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Day 22Nov 30th, 2008
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Jonny Malbon
Jonny Malbon is sailing the 60 foot racing yacht Artemis single-handed, non-stop around the world in the ultimate ocean race, the Vendee Globe. This blog is written by his friends and family.
Jonny Malbon
Jonny, 34 is based in Cowes on the Isle of Wight. He grew up in Weymouth and has always been in and around boats. Jonny has skippered Artemis for almost two years, joining the boat in 2006. Previously, he sailed round the globe to win the Maxicat Doha challenge, was Boat Captain of Ellen MacArthur's Kingfisher for her famous Route de Rhum victory in 2002 and has helmed a 26' rib across the Atlantic.
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- Aviva: Dee Caffari
- BoatBites! Blog
- Brian Thompson’s Pindar blog
- Ecover: Mike Golding
- Hugo Boss: Alex Thomson
- Messing About In Sailboats
- Never Sea Land
- New Freebooters
- Official Artemis Ocean Racing site
- Official Vendee Globe website
- Pindar: Brian Thompson’s official site
- SailingXperience Community
- Scuttlebutt
- YachtPals Community
Nov 30th, 2008 at 12:04 pm
BenIs there an expert out there who can provide a simple explanation of what a squall is, how they develop and why they’re being such a pain for Jonny? It’s the most used word in his tweets to date.
Dec 1st, 2008 at 9:09 am
YachtmaddieBen, I’m surprised you didn’t ask the expert! See below:
Squall
A squall is a sudden, sharp increase in wind speed which usually is associated with active weather, such as rain showers, thunderstorms, or heavy snow. Squalls refer to an increase in the sustained winds over a short time interval, as there may be higher gusts during a squall event. They usually occur in a region of strong mid-level height falls, or mid-level tropospheric cooling, which force strong localized upward motions at the leading edge of the region of cooling, which then enhances local downward motions just in its wake.
I’m sure I told you all this before!! D