Entry Date: 07.06.2021, at 16:00:00 hrs (local)
Whangarei - Whangarei
Preparations for the storm
| PRID: | 12226 |
|---|---|
| LegID: | 331 |
| LegNo: | 79 |
| Latitude: | S036°12.27' |
| Longitude: | E175°21.19' |
| Day#: | 1080 |
| Log (Day): | 6 nm |
| Log (Leg): | 103 nm |
| Log (Total): | 55213 nm |
The 28 knots of wind from North East on Sunday with lots of rain have been just a beginning of a three days Low pressure system, which comes right our way. The wind is increasing and tomorrow, on Tuesday, we have to deal with 45 knots, in gusts even more than 50 knots. And as always it brings lots of heavy rain along, good for us to collect the water, but not in those strong winds anymore.
Carefully we study the topographic maps of the shore line and move SuAn in the next bay, where we even tie up an extra rope to shore. But the wind direction will change more to the South East and will increase further. Than this is not a very good anchorage and we sail back to Kiwiriki Bay, where we anchor closer to the southern shore. With full power we pull the anchor into the mud until Yanmar San cannot pull SuAn away anymore. Our sail cover is now secured with some extra ropes and the dinghy is tied on deck, so that the storm cannot grab any of those.
We hope, that we are good enough prepared to withstand that storm.
