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Passage

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A catamaran at 25 degrees of heel in open water, work lights on, squall line ahead

Technical

Crossing a Channel in a Catamaran: Notes from 30+ Knots

Rig configuration, watch routines and the small decisions that keep a cruising catamaran safe and quiet through a serious offshore blow.

#catamaran #passage #weather

Svastrum heeling hard to a squall line in the Balearic Channel, wind whipping the leeward shrouds

Feb 3, 2026 · The Balearic Channel

The Levante Test

30 knots of southeasterly, a gusty front and a very loud companionway — how Svastrum took a beating in the Balearic Channel, and what to do differently.

#circumnavigation #weather #passage #balearics

Svastrum sliding away from the Barcelona dock at first light, rigging catching the orange dawn

Jan 15, 2026 · Port Vell, Barcelona

Set Sail

Three months of provisioning, two blown fuses and one very nervous cat later, SV Astrum slips her moorings for leg one of the circumnavigation.

#circumnavigation #passage #balearics #departure