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NAVIGATIONS
  THE 1999' EXPEDITION :
(texte français: cliquez ici)   Winds of Lipari islands

 

The purpose of the 1999' expedition to Sardinia, Sicily and the Aeolian Islands was to study fishermen's empirical knowledge of sea and sky. Numerous data have been recorded and remain to be exploited.
THE PROJECT
A NEW EXPEDITION
THE 1999' EXPEDITION
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Winds of Lipari islands
Aeolus' kingdom
Squall phenomenon
Extract from ship's log
5 Signs of squall
Meteorological explanation
Weather prediction
Stakes of weather prediction
THE 2000' EXPEDITION
The Eolian Islands, so called Lipari.
 
We would like to show here that Homer's text is much more precise than we commonly think and more informative of the local weather conditions encountered by navigators up to now. The Odysseus' Navigations Association prepared an expedition in order to experience these weather conditions in a zone not chosen at random, since it concerned the Aeolian Islands, also called Lipari Islands, and to gather local fishermen's empirical knowledge.This fishermen's knowledge is doomed to disappear, since they now rather listen to official weather reports and scientific forecast than predict the weather by interpreting signs in the sky. The research programme has three objects : to interpret Homer's text with reference to sailing practice ; to gather the empirical knowledge of these islands fishermen by recording their comments on the weather and filming the corresponding sky ; to confront their methods of deciphering signs in the sky and forecasting the weather with official weather reports and broadcast. next
     
   
 
 
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