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Wind Forecasting for Yacht Racing at the 1991 Pan American Games

Mark D. Powell 1
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  • 1 NOAA/AOML/Hurricane Research Division, Miami, Florida
Published-online:
01 Jan 1993
Print Publication:
01 Jan 1993
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0477(1993)074<0005:WFFYRA>2.0.CO;2
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5–16
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The U.S. Sailing Team competed successfully at the 1991 Pan American Games despite having no previous experience with the sailing conditions off Havana, Cuba. One of the key factors in the team's success was meteorological support in the form of wind climate analysis; application of sea breeze forecasting typical of the south Florida area, modified by tropical weather systems; and effective preregatta briefing.

The U.S. Sailing Team competed successfully at the 1991 Pan American Games despite having no previous experience with the sailing conditions off Havana, Cuba. One of the key factors in the team's success was meteorological support in the form of wind climate analysis; application of sea breeze forecasting typical of the south Florida area, modified by tropical weather systems; and effective preregatta briefing.

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