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60 knot winds: "Kiwi Roa" at anchor, enduring South Georgia Island

From the photo journal for South Georgia Island... http://www.petersmith.net.nz/photos/south-georgia-1.php ...a video of "Kiwi Roa" sitting out wind "bullets" of about 60 knots at Elsehul, South Georgia Island. Peter & crew were trapped by a developing weather system that ended up generating some serious winds. Three days of constant storm and hurricane force conditions. Anchor: the usual Rocna 55 (121 lb) with 12 mm chain. View the photo journal of the South Georgia expedition at Peter's website: http://www.petersmith.net.nz/photos/south-georgia-1.php

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