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martymcfly · 28-02-2013, 12:27

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martymcfly · 28-02-2013, 12:29

Whilst sailing in Greece Oct 2012 it was amazing to see this touch down....

delmarrey · 28-02-2013, 12:34

Here in the USA we call them waterspouts.

And on land the small ones are dust devils. As a kid I use to go out and stand in the middle of them.

That one looks a little big though.

martymcfly · 28-02-2013, 12:37

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Originally Posted by delmarrey

Here in the USA we call them waterspouts.

This is the first one I had ever seen. It was amazing... :-)

model 10 · 28-02-2013, 12:57

Is there a strategy for avoiding a water spout? I just keep sailing along hoping it does not run over me. I suppose I would let the sheets go if it did?

Bobalu · 28-02-2013, 13:13

We get waterspouts several times a year on Lake Michigan. We can spot them a long way off and we have time to plan how to avoid them. Or if we couldn't avoid it completely, I would treat it as other high winds, reef the main deeply and drop the jib.

martymcfly · 28-02-2013, 14:47

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Originally Posted by Guy

Is there a strategy for avoiding a water spout? I just keep sailing along hoping it does not run over me. I suppose I would let the sheets go if it did?

Hi Guy, what we did was drop all sails and safely motor past..

gjordan · 28-02-2013, 14:49

I saw the same sort of thing in Antigua. It would touch the surface for a while and then raise up away from the water for a while. It only went on for about 10 or 15 minutes , but it was scary. Only saw it once in 8 years, so it is rare._____Grant.