LACK OF WIND A PROBLEM
Sports that depend on the wind have also been affected.
For instance, during a Singapore Sailing Federation competition held earlier this month, only one race was completed across two days due to the rain.
Rain disrupts wind patterns and affects visibility, said president of the Windsurfing Association of Singapore Lemmy Teo.
“Once the rain comes, basically there is going to be zero wind for the next half an hour or one hour, depending on the severity,” he said.
If the skies open when sailors are out at sea, it will be difficult for them to get back to shore without wind, Mr Teo noted.
The unpredictable weather also means that the community has to move its events, he said.
“If the wind is not going to be too favourable around this time, we will have to postpone our events towards the end of the year, or maybe even towards the beginning of next year,” Mr Teo added.
“In the event that we really do not have good winds, then we may have to go to some other places to catch better winds.”
