14 January 2023 | 38 45.642'N:0 15.249'E, Passing Denia
02 June 2022 | 38 20.362'N:0 29.043'W, Real Club de Regatas, Alicante,Spain
01 June 2022 | 36 34'N:2 37'W, 70 miles N of Melilla, Algeria
31 May 2022 | 36 14'N:4 41'W, 35 miles W of Gibraltar
30 May 2022 | 35 28'N:09 12'W, 170 miles W of Tangiers, Morocco
29 May 2022 | 34 48'N:12 14'W, 220 miles SW of Cape St Vincent, Portugal
28 May 2022 | 33 43.9'N:14 36'W, 115 nm NE of Madeira
27 May 2022 | 32 47'N:16 30'W, 15nm SE of Porto Santo
27 May 2022 | 32 44.478'N:16 42.722'W, Quinta do Lorde marina
25 May 2022 | 34 04'N:18 41'W, 106nm NW of Madeira
24 May 2022 | 35 30'N:22 29'W, 340 miles WNW of Madeira
23 May 2022 | 36 22'N:25 01'W, 33 miles S of Ilha de Santa Maria, Azores
22 May 2022 | 36 14'N:29 09'W, 90 miles WSW of Ilha de Santa Maria, Azores
21 May 2022 | 36 21'N:30 30'W, 720nm ENE of Madeira
20 May 2022 | 36 19'N:34 51'W, 300nm SW of the Azores
19 May 2022 | 36 08'N:36 47'W, 450nm SW of the Azores
18 May 2022 | 34 48'N:39 45'W, A week from Madeira
17 May 2022 | 32 54'N:45 07'W, Still in the middle of the Atlantic
17 May 2022 | 32 54'N:45 07'W, In the middle of the Atlantic
16 May 2022 | 32 14'N:45 49'W, 1450 miles west of Madeira
Pea soup in the Pacific
19 August 2017 | 06 16.17'S:169 04.09'W, Hawaii to Samoa
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Today was one of those days in which you ask yourself "What am I doing here?" "Why am I doing this!?" Having your eyes stuck to the radar analysing the best way (or least bad) to avoid squalls is getting rather stressful. Since last night squalls seem to put themselves together to surround us. Although I must admit that watching the radar post-operative and ask yourself "Did I just go through all that without even get wet?" is fantastic. It's like the warm shower after a 25-knot sail in winter. This morning we decided to put in the second reef to go a bit more relaxed. That's not entirely true because sometimes you need that extra half knot to get away from a squall.
Around mid-day we had to engage our ASMO (Anti Squall Modus Operandi) after catching a moderate squall 12 nm away. We would wait 20 min to watch the radar again and understand which way the squall was moving. Late. In less than 15 minutes we had the dark grey cloud over us. Wind started to gust 20...25...28... 30... It started to rain (great, I needed a shower!) And that is when we decided to turn around and get away from there. You never know what you can find further in...
In today's picture you can see how beautiful is to finish avoiding a squall and see that you have a beautiful rainbow ahead... and more squalls...
Hoy fue uno de esos días en que te preguntas "¿Que estoy haciendo acá?" "¿Por que estoy haciendo esto?" Tener los ojos pegados al radar buscando el mejor camino (o el menos malo) para esquivar las tormentas ya pasa a ser un tanto estresante... Desde anoche que las Squalls parecen ponerse de acuerdo para rodearnos. Pero mirar el radar post-operativo y preguntarte "¿Yo pase por ahí? ¿Sin siquiera mojarme?" y sentir el alivio de que todo ya paso... es fantástico. Es como la ducha calentita después de un día de 25 nudos en invierno.
A la mañana decidimos poner el 2do rizo para andar un poco más tranquilos. Eso es relativamente cierto porque a veces precisas ese medio nudo mas para esquivar un Squall!
A eso del mediodía tuvimos que activar nuestro ASMO (Anti Squall Modus Operandi) porque detectamos en el radar una Squall a 12 millas. Esperaríamos 20 minutos para volver a ver el radar y entender para donde se movía. Tarde. En menos de 15 minutos teníamos la nube negra encima. El viento empezó a subir, 20..24...28...30... Empezó a diluviar con el viento ( genial, precisaba una ducha!). Ahí decidimos pegar la vuelta y escaparle al Squall. Nunca se sabe que hay adentro...
En la foto de hoy pueden ver lo hermoso que es terminar de esquivar una tormenta y ver que adelante tienes un arcoíris... y más tormentas...