Entry Date: 18.03.2024, at 14:30:00 hrs (local)
Walvis Bay, Namibia - Cabedelo, Brazil
Squalls
| PRID: | 12957 |
|---|---|
| LegID: | 353 |
| LegNo: | 98 |
| Latitude: | S007°24.39' |
| Longitude: | W033°38.88' |
| Day#: | 1499 |
| Course: | 280 ° |
| Speed: | 4 kn |
| Etmal: | 113 nm |
| Log (Day): | 108 nm |
| Log (Leg): | 3133 nm |
| Log (Total): | 78732 nm |
Covered distance: 1175 nautical miles
Distance to destination: 77 nautical miles
Weather: 10-15kn SE wind, 1.5m waves, sunny with clouds and squalls, 32 degree Celsius
Mood of the crew: OK
As we are approaching the equator the wind becomes increasingly lighter. Additionally we are experiencing squalls more frequently and in bigger size. A squall is characterized by isolated cumulus and cumulonimbus cloud with heavy rein. Squalls moving in more or less western directions and typically arrive with a blast of strong wind (25-30kn, or more).
Luckily squalls are very well visible in radar. During daytime, but most importantly during the night we are tracking the squalls with radar. In a situation when we have to assume that a squall will hit us, we are reefing the sails down and closing all the hatches, just to be safe.
