Simon

Variable conditions. Put 2 reefs in. Min 3.3kts. Max wind gust 43kts (force 9), with sails down. Wind N becoming NW 3-9 mostly 5 Wintry showers of hail and sleet. Cold. Visibility good mostly, but 0.5 NM during hail and sleet. Put out fenders very early, from bow to stern, to minimise crew risk, as we could see the squall approaching. After squall passed through, benign conditions meant we entered lock and moored stern-to in 3.3kt winds.

NW 3-5 kts Sun & wintry showers Visibility good. Anchored for lunch, just after LW.

NW 3 - 5, becoming SW variable 4 - 5. Wintry showers. Good visibility. Picked up buoy near Pin Mill.