One of the main reasons for wintering in the sea canal at Newry was the very good protection from winter gales that this would afford. Little did we realise how soon that theory would be put to the test. The wind steadily increased all day and by late afternoon the rain had set in as the warm sector approached, we settled down in the snug cabin to watch Downton Abbey and polish off the last of the spicy rum as the wind instruments on board Dark Tarn were showing gusts of 50 knots. I doubled up on the stern lines and we settled down for a very noisy night! However as awful as the weather was we were in no danger, we were getting moved around in the gusts and the wind was howling in the rigging but apart from the noise keeping us awake, everything was good.
At 1 am the wind was slightly less however was still a good force 9 on the Annemometer.
The barometer was still falling as we were on the leading edge of the depression hence the southerly winds and looking at a synoptic revealed another depression lurking to the NW. The Synoptics would suggest that the low pressure systems are 'blocked ' by the jet stream and will hang about for the rest of the week, so more wind for us, can't really complain, it is autumn after all!
On the whole I was glad we were not at sea, and Newry seems to be a very safe haven.
P.s. Just discovered how to post video on here so check out 'towards Carlingford'
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