April 10, 2023
Since we’ve been in the South Pacific (11 years now), we’ve been using a meteorologist named Bob McDavitt. He’s been amazing.
On one trip to Fiji, he turned us west for a day and we missed a serious low that popped up with very little notice. Our friends didn’t get the memo and sailed straight into it, and spending two days hove to in 40+ knots of wind. Meanwhile, we had a pleasant day sailing west and then east before continuing on with our course.
Bob publishes a weekly email called the Weathergram on his blog: MetBob. In today’s edition, he mentioned that he’s using ChatGPT to help with research. That gave me an idea. Here’s what Chat came up with…
In the land of the Kiwi, there’s a weatherman sage, Bob McDavitt, our hero, a name for the age. With a voice like the wind, and a heart like the sea, He charts out our courses, as sailors roam free.
From his weekly blog, metbob, he shares with us all, The secrets of weather, both great and quite small. A Weathergram treasure, he sends us each week, A gift for safe passage, for the brave and the meek.
Once a face on the telly, a star of the screen, His forecasts were legend, his manner serene. With a wink and a smile, he’d tell of the rain, And with knowledge and care, he’d ease sailors’ pain.
In the Southern Pacific, where the trade winds do blow, Bob McDavitt’s wisdom is something to know. His advice so astute, and his guidance so kind, He’s the meteorologist sailors can trust to find.
From the smallest of dinghies, to the mightiest yachts, He’s the guardian angel, of sailors’ sweet thoughts. For with Bob at our side, we fear not the tide, His expertise guiding us, through oceans so wide.
So here’s to Bob McDavitt, a true sailor’s best friend, A meteorologist maestro, on whom we depend. May his Weathergrams keep coming, his wisdom unfurled, As we navigate waters, in this beautiful world.
