With all the rather sophisticated weather information at our fingertips these days, it is easy to forget that most of the world, particularly the oceans, do not have this type of information available. A simple barometer is a critical piece of equipment for ships traveling past coastal waters.
Our previous barometer 'headed south' last summer - quite literally, the pointer always pointed straight down - not very helpful. The image above pictues the model of barometer I just installed on Barefoot - it is not a picture of the actual instrument because photographing a glass face is very tricky.
This will be our most important weather predictor when we head to the Bahamas early next year. Additionally, I hope to be able to receive high-sea weather information (text and basic weather maps) via shortwave radio, but that is another project.
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