Weather information for sailors is a very important topic. The technology is continuing to improve all the time. The latest announcement is Weather Underground,the first online weather service in the world. You’ll find a sailing and boating page on their website. Here you can find local weather information and special marine data from partner Active Captain. Weather Underground has a massive network of weather stations across the country enabling them to gather wind speed and direction readings and local weather forecasts. You’ll also find wave graphs and tide charts.

To find this section go to www.wunderground.com/sailing-weather and click on the Travel and Activities button.