Tag: Weather

  • What?!? Another storm!

    Don’t know what the matter is with this place. People say it’s not usually like this. Global warming? (Click to play the video)

  • Remembering -25° in +20°

    Remembering -25° in +20°

    Much more inspirational weather in Piriapolis today. Finally it feels like the spring it should be down here. So I thought it would be a good day to start tackling the inner frames of front windows. They are screwed to small plastic cubes that are, or should I say were, glued to the hull around…

  • Back on the Chain Gang in Uruguay

    Back on the Chain Gang in Uruguay

    End of the summer break! Or should I say winter break? I get confused, because most people I talk to think it has been summer during these months. But down here it has been winter. And still is to some degree. I was greeted by my neighbor with “Prepare for 50 knots of wind tomorrow!”…

  • Meta photo of climate measuring

    Meta photo of climate measuring

    Photos of people taking photos are always fun! In this case it is significant: What you see is well know meteorologist  and climate researcher Martin Hedberg from the Swedish Weather and Climate Center taking a snap of the just installed weather sensor on the top of Journeyman’s targa arch. One of his projects includes using…

  • Every yacht should have one…

    Every yacht should have one…

    I clearly remember the day I realized that my next yacht should have a workshop. We were hanging out in Ponta Delgada on São Miguel, preparing for the crossing over to Ireland. Next to us was a brand new Swan 65 that was just finishing it’s first season and heading back home to the UK.…