Hazard spot
Cape St Vincent: Strong katabatic winds
Cape St Vincent: In summer the northerly accelerates around the headland and gains two forces. An awkward sea builds just past the cape.
- Cause
- Strong katabatic winds
- Main season
- June to September
- Position
- 37° 01,2' N 009° 00,0' W
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Cape St Vincent: how the place works
In summer the northerly accelerates around the headland and adds two forces, often with no change in the forecast. The acceleration reaches several miles offshore, and behind it, on the Algarve coast, it is calm again.
Cape St Vincent: what breaks there
Anyone rounding the cape under full sail has too much canvas and little time immediately afterwards. A tear in the main, a broken vang, the helm overpowered: the damage happens in the first twenty minutes after the corner.
Cape St Vincent: what this means for your policy
Sail damage is not carried by every hull policy, and where it is, often only after an external event and not from overloading. Read up on how your policy treats sails and rig before you round the cape.
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And what applies right now?
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