Re: Heaving to a Ketch
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Bruno COTTE
After more than 40 000 m plus sailing around the world I never faced such situations since the 1970’s . Today with satellite and SSB Communications systems we have enough data from different weather forecast sources in order never to be in such bad weather situations . In the last 20 years the maximum wind we had was 40 kt with 50 kt gusts and 30 ft waves …. And with our Amel and our 2 pilots it was not a problem . I think today there is 0 risk to face a hurricane if you sail safely . of course you can face sometimes in channels some crazy winds like 80kt plus of Bora in Croatian islands but the sea is never more than 1 meter or 2 so it is not a real problem . The big storm of 120 kt in Corsica last summer never brought more than 5 meters waves after the strongest wind passage so except if you were at anchor this was not a problem . In the Indian Ocean you can face sometimes difficult conditions but always manageable . In the North Atlantic Ocean you must anticipate the low pressures passage when you come back to Europe from West Indies but it is again very clear with weather forecasts . From Pasqua islands to Hawaii there is no difficulties in the pacific same as South Africa if you are reasonable with timing of crossing weather forecasts and current . If bad weather stay in harbour and wait for a good window .
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So don’t be afraid by such crazy situations it is no more for us if you are reasonable . When I was young I had the opportunity to face big storms without modern autopilots or floating anchors systems etc … I prefer to keep all this in memory and continue to sail safely around the world . Enjoy your navigations and don’t worry Envoyé de mon iPhone Le 12 janv. 2023 à 22:28, Eric Freedman <kimberlite.ef@...> a écrit :
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