IMPI sailing the ASYMMETRIC thru SQUALLS - South Pacific Ocean

Readers and friends have asked on numerous occasions for us to post some  video footage of our catamaran crossing the deep oceans. We always say there is not much to video out there ...
Similar to video work on steep ski slopes in the snow where a video cannot capture the steepness for what it is, so too it is with the size of swell and waves.
However, we decided to have some fun on our crossing from French Polynesia to US Samoa and do some video when we saw squalls approaching. Of course this is something we watch, especially when flying the large asymmetric sail as one does not want to overpower the boat or the sail.

Since many squalls pass overhead without much wind, and some with incredile and violent bursts of wind, we have to be ready to either engage the engines and chase the sail down to reduce power in the sail .. or run to the front and get it lowered.

Lowering the asymmetric is not always an option as these squalls can march across the  ocean in rapid succession, so one has to keep an eye on things.

The radar plays a big role in tracking these squalls, especially in the darkness of night!

So, there is much we could write about here, but we hope you enjoy the video clip .. it shows how comfortable a catamaran is in these conditions by the fact that Ana made bread and a number of other delicious treats .. one would never guess she did this comfortably in varying wind and sea state conditions :)