Christmas Eve - Florianopolis
24/12/11 21:33 Filed in: Florianapolis | Brazil
Heavy rain squalls and strong southerly winds today. On the berth we had 30 knots plus.
The yacht club was virtually deserted.
Number one jetty at Iate Clube Santa Catarina is particularly exposed to the south.
With strong winds there is a lot of surge on the berths and on board motion is quite violent. I found that my normal snubbers damage the lines with frequent jerking. The local remedy is to use car tyres. I doubled my bow lines with the windward one secured to a tyre.
Crews and marineros tending to lines. Crew from a neighbouring french boat had great difficulty getting ashore due to their long bowsprit.
All boats were pitching violently. Getting ashore involved waiting for the right moment and making a leap. My leap malfunctioned and I ended up standing on the grab line 6" above the water. I scrambled back on board with my phone and computer dry and intact. Could have been an expensive malfunction.
The yacht club was virtually deserted.
Number one jetty at Iate Clube Santa Catarina is particularly exposed to the south.
With strong winds there is a lot of surge on the berths and on board motion is quite violent. I found that my normal snubbers damage the lines with frequent jerking. The local remedy is to use car tyres. I doubled my bow lines with the windward one secured to a tyre.
Crews and marineros tending to lines. Crew from a neighbouring french boat had great difficulty getting ashore due to their long bowsprit.
All boats were pitching violently. Getting ashore involved waiting for the right moment and making a leap. My leap malfunctioned and I ended up standing on the grab line 6" above the water. I scrambled back on board with my phone and computer dry and intact. Could have been an expensive malfunction.