The North is known for rapid weather changes and I believe, the further you get North the more rapid and intense they can be.

We have been put in a 10 days comfort zone after the recent four days/four gales period went through but then Susan spotted a new colourful dot on the windmap.

A significant low pressure (LP) systsem between Iceland and Scotland was supposed to spin off a relatively small secondary low at the area around Cape Stad. Moving fast from Vestkap towards the Vestfjorden. It did.

Within less than 48h the music was on again, The Lady up for another round of waltz in moderate swell. We are glad it is waltz and not tango or even rock’n roll. This LP beast did bite itself fiercely into the mountain enclosed triangle (Vestfjorden) remaining quite persistent before it got dissolved on the spot turning back to light green, even blue on the windmap. Pouring rain comes as a free gift, as ususal from these southerly driven attacks.

We took the maximum out of this weather event and pushed our comfort zone a bit further. Our view: a snow cover, which cannot withstand forecasted gusts of 50+kn for Svolvær belongs into the bin. Admittedly nervous we were watching our top or flop approach and found out that there is nothing to really worry about. The heavy duty tarpaulin cover and its design becomes a valuable piece of equipment. We get a meassured 10-15kn discount on the forecasted wind due to our well protected location. 

Then, it’s all over again, until…

Fair winds…