![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.firstclasssailing.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Ready-for-the-weather.jpg\" "\\"Ready")
<\/a>Ready for the weather<\/p><\/div>\n
A nasty gale is brewing south of us, the worst of it is headed straight
\nfor Cape Horn just at the same time we were due to round the infamous
\ncape. After much debate we decided it was simply too risky for us to carry
\non heading for such a dangerous randez-vous and have instead slowed down
\nand we’ll let the worst of the gale blow through before resuming our
\ncourse with improving weather behind us rather than the risk of being
\ncornered in a lee shore in nasty waves forming on the continental shelf
\nand no where to run.<\/p>\n
In 12 hours the centre of the low should be east of us and moving north
\neastwards away from us. At this point it should be safe enough to resume
\nour course.<\/p>\n
Cessna, the boat currently leading the race has decided to adopt a more
\naggressive strategy and will try to outrun the depression, rounding Cape
\nHorn ahead of the worst of the storm. We considered this option but ruled
\nit out as we didn’t think we could make it in time. We were in second
\nplace with effectively little to lose by playing it safe as we certainly
\nwere not going to overtake a faster boat in a storm.<\/p>\n
Instead, we slowed down by reducing sail, we prepared the storm jib well
\nahead of time, run the extra lines needed to use our special 4th reef and
\nare now just waiting for the wind to build, it should quickly strengthen
\nwith the strongest due here in 12 hours and around Cape Horn in 18-24
\nhours, with enough room to run we’ll head downwind and hopefully make the
\nride safe with wind and waves reducing well ahead of our new expected time
\nof arrival at the horn.<\/p>\n
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