How To: Understanding Rough Water: Force Three

When writing the article on how to swim in rough water, I acknowledged that it’s an area I need to do a bit more about. And the popularity of the post caught me a bit by surprise, as it always does when such happens. But I wasn’t sure what I could do next. After all…

How To: Understand the Beaufort Wind Scale – An essential observational skill for the OW Swimmer

One thing I’ve really noticed a lot this year is the inability of many swimmers to accurately gauge wind speed and water conditions. The way to do this is the Beaufort Scale, which measures wind speed based on empirical observed conditions. (It is, by the way, named after an Irish explorer and British Navy Admiral.)…