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Old 14-01-2015, 11:14   #1
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Batten down the hatches

For all you guys and girls on this side of the pond, 100mph winds tonight , mind how you go , I see another trip to the boat to check it this week - sigh, given I was there last weekend.

F11 at sea, wave heights 9-14 metres !!

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I getting tired of all this wind, I need to go back to the Med !!!


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Old 14-01-2015, 13:57   #2
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Re: Batten down the hatches

There are going to be a lot of sunk Beneteaus, Bavarias and Hunters tomorrow….

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Old 14-01-2015, 14:00   #3
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Doubt it.. 95% will be on shore... may have some blown over tho'
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Re: Batten down the hatches

@goboatingnow: In the words of a friend of mine from Minnesota:

'OOFDAH!!!'


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Pretty crap here as well.. 8metre+ sea's and a Yellow alert the length of the coast..
Fishing boat from up N went down off Sintra today in the early hours.. all hands lost I believe..
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Re: Batten down the hatches

Even though Waterford only got a third of that, the strongest gusts I saw were low 30 knots.

But it was a bouncy night, considering I was tired up at the dock.

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