Weather watching.

Historically, the British are renowned for being obsessed with the weather - probably with good reason, as it's so changeable.

I'm finding that I am more and more interested in the weather these days, looking for the opportunity to get afloat.

This Saturday, for example, I have a window of opportunity to get out on the water; weather permitting. I haven't been out for a month and won't be able to get out for another two weeks otherwise.

So, everyday day - without fail, with fingers crossed, I find I am repeatedly using up to four different long range weather sites - hoping the more favourable one is more accurate, naturally.

Now, the opinion held of the accuracy of any forecast depends on your experience, and mine isn't that high with regard to the Met Office, but it's all we have to go with.

There is, apparently, a term for time wasted on messing about with computer user settings etc - the Futz Factor - I wonder what the sailing equivelent is for the time spent studying weather trends?

Anyway, Saturday is looking good - at the moment.