Jon Bilger - Predicting the Wind

David Hows catches up with Jon Bilger to talk about a long list of innovations and new features at PredictWind. As an Olympic and America's Cup sailor, Jon is one of the sailing world's, cool geeks. Very few people have competed at the level Jon has, and possess the ability to turn their knowledge into tech tools that any sailor can use. PredictWind is the global leader in weather forecasting for sailors and its used by both top racers and everyday cruisers alike. As a user of PredictWind for almost a decade, I have found it perfect for my departure planning and weather routing at sea. Having crossed the Tasman 18-times and sailed to increasingly higher latitudes, having good forecasts helps me stay out of trouble. The advent of faster download speeds with Iridium Go Exec and Starlink, along with the new PredictWind Data Hub has made PredictWind even more valuable to use. I don't normally plug products, but this technology is must have for safety, so here are some extra resources to help you research it further; Features Weather Routing - Departure Planning - AIS Data - GPS tracking - Products Iridium GO - Iridium GO exec - Starlink - DataHub -

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Jon Bilger - Predicting the Wind is an episode from Ocean Sailing Podcast by David Hows.

This episode is 01:05:06 long.

This episode was published on Mar 22, 2024.

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