This is definitely the Calm Before the Storm! We made our way to Marsh Harbour early this morning to hopefully find a good anchorage in anticipation of the weekend's big blow. Forecasted to be in upwards of 60kn, it's at least 20kn more than we've experienced. That's a LOT OF WIND! Suffice it to say, Marsh Harbour wasn't vacant. We were able to find, what we hope to be, a nice hole between some sailboats. To our aft are the folks from Sailing Zephyr...very cool. Anyways, we're confident in our ground tackle but you always have to worry about other boats dragging. Our anchor is a Spade 160 and is oversized for our boat...that said, if there's an abrupt wind shift of 180º, all anchors will have to reset themselves. This is definitely the Calm Before the Storm

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We have a close encounter with large illegal Chinese fishing boats (poachers) while sailing in heavy seas 150 miles off the coast of Uruguay during a winter storm in the South Atlantic Ocean. The fishing boats were later pursued by the Uruguay Navy and Coast Guard, caught, and arrested. These boats were maneuvering dangerously and aggressively on a collision course with our sailboat, in heavy seas and low visibility, during a southern ocean storm, while sailing at night, in disregard of international navigational rules, and with improper AIS signals. Related News Article: https://insightcrime.org/news/squid-game-uruguay-navy-chases-and-captures-chinese-fishing-vessel/ More about this incident in this weeks full video, Episode 92, on Sunday 11/20/22 @ 10:00 am EST. Subscribe so you don't miss some good offshore sailing & storm action. Enjoy sailing content, love boat life? Visit our channel for more shorts and full length videos of our sailing adventure as we sail around the world via Cape Horn! Channel Link: https://www.youtube.com/c/sailingsweetruca #sailing #sailingaroundtheworld #southernocean #boat Want to know more about us, and where we are in real time? Visit our website https://www.sweetruca.com

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SUN ANIMALS is here! Our little sarong shop has beach wraps made for the ocean lovers, minimalist travelers & style conscious beach goers. Designed with love in Hawai’i🐬 SHOP: thesunanimals.com Video by Ella Tubman #hawaii #byronbay #sarongs #oahu #surf #skate #sarongs #pareos

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Kent made it to the marina in St. Petersburg, Florida! (He had business in Naples so he went a couple of days early.) Becky will join him on Friday! Let the adventure begin! #sailingschool #sailing #newbies

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