It would be fair to say the utilization of the info by guys on the boat is most critical. Remember that it’s not just your weather team making the call: It’s the utilization by the design team, the sails team and then the guys on the boat itself.
I’m sure the analysis we have and tools we use are no better than Oracle, Alinghi and Prada, assuming those are the larger more sophisticated weather teams. So it’s not just the MDS info out there that is of use.What makes your weather team better?I don’t know if ours is any better. We’re also trying to inform the sailors, design team, and sailmakers how the wind is going to behave the following day, the day after that, and sometimes 2 weeks ahead. Most or all of the weather teams here would be using similar but much more sophisticated models to predict out into the future as well, but we’re not just looking hour by hour. A very crude example of another input would be a broadcaster telling you a forecast this is based on a mathematical model. Teams use quite a lot of other inputs from around the Mediterranean and various models as well, which will be fairly uniform across all the teams. Every one of those teams will run models or analysis of that in a different way. In this interview with SW contributor Derby Anderson, the weatherman explains how his six-member crew keeps ETNZ’s 17-member sailing crew on top of the shifts.Both teams are working with the same Meteorological Data Service (MDS) data, so what else are you using?All of the teams who have paid to receive MDS data have identical data. For Emirates Team New Zealand’s 2003 Cup defense, Beck joined the syndicate’s six-member weather team, currently led by Roger “Clouds” Badham.
He has coached four Olympic teams since, and in 2006, earned the Queen’s Honor for his contribution to the sport. In those Olympics, Beck guided former rival Bruce Kendall to a bronze medal. Grant Beck became New Zealand’s Olympic boardsailing coach after failing to make the 1984 national team.
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