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Originally Posted by euromodder
Did you experience any severe weather ?
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Nothing severe (said the more experienced crew), but there were a few exciting days in my opinion! After one particularly windy/wavy night watch I said to another crew member, "I didn't know it was possible to be both bored and alarmed at the same time."
More than a couple of days we had 30-35 knots of wind (35-40 mph / 55 - 65 km/h) sustained. The highest gust I saw while on the wheel was 48 knots (55 mph / 89 km/h). We altered course for about 12 hours to reach away from one approaching low. We were constantly changing the sail plan.
And we had two "laundry days" - where for a few watches the wind was nearly calm (~5 knots) and the sun shone. That's when we motored, and everyone hung out their wet gear to dry and sat out in the cockpit reading & chatting!