S/YJane & Darcy

While at the shipyard I saw several heavily damaged boats, especially catamarans.

I asked around and found that last year there was an intense storm. It threw several boats on lee shores and sank a few others. This was a tough lesson for some charter captains. You should regularly refresh your knowledge about the weather conditions and choose proper anchorage. This is especially true in the light of the climate change.

You need to carefully assess the way you are anchoring and taking shelter. Charter boats often have very few meters of chain, making many anchorage impracticable or unsafe.

Interesting fact: these boats are bought and repaired by people who will sell them on the market. They will look fine, but how much can you trust a boat that has been damaged to such extent?