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Back to EpisodesSolo Sailor caught in storm of 78knots sailing Fiji to New Zealand #26
Season 1
Episode 26
Published 2 years ago
Description
On a recent sail passage from Fiji to New Zealand I got caught in a storm of 78 knots, violent, and confused seas. The blow came through in the middle of the night. TinTin was knocked multiple times, the inside of the boat was a real mess. It was incredibly violent for many, many hours until I was able to Hove to and then wait it out for several days.
The storm was caused by a big low coming from Australia and a cyclone changing course and heading in my direction. The resulting squeeze created a storm, was not a fun time for me.
Once the storm eased off to 35 - 40 knots I was again able to continue sailing.
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