RSHYR 2023 | Chris Lewis – Navigator of LawConnect
by Bow Caddy Media 25 Dec 2023 00:11 GMT
LawConnect during Day One of the 2023 Raymarine Australian Maxi Championship © Bow Caddy Media
Chris Lewis, navigator aboard LawConnect, explains the unusual challenges of weather routing for the 2023 Rolex Sydney Hobart Race when the various wind models remain so divergent, only two days prior to the start.
The key to this uncertainty is the Low pressure cell in the upper atmosphere that is moving dynamically on the east coast and keeping everyone guessing as to how it will evolve and what that means for the race. Courtesy of PredinctWind we discussed the wind forecasts on Christmas Eve morning. In the hours since that forecast has continued to change!