Thailand: When the monsoon strikes…
Name: Jonathan Jagot Age: 25 years old Specialty: Sailing around the world for over 12 years
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25/09/2023
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Jonathan Jagot
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192
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The sky darkens and the cloud front seems endless. With sailing speeds generally below 10 knots, there is little or no escape for a cruising multihull. Unpredictable squalls can sometimes strike very hard, so caution is the order of the day, with sailing under (very) reduced sail or a good length of chain at anchor.This is how it feels in the monsoon, a climatic system characteristic of South and South-East Asia.In Thailand, the monsoon is generally divided into two seasons: the north-east monsoon (or summer monsoon) and the south-west monsoon (or winter monsoon).The north-east monsoon occurs …
