Circumnavigation on a 26ft Catamaran

N 40° 50' W 08° 47'

Worst storm to hit France and Northern Spain in a decade!

14.11.2008

We have had a weekend of the most horrible storm! People have died in France and Spain as a result of the storm and there is more to come! My heart goes out to the poor families of the people who have died. It is a very sad time for them.
 
A hurricane Force 12 storm swept across the Bay of Biscay across France and Northern Spain and has reached Italy. We had the storm here in Portugal also, but thankfully, not the same ferocity as a little further North. We had hail and heavy rain and a permanently heeled over boat – and I have a catamaran! For those that do not know – catamarans do not tend to heel over! Especially in a marina.
 
I knew the storm was coming and had been watching out for it for a week – prepping my boat – making doubly sure that all of my warps would withstand a hurricane! Three days of not sleeping and I see from the weather forecasts that we have another storm to come in a couple of days – oh joy!!!
 
The swell was as high as the breakwater – the entrance to the harbour was impassable – the swell had the effect of cascading over the breakwater like a permanent waterfall. Us cruisers crossed our fingers and hoped that the breakwater would withstand the pounding – I understand that the breakwater in La Linea, Spain did not hold during the storms in October 2008, we all knew this and realised that the same thing could happen here. If it did we would be driftwood!
 
Well I am off to check my warps again – my toerail is chafed from the fender lines and I have to think of ways to protect my boat from more damage. Roll on Summer!!
 
P.S. I have just seen some cracks in the breakwater with water cascading through them!!!
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