Winds gusting to 60 knots with 29 foot seas off Washington coast last night

Posted by lopiontheop@reddit | sailing | View on Reddit | 15 comments

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55North12East@reddit

Sorry to ask, but are you seriously considering this ‘heavy weather’? It’s basically a weekly occurrence in the North Atlantic / North Sea during winter time.

Looking at the forecast a new system will develop 300 miles west of Ireland at the end of the week with 70 kn + gusts ranging from Iceland to the Azores.

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MongolianCluster@reddit

How many sailboats are in the North Atlantic during winter time?

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Dangerous_Mix_7037@reddit

40 sailboats just left France in the Vendée Globe race around the world.

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They're going to the southern ocean. Which is also severe but not the north Atlantic. Either way, this isn't really a good example because the whole point of the race is that it's impossibly dangerous and hard.

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