A few hours ago we tacked south follwing Phesheya’s example to distance
\nourselves from the worst of the winds of the low pressure north west of
\nus. By the time we tacked the wind was already blowing a full force 7
\ngusting 8 yet according to the grib files we should have had about 20
\nknots of wind and it was due to get a lot worse… so by extrapolation we
\ndecided we didnt want to find out what the predicted 35 knots towards the
\ncentre of the low would look like in reality, I think we’d expect
\nsomething in the region of 40 to 50 knots, as grib files notoriously
\nunderestimante the top winds and any prediction beyond 20-25knots must be
\ntreated with due care and respect for the elements.<\/p>\n
Every hour we sails south is an hour added to hour arrival time, as we are
\nnot currently getting any closer to Wellington. Had we carried east we’d
\nbe on a better course, but the risk of serious damage in the eye of the
\nstorm was not worth taking especially as Phesheya and us like racing
\nAmerica’s cup style, a duel to the finish, so we have to cover them now…<\/p>\n
The Pacific Ocean is proving a nasty beast, when it blows it always looks
\nmenacing, stray surface currents make for very confused seas, it’s bloody
\ncold and wet.<\/p>\n
It is not all bad news though, once we’ll find the nerve to tack east
\nagain we should see the wind progressively veering and freeing until we’ll
\nhave nice downwind conditions to run with at high speeds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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