Learn: practical sailing-weather skills

Knowledge that works on a passage

Practical learning for sailors: understand the weather, check the evidence and explain your decision. Start with the independent marine-meteorology course, then apply the skills to your sailing area and passage briefing.

Practical marine meteorology

12 detailed chapters in English and Russian, 36 chapter-check questions, 18 final-test questions, practical exercises and answer explanations. From the atmosphere, fronts and waves to ocean passages, tropical cyclones and a documented skipper decision.

Choose a course chapter · Check your understanding

Read → explain → self-check → your own brief

  1. Read the chapter and work through its fictional example.
  2. Explain the practical problem in your own words.
  3. Take the quick check: inspect the reasons for mistakes, not only the score.
  4. Revisit the recommended topics and repeat the final self-check.
  5. Apply the method to current sources for your real passage; the skipper retains the decision.

What a test result means

It is feedback on the questions you answered, not evidence of sea experience or readiness to skipper a yacht. Important misconceptions are highlighted even with a high score. These resources are independent of IYT, RYA and ISSA: see the public-topic comparison in the competency map; no school certificate is issued here.

IYT, RYA and ISSA competency map · Practical guides · Passage brief