The worst storm i have been through at sea was coming home across Bass strait,weather forcast was for a weak change of 30-35 knots and 3-4 metre easterly swell,which is ok when your on a 68ft 35ton
fishing boat.Well the only thing weak about this change is it blew for a week ,and caught us with 12 hours of steaming into winds of 60-65 and an odd gust of 70 knots the seas rose with
wind against the tide too 9-10metres.About 11pm no moon i am on watch and it is as dark as the inside of a ducks guts we get hit by a bigger wave and it spins the boat 45 degrees to the sea,as i pick myself up and peel myself off the
wheel house front baulkhead we were hit by another wave just forward of midships and she tried to roll ,infact it rolled that far i walked up the
wheel house door and back down again.I had to turn off the auto pilot which was having a heart attack and fair
wind her while we checked for damage.The only thing we found out of ordinry was a penguin walking around the decks that had been washed a board.35 knots is the strongest i have been through on a yacht.Greg