55 knot Squall, Vinišće, Croatia

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After spending the night anchored in Vinišće we get up to a wind shift, start to raise the anchor to reset as the anchor did not not reset well with the 180 degree change. Half way through raising this squall hit at 50-60 knots with heavy rain and thunderstorms.

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11 июн 2024

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@navpjm Месяц назад

Hi Nick, Great video. You are very calm in the conditions. We have been sitting it out in Venice for the past couple of days and will head across the Adriatic to the North on Friday when it settles. 40 knot winds predicted today. Lots of logs coming down the rivers after these storms. We have also been dodging them.

@furrom152 Месяц назад

No cushions have been harmed in making this video! @Jayk1ub must be so proud!

@beamreachingmarla Месяц назад

Ha! Good work. Got caught in Vinisce last September, in Squalls. Had a good overnight, others did not. Left early to get ahead of the coming mid morning squall forecasts. Making for Maslinica and the squals came early! Lounge cushion off the bow but, as you said, preparedness helps, i hove to and drifted right back to the location and crew hooked them easily. It was an intense morning there .... no one was leaving Marina Maslinica ..... tortuous maneuvering to keep position to get called in as soon as there was an opening. Finally received the call , outside of breakwater, next to shore. 😮 I took it and we slid in hot and then heavy on forward to stop and the line handlers on pier were brilliant as was my bow gal and the marina fellow in the dinghy. Wind dropped, sun out and celebratory margaritas immediately. Training is everything and I've huge gratitude for my mentors allowing me to handle these situations. 😊

@45DegreesSailing 24 дня назад

That is excellent! Nice work. Nice nerve to come in and do what is needed. I remember that squall, I was entering Nečujam as it was rolling down the island over Maslinica. Alen said that they got 60 knots!

@user-jf3dv1sy7f Месяц назад

I’m totally amazed by this. On the same day we were routing Kornati to Milna in what appeared to be entirely calm conditions. Scary that this stuff can come out of nowhere! And as you said somewhere else, these seem to be more and more unpredictable. Great footage though!!

@45DegreesSailing 24 дня назад

Yes it is a crazy one! Always remember that 'a mass creates' when thinking of weather. So any system hitting or coming close to high mountains will have a significant impact on its behaviour

@dejwkobe Месяц назад

Thanks for shearing, almost live :) Congrats, big mess but well done.

@SeaLifeCro Месяц назад

Vinisce is quite closed and protected bay but the winds can still get very strong. The storms in Croatia are always announced on the weather forecast on WHF. Always keep an eye on the forecast when sailing in Croatia as we get some really strong summer storms sometimes. Most of the time you can hide in some protected bay and avoid it.

@tedgayer336 Месяц назад

Nick's poney tail senses appparent wind direction.

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

🤣

@Romeomustdie73 Месяц назад

Have you been before Anker and helping with the Engine or have you just working with the Engine against the squal. Great how Calm you were acting 👍

@sascha_sailing Месяц назад

WTF, one of the most intense squalls i saw on video so far. have you been on anchor or buoy at this time or were you motoring?

@marcusdell7420 Месяц назад

A rather surreal aspect to that was the seeming flatness of the water which looked so out of place against the gust

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

Yes I hear you! We were in a very protected anchorage. So the fetch was all of .. 300m at the time.

@tedgayer336 Месяц назад

Good point! Nick would never anchor in a lee shore, would he?! 😜

@martinsramek3837 Месяц назад

Wow, that looks like fun. :) If you have other similar footage it would be interesting to hear some advice on how to manage such short but intense squalls in Croatia.

@tedgayer336 Месяц назад

Based on a recent experience off the west coast of Antigua, my wife would recommend toilet paper.

@45DegreesSailing 24 дня назад

🤣🤣 fair enough Ted!

@45DegreesSailing 24 дня назад

Thanks Martin. I do not have a lot of footage, often there is not time/or presence to get out cameras and start rolling! Perhaps I can do a live stream on this subject and field questions. to all: Like the comment and vid if you would want such a stream

@roidigitalggroup1721 Месяц назад

wow looks like so much fun...the day I get my sailboat will be the best day of my life.

@kodiak7 Месяц назад

Whoa! Full on few minutes. I couldn’t tell exactly what you were doing and did for the whole duration?

@grahamt8434 Месяц назад

Well that looked a bit intense. Great job staying calm and in control. Amazing how fast those can come in. I always call them micro bursts when they are super intense but short lived, probably not the correct term though. Was hard to tell what your situation was before the weather hit. Were you sailing then saw it coming and just ducked into there for shelter? Or was it a no warning situation?

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

It was morning. Just got up to a shift on the wind. We were on anchor. Wasn’t happy with our position so was half way through lifting anchor when it hit

@grahamt8434 Месяц назад

@@45DegreesSailing Incredible timing! Well done!

@koroskaforever Месяц назад

This is tipical example how fast storm in Croatia comes and go…

@45DegreesSailing 24 дня назад

Yup, can be very dramatic. Just need to manage the situation and wait it out safely. A good reminder to always be tidy and secure and prepared

@wolfgangdostmann2308 Месяц назад

Hi Sir, as always - very nice video. I will be in this region at Saturday. BTW: I am wondering that boat does not turn into the wind(to the fixpoint by the anchor) in the first minute when the strong gusts hit you.

@45DegreesSailing 24 дня назад

We were lifting anchor already when the squall hit. So only 15m of chain left to bring up, therefore no holding.

@FlorianLay Месяц назад

Diving mask is the best

@tedgayer336 Месяц назад

When your hair becomes the tetlltales.

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

Indeed! It was all a bit in the way!

@mahinahathaway Месяц назад

😂

@dreamwebdesign Месяц назад

I do not get if you are motoring and keeping the distance from the shore or you just stay adrift and let the wind do whatever it wants. What is the best option when hitting a squall? Stay at anchor? Motor?

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

Really depends on your situation. If at anchor a a safely anchored. Stay at anchor for sure. If at anchor and concerned it’s dragging. You can assist the anchor with the engine to take some of the dragging pressure off. If at sea/underway take a good position fix and account for surrounding traffic before the visibility deteriorates and head away from land. Drop sail or reef down hard before it hits if possible.

@joergmaass Месяц назад

I'd say if you're at anchor, make damn sure that your anchor holds, don't trust it! Next best option: strike sails and motor into the wind, if possible. Third option: set minimum sails (storm sails if possible) and ride it out or heave to if you have the room. We've caught a Bora once in Croatia and our anchors broke (two of them), it was not pretty!

@vedro4 Месяц назад

You have to take into consideration that 40ft mono/cats typically do not produce enough power to some of the winds speeds that squalls can reach (for example August 2023 Croatia), so if you need to be at sea try to position yourself in a way that wind drifts you toward open sea and not land. Get the bimini and sprayhood down if possible to avoid damage. Wear scuba mask for visibility. Instruct crew to sit safely inside saloon to avoid physical injury from heeling/waves. Boat in this video is pretty robust and with a strong engine, sometimes just a couple feet of genoa might give you the needed power to maintain course.

@simenvesje1883 Месяц назад

Is this a year around thing in Croatia, or are the squalls season dependent? 55 IS a good one!

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

This is definitely on the higher end of them! We got one last year at 60knots over Šolta. They used to be season dependent. Now I feel they are more unpredictable

@guyprest964 Месяц назад

Looks testing, we have been sailing in Croatia for last 2 weeks which day was this?

@JeanBenoitFOURNIER Месяц назад

Next time, please try to record in a location that is less windy. 😂😂😂 Joking, mate. BLIMEY THIS IS A VICIOUS SQUALL!!! Wow... Looking forward to you walking us through this when things have calmed down. I gather you were anchored but motored a bit to fight windage, correct?

@kisero2222 Месяц назад

nice you were not on the windward side of the islands ... waves could have complicated things!

@45DegreesSailing 24 дня назад

Absolutely, there is always a reason when choosing your anchorages!

@tomo.9530 Месяц назад

Would you have some procedure/hints , what to follow if this hits you on full sails?

@evinwhiteson4902 Месяц назад

Pull sails down. If you're that foolish to be under full sails with a black horizon.

@45DegreesSailing 24 дня назад

This is a bit more than a message reply. I will try cover it in a livestream discussion in the future. There is many aspects to it, and crew safety is right at the top.

@binouss6361 Месяц назад

Pour les gens qui disent en Méditerranée c’est cool comme un lac. 😂

@boatMatthias Месяц назад

Any forecasts or weather warnings?

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

I’ll look at doing an update over the next 24hours.

@philburtscher4375 Месяц назад

WHERE IS YOUR LIFE JACKET??!?!!? Every soul on board should be wearing one when there is danger.

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

Agreed. And we were not in danger as such. In an anchorage, was just lifting to re-drop anchor in the morning due to the wind shift. Then this hit. In this case the time it would have taken me to get to the bunk and put it on then back up would have potentially put us on the bricks on the land or hit another yacht. As much as it looks dangerous in the video it was just a bit of rain and wind in enclosed waters. If we had of seen it coming, then yes lifejackets for sure as a precaution.

@celticspike7 Месяц назад

agree. I've sailed across the Atlantic. away from rescue. we had 44 - 60 for 6 Days and nights. this was close to shore and temporary. if you love your friends and family have PFD n iperb on. or not, and let your ponytail fly.

@philburtscher4375 Месяц назад

@@celticspike7 one slip and it can go sideways really quick. We just had a bag go overboard and didn’t all get our jackets on with trying to retrieve it, but looking back it was a jackets first and then start recovery. Learning/practice moment :)

@Korasign Месяц назад

Hey, this is just Croatia. You dont have to own a international licence and that is not offshore 🙂

@philburtscher4375 Месяц назад

@@Korasign I tend to follow logic and my rules before the general public rules :) public rules are for the lowest common denominator. :)

@grovestafford3793 Месяц назад

Sorry if I already answered what kind of anchor were you using?

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

Using a standard delta. Anchor was it’s not resetting on the wind shift as I would have liked and given our position at the time we were just lifting to re drop.

@JeanBenoitFOURNIER Месяц назад

Etesian winds?!

@tedgayer336 Месяц назад

Is that a beam reach?

@45DegreesSailing Месяц назад

Yeh pretty much.

@tomo.9530 Месяц назад

Wow, great job! 🎉 In June? This happens? You didnt want to try code zero ? 😂 I hope not to experience this with my family 😮