Every good navigator knows that controlling the weather before sailing is the best safety precaution you can take. Having high-tech marine electronics on board also helps a lot. You should always have a radio (and some spare batteries) with which you can receive live information from national and international weather data, such as NOAA and Sirius XM, and leave the radio on and off.

Having a radio that receives weather information is a good place to start. However, if your radio stops working for some reason, you should look for signs of impending bad weather based on current local conditions, such as wind direction, cloud formation, air pressure and temperature. There are several devices with the latest electronic devices on the ship, with the help of which you can determine if you have to return to land when the wind returns.

An electronic weather station for ships such as the Davis 6162 Vantage Pro2 Plus uses solar radiation sensors and can transmit weather data to other ships within a range of 1000 feet. A Davis radio receiver is also available to receive the signals.

Lightning strikes are one of the worst hazards that can affect seafarers, and open sea boats are often high-risk areas. Make sure your friends and family know where you are going and, if possible, keep GPS-enabled marine electronic devices on board so you can give people an accurate X-Y value in unexpected dangerous weather conditions. There are several devices with the latest electronic devices on the ship, with the help of which you can determine if you have to return to land when the wind returns.

If there is a thunderstorm on the horizon and you receive static electricity on your AM radio or your mast starts to ignite, these are signs of a serious lightning hazard. If there is less than 30 seconds between thunder and lightning, the beam is close enough to hit you.

The ship’s sophisticated electronics can control current weather conditions. A weather station like Davis’s WeatherLink series is economical and costs around $ 165. With it, you can create weather reports or create graphs and summaries on your PC. The Simrad GB40-15 Glass Bridge System is a state-of-the-art computer-based navigation system for shipping with a variety of integrated electronic functions, including cartography, probe, entertainment system and much more. The Simrad Glass Bridge is integrated into the Sirius radio weather station for real-time satellite weather, which is then placed on the Glass Bridge screen. It costs about $ 5,000.

Amateur navigators interested in keeping the wind in their sales can consider an electronic wind speed display, such as the Davis Turbo Meter wind speed electronic display, a marine pocket device that provides precise knots, feet or meters for minute says how fast the wind blows in your sails.Every good navigator knows that controlling the weather before sailing is the best safety precaution you can take. Having high-tech marine electronics on board also helps a lot. You should always have a radio (and some spare batteries) with which you can receive live information from national and international weather data, such as NOAA and Sirius XM, and leave the radio on and off.