Web series / Driven by the Wind: How to prepare for a cyclone?


In this 29th episode of Pushed by the Wind, Maloya's crew is about to experience their first tropical storm, which could turn into a category one hurricane. Aurélien and Sarah show us how to prepare for an event of this magnitude.

Before returning to France for a month, Sarah and Aurélien are already preparing for their return to Martinique and in particular for the cyclone period that will affect the country when they return. A moment of tension for the crew, who don't know if they should take shelter in the Grenadines or stay in Martinique. All precautions were taken, Maloya was loaded with food and securely moored near the 3rd cyclone hole, ready to face moderate winds. Close to the port of Le Marin, the crew also planned to be able to take shelter there if the winds were to exceed 60 knots.

So we discover this 29th episode, the choices that must be made when we are subjected to a tropical storm, or even a category 1 hurricane. Sarah and Aurélien are riveted on the weather screens to monitor the evolution of the depression and make the right decision: when to leave? Where to go? Stay at anchor? Take shelter in a port?

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