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Hurricane Elsa is heading towards us in the Caribbean - we are securing our anchorage
11. juli 2021 · 10 min · 7K visninger · Marie-Galante
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Ivo and Dajana anchor their sailboat at Marie-Galante, Guadeloupe, to weather the approach of Hurricane Elsa in late June 2021.0:21 After a 14-hour passage from Martinique, the crew secures the vessel in 3.5 meters of water using 40 meters of chain.0:27 As the storm intensifies, they replace a worn line on their anchor snubber while in the water to ensure the ground tackle holds against forecasted 50-to-60-knot gusts.4:57 While monitoring the storm’s progress via the National Hurricane Center and social media weather reports, they observe that their position north of the system’s center results in relatively calm conditions compared to the intense rain and 40-knot winds reported by friends in Martinique.6:43 The crew utilizes a solar oven to cook during the storm, noting that the unpredictable nature of the hurricane’s rapid intensification from a tropical wave to a Category 1 and 2 storm necessitates a future plan to relocate to the ABC islands, which lie outside the primary hurricane zone.7:54
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