Gulf of Lion: Strong katabatic winds

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Gulf of Lion: how the place works

The mistral drops out of the Rhône valley and reaches full force on the water within a few hours. It often holds for three days, sometimes a week, and over the shallow gulf it builds a short, high sea that forecasts routinely underestimate. The most dangerous part is the transition from land to water: close inshore it looks calm.

Gulf of Lion: what breaks there

Anchored boats drag out of the bays, and in the marinas from Port Camargue to Marseille lines part. Anyone out in a mistral collects damage to rig and cover, and returning to harbour with the wind on the beam is the real moment of risk.

Gulf of Lion: what this means for your policy

Check whether your policy pays the cost when you take extra securing measures for a forecast mistral and nothing happens. That is not a given, and it is exactly the case that arises here several times a year.

Cruising range

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