I was sailing yesterday and it started in my point of view perfectly. Sunny day and a 17kn of wind SE with an air temperature around 18 ° C. I really enjoyed the day.
The weatherforecast said it would become rainy, 5-6 Bft. and maybe risk of thunderstorms in the northern part of the dutch coast. Coming up from the east. Fine for me.
After I past the island Hompelvoet on the north side the wind increased up to 24kn. I put the second reff in and enjoyed the wetter sailing. I had my fun.
I started to notice a cloud formation SW from my position. Which I thought would pass without hitting me. I was wrong about that.
First the warm front hit me and then the front came from the SW which showed to be a thunderstorm. I saw flashes in quite a distance. And then the wind decreases from 24kn down to 14kn. I put on the whole main and tried to get away from this nasty front. But now the was moving in a eastern dirction right the way I want to go. Is she stalking me. Perfect!!
I was 4 miles away from my harbour with wind coming from the direction so I started the engine, dropped the sails and pushed forward. I was not in the mood to go in the harbour during a thunderstorm or staying outside till it passed.
And then, right in front of the harbour, the thunderstorm clouds seam to explode and the wind was dropping 8 to 10kn.
As I was safe and sound in the harbour a big black front has appeard on the horizon. No sign of a thunderstorm and the wind was around 14kn again,......
In sum very strange.
The weatherforecast said it would become rainy, 5-6 Bft. and maybe risk of thunderstorms in the northern part of the dutch coast. Coming up from the east. Fine for me.
After I past the island Hompelvoet on the north side the wind increased up to 24kn. I put the second reff in and enjoyed the wetter sailing. I had my fun.
I started to notice a cloud formation SW from my position. Which I thought would pass without hitting me. I was wrong about that.
First the warm front hit me and then the front came from the SW which showed to be a thunderstorm. I saw flashes in quite a distance. And then the wind decreases from 24kn down to 14kn. I put on the whole main and tried to get away from this nasty front. But now the was moving in a eastern dirction right the way I want to go. Is she stalking me. Perfect!!
I was 4 miles away from my harbour with wind coming from the direction so I started the engine, dropped the sails and pushed forward. I was not in the mood to go in the harbour during a thunderstorm or staying outside till it passed.
And then, right in front of the harbour, the thunderstorm clouds seam to explode and the wind was dropping 8 to 10kn.
As I was safe and sound in the harbour a big black front has appeard on the horizon. No sign of a thunderstorm and the wind was around 14kn again,......
In sum very strange.
