Here we are parked just inside the French bridge at St Martin, nothing special from the weather gods, but the wind gradually increased over the evening. 25-35 knots nearly all night. Broke through 2anchor ropes, will have to rethink where we place that. Anchor held after slipping a little in the beginning which was nice, but the jarring etc as the wind went to nothing then over 30 was nerve racking. Discovered it is the Venturi effect off the mountains here, first time in a week we have felt that, must happen with easterlies, which the wind has just gone