<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[You can now turn your boat to a Windy.com weather station through Saillogger]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">Weather reports are important and as boaters, I think we all know how they accurate they are!</p>
<p dir="auto">It appears that one of the main reasons of this is that there is not enough data and the data is often unreliable (Read more: <a href="https://www.sofarocean.com/posts/why-marine-weather-forecasts-are-so-inaccurate-and-how-to-improve-them" rel="nofollow ugc">Why Marine Weather Forecasts Are So Inaccurate - And How To Improve Them</a>).</p>
<p dir="auto">So as Saillogger, we introduced a new feature to make it super easy for you to share your own data and make your boat a moving <a href="Windy.com">Windy.com</a> weather station!</p>
<p dir="auto">When you go to <a href="https://saillogger.com/settings/" rel="nofollow ugc">your settings</a>, you will now see the option to turn your boat into a weather station under public profile.</p>
<p dir="auto"><img src="/assets/uploads/files/1699738178566-screenshot-2023-11-11-at-1.29.28-pm.png" alt="Screenshot 2023-11-11 at 1.29.28 PM.png" class=" img-fluid img-markdown" /></p>
<p dir="auto">This feature requires a few things:</p>
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<p dir="auto">You need to use Saillogger plugin version 2.3.0 or later</p>
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<p dir="auto">You must configure monitoring data source for wind direction as <code>environment.wind.directionTrue</code> on Saillogger plugin, which is the default starting with 2.3.0. This is necessary because reporting apparent wind directions to Windy will be very confusing for those who are processing it.</p>
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<p dir="auto">Data for <code>environment.wind.directionTrue</code> will likely be unavailable in your NMEA network, which is expected. You can use the <a href="https://github.com/SignalK/signalk-derived-data" rel="nofollow ugc">derived-data</a> plugin to easily calculate it.</p>
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<p dir="auto">You need to have outdoor temperature coming through <code>environment.outside.temperature</code>. This is required as <a href="http://Windy.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Windy.com</a> doesn't accept observations that don't include temperature readings.</p>
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<p dir="auto">While not enforced through the user interface, we highly recommend to use <code>environment.wind.speedTrue</code> for wind speed. This won't matter at anchor or a marina but will matter when you are underway.</p>
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