Some useful links
Weather station at Seneca Yacht Club: https://tempestwx.com/station/84845/grid
Weather Underground Geneva: https://www.wunderground.com/forecast/us/ny/geneva/42.87,-76.98
Scroll down on 10-day forecast for wind predictions
Windfinder.com: https://www.windfinder.com/#12/42.8587/-76.9551/spot
Shows airflow indicators. Colors indicate windspeed. This is a prediction, not real-time measurement. Change date and time with horizontal table at the bottom of the page.
Windy.com: https://www.windy.com/?42.310,-77.640,7,i:pressure
Look at large scale weather patterns, predictions. Zoom for local.
Youtube videos:
Tacking and Jibing (or Gybing)
Tacking Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dF4nThGlYRA
Gybing Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0HDXDZfjQ8
There are many other similar sailing instructional videos to be found on YouTube.
Knots on Youtube
There are zillions of knot videos. They’re often quite pleasing visually.
Bowline
How to tie a bowline: https://youtu.be/YuYdLAvvzRs?feature=shared
Another demonstration of the bowline: https://youtu.be/McjYv64HOc0?feature=shared
Cleating a line
How to securely attach a line to a cleat on a boat or dock: https://youtu.be/2CLt4BEBMRk?si=jxZU8SlQZQWtvl8d
Clove Hitch
Use this to secure a line around a post or rail