Cancelled!

The storm was fiercest in Andratx, Mallorca. 100 boats strongly damaged.

The heavy duty wheather front I mentioned in my previous post turned out to be a full blown hard-core storm. Wind conditions around Denia were not extreme (ok, there where variable gusts of 30-40 knots, pretty heavy), but apparently the situation in the islands was much worse. Even the Ibiza and Palma ports were closed for more than 12 hours over the weekend.

Pedro prepared to tack

Due to this situation the regatta committee decided to cancel the race. A big blow for us as we were very much looking forward to the challenge. Anyway, it is difficult to assess how things would have turn out for us should we have been allowed to leave port. Looking at the pictures it looks like it was the right decision.

Crew and supporters at our paella lunch (or dinner, it started at 1700) in El Palmar

The sailing season is over. Next year Jeronimo II, flag ESP-6315, will be back stronger! :-)