weather Model.
How to Use the Distance and Planning Feature on Windy.com
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About the Author:
Moya, Charlotte and Robin are a South African sailing family whose journey has taken them from Turkey, through the Med, to Portugal, Canary Islands, Cape Verde Islands, Brazil and then on to Cape Town, South Africa. They are currently in Richards Bay, South Africa awaiting the end of cyclone season before heading up to explore East Africa.
Check out their YouTube channel DRIFTING Sailing Adventures where they publish videos of their trips and other interesting sailing topics.
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