Webinar: Expert weather analysis of the Rolex Sydney Hobart

Marine Weather University has had a big year. Launched just six months ago, veteran meteorologist, Chris Bedford and 2x America's Cup winning navigator Peter Isler teamed up to provide the best marine weather education on the planet. Today MWU’s university-level curriculum features over 20 individual classes – all online so students can learn at their own pace.

To celebrate the holidays, MWU is presenting this free live webinar: 4PM Tuesday, December 22 (New York)/8AM Wednesday Dec. 23 (Sydney).

Chris and Peter are huge fans of Australia's Boxing Day (Dec. 26) tradition – the 600-mile ocean race across the Bass Strait from Sydney to Hobart, Tasmania. In this webinar Chris and Peter will take a professional look into the weather situation setting up for this year's Rolex Sydney Hobart Race. Is the record at risk? Are the big or little boats favored on handicap? In the process they will show off some of the tools of their respective trades: professional weather analysis and weather routing. This fun and informative course will be a combination weather briefing and tactical analysis. It is aimed at anyone interested in learning about marine weather and preparation for a passage or race. And it will be invaluable for race participants.

Registration is required to take this free course which will be first presented live and then made available at Marine Weather University for 24/7 access.

All of MWU’s acclaimed courses are online and available now. MWU has a special Holiday Gift offer underway that gives students the option of taking classes or gifting a “tuition”. Learn more at: www.marineweatheru.com

Christ Bedford: Chris is respected world-wide for the 35 years of experience and expertise in marine and coastal meteorology. He has provided his expertise during multiple America’s Cups, Olympics and Volvo Ocean Races. Chris obtained his Meteorology Degree at the University of Michigan and he now manages his company, Sailing Weather Service in his home town of Boston, MA. He has served as President of the National Council of Industrial Meteorologists and on professional boards and committees with the American Meteorological Society, Air and Waste Management Association, and the former Commercial Weather Services Association. Over the years, Bedford has written and presented numerous technical papers at conferences and for refereed scientific journals. He has also provided expert review of papers submitted for publication in professional scientific journals, as well as serving as meteorological editor for the American Heritage Dictionary.

Peter Isler: Internationally renowned sailor, motivational speaker and author, Peter Isler has parlayed his love of sailing into a career. Inextricable from the America's Cup since winning it as navigator aboard Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes in Australia in 1987, he has sailed in five Cup campaigns (most recently with the BMW Oracle Racing Team in Valencia, Spain), winning it twice. He founded two America's Cup teams including the America³ Women's Team which raced for the 1995 Cup. Serving as a TV commentator, Peter has been a member of two Emmy award winning broadcast teams. He has covered five America's Cups (for ESPN, ABC Sports, Outdoor Life Network, VERSUS, ACTV and VERSUS/NBC Sports Network). Isler has a degree in Meteorology from Yale University.
Peter is also the author of five books including the best selling “Sailing for Dummies” and the Little Blue Book of Sailing Secrets.