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    Jeremy Davis

    by Andy Schell Jun 15, 2017 5 minutes
    Source: Jeremy Davis has helped sailors with his forecasts for nearly two decades

    Jeremy Davis is one of the head forecasters at Weather Routing Inc. (WRI), based in Glens Falls, New York, where he’s worked for the past 17 years. We recently caught up with Davis to learn more about his passion for weather, climate change and more.

    How would you describe your job to a nonsailor?

    We have a very unique role as meteorologists— our goals are to get our clients from port A to port B as safely and quickly as possible, and to minimize risk. Is there going to be rough weather? Can we avoid potentially damaging situations? Can you delay, can you go sooner, can you go faster, go slower, can you pull in? That’s our real strategy.

    Can you explain the difference between weather forecasting and weather routing?

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