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The one that got away

Posted by DrPaul | 16th April 2007

NB: I have delayed posting this because I didn’t want to worry my fainter-hearted readers but now that I have been home for a few weeks and am making a point of avoiding the River Cam I think it’s safe to assume that it won’t happen again. This entry was written 5/4/07 0932 GMT, i.e. in between the last two entries, but I decided not to post it then.

Hello blogwatchers. Well, I think it’s fair to say that tonight I have had an eye-opening experience of the power of nature.

We knew the winds were going to get up a bit as we headed out to the shelf break, but I definitely didn’t expect what was to follow. To whit: Violent Storm- and even Hurricane-force winds averaging over 60 knots (70 miles per hour) for 12 hours and gusting to over 80 knots (90 mph) during that period, massive swell, waves breaking over the stern and sides, and vibrations shuddering through the ship in tune to the sounds of flexing metal.

The view from the bridge last night was terrifying to a land

Continued | The adventures of Half-Hitch Holland

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