sailing conditions
Wind and waves
Sailing conditions are the combined weather and water factors that affect a voyage—wind speed and direction, wave height, currents, visibility, and precipitation.
Sailors assess conditions before departing and monitor them throughout: The sailing conditions look favorable for crossing tomorrow.
Ideal conditions vary by vessel and purpose; racing sailors seek strong winds that recreational boaters might avoid.
- wind speedMotion rate of air
- gale forceViolent wind intensity
- wave frequencyOscillations in given time
- storm warningsOfficial severe weather notifications
- small craft advisoryWeather warning for boats
air pressure · wave height · choppy seas · navigational aids · wind direction · fair winds · cloud cover · weather window · storm systems · tidal currents · rogue waves · ocean swells · marine debris · temperature · lightning strikes · bearing · knots · coastal landmarks
sailing conditionsdoldrums
State of inactivity
hazardous conditions · dead calm · becalmed · foul weather · stormy weather
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