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A Review of Weather Routeing of Sailboats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

Tim Thornton
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Abstract

A variety of different techniques has been developed for the weather routeing of sailboats. These have varied according to whether the technique is intended for yachts or for sail-assisted powered vessels, whether the routeing is for long or short time periods, and whether the routeing is used for navigation or design purposes.

The techniques that have been implemented to date are reviewed, comparing their strengths and weaknesses. Ways in which these problems may be overcome in future implementations of weather routeing are also discussed

Keywords

1. Weather routeing.2. Sailing vessels.3. Voyage planning.

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Research Article
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The Journal of Navigation , Volume 46 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 113 - 129
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1993

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