The 88th Round the Island Race took place last Saturday which lead to Weatherfile.com being very busy providing live data right around the course.  First start was 7.30 am for the largest yachts and Calshot was showing 14 knots coming from the North East. As the leading yachts gybed down the Solent, with Lymington Starting Platform showing that initially there…

Richard Paul Russell Ltd have been supplying the temporary structure, festivals and outdoor events market for over 20 years, working closely with major suppliers such as Stageco, Victorious Festival, BBC Countryfile Live, Baconinflate and others. As festivals and outdoor events are becoming increasingly popular they are growing in size and with that the temporary structures are becoming larger and more…

Did you see the Kestrel 5200 on the excellent Breaking2? (Source: YouTube) The Kestrel 5200 provides the same trusted accuracy, reliability, and usability as the original Kestrel 4200 and 4300. With its complete suite of environmental measurements plus special features designed to aid HVAC technicians, construction and agriculture professionals, the Kestrel 5200 outperforms the competition as the most compact and…

Did you see the Blue Ocean Megaphone on your telebox last night? (Wed 29th May) Our staff spotted it’s cameo on Channel 4’s excellent Location, Location, Location, presented by Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer? The Blue Ocean Megaphone is a robust marine grade megaphone designed specifically for use on the water and in harsh environments. It features a waterproof, impact…

The Kestrel hand-held anemometer was spotted by our staff again last on UK freeview channel Dave. Featuring in the excellent “Hurricane Man”, presented by Josh Morgerman. In this episode, Josh and his documentary team are in the wake of Typhoon Cimaron in Japan, as Hurricane Lane explodes onto the scene, barrelling towards Hawaii and threatening historic landfall. For all information…

We were glued to our seats last night watching Kate Humbles fascinating “Living with Nomads” documentary (BBC Four, 9pm). In the show, Kate shows the sub-zero temperatures using the Kestrel 4500 Weather Meter during her time in Siberia. Not only can the Kestrel 4500 with stand sub-zero temperatures, it’s also been used to monitor incredibly hot temperatures (as reported by…

Amazing viewing the other night watching Skydiver Felix Baumgartner break the sound barrier (Space Dive – BBC 2) during his 128,100 feet freefall dive from the edge of space. Judging the perfect time to launch the balloon to space was essential and the team used the Kestrel 5500 Weather Meter to take constant live on the spot readings including wind…

Richard Paul Russell Ltd the specialist data logger supplier has launched the SpaceLogger.S100 Serial Data Logger. The SpaceLogger.S100 Serial Data Logger connects directly to the local area network and can sample either RS232 or RS422/485 data which is then time and date stamped. The unit has two ports enabling data to be captured simultaneously from two separate sources. In addition…

Richard Paul Russell Ltd. has once again been happy to contribute to the safety of festival goers in Portsmouth from 24-26 August 2018 by supplying a Wind Monitoring System to Victorious. With the current strong Health and Safety focus for temporary structures, it is imperative that outdoor event organisers are prepared for any adverse weather conditions. Highlighted recently when a large…

Richard Paul Russell Ltd. was delighted to offer a cost effective ‘plug and play’ solution to Phoenix Model Flying Club.  Founded 30 years ago with over 200 members, they required ground level highly accurate wind data so members can judge safe limits to fly.  An essential part of the requirement was for members to be able to view the data…