# Why Free the Wind is free

> SeaPeople built the marine weather tools boaters have been paying for, then gave them away: free for 100 years. The story behind Free the Wind.

Page: https://www.freethewind.com/whyfree

The story behind the movement.

Video: [Free the Wind on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEMxAn1pPxc)

We accidentally built the weather tools boaters have been paying for.  
So we’re giving it away. For 100 years.  
Because we can.  

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Free the Wind — Premium marine weather by SeaPeople. Not for navigation. Publisher: [SeaPeople](https://seapeopleapp.com).