JacintaH Posted December 20, 2011 #1 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Looks like we may have our first Coral Sea cyclone for this year's wet season. Bureau of Met has it pegged as a high chance (over 50%) of forming tomorrow (Wednesday) but perhaps staying well out in the Pacific to annoy Vanuatu and the northern Tasman Sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Kruzer Posted December 20, 2011 #2 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Just what we need over Christmas.:eek: The Met service here in NZ said today we would have a fine Christmas but then for the New Year we could be in for some rough stuff. That must be the cyclone they are talking about. They are bad news if they drift this far down.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted December 20, 2011 #3 Share Posted December 20, 2011 but then for the New Year we could be in for some rough stuff. And I am cruising over New Year! :eek: Can someone please get hold of this high and don't let it goooo, PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsta Posted December 20, 2011 #4 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Not again!!!! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted December 20, 2011 #5 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Not again!!!! :eek: haha Sorry :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debsta Posted December 20, 2011 #6 Share Posted December 20, 2011 haha Sorry :o :p:p:p:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted December 20, 2011 #7 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Barry's 3 Golden rules for cruising in Australian waters. 1. never cruise north of Brisbane in Summer 2. Never cruise south of Brisbane in Winter 3. Never cross the great Australian Bight from East to West at any time. Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacintaH Posted December 20, 2011 Author #8 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Barry's 3 Golden rules for cruising in Australian waters. ...... Never cross the great Australian Bight from East to West at any time. Barry Yep, I have had that one explained to me by DH. RAN wisdom (ha ha, just realised what a contradiction in terms that is :D ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky-elpaso Posted December 20, 2011 #9 Share Posted December 20, 2011 OK - I give up. What's the Great Australian Bight? Or maybe I should say "where". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi_cruiser Posted December 20, 2011 #10 Share Posted December 20, 2011 OK - I give up. What's the Great Australian Bight? Or maybe I should say "where". "The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight Hope this helps :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icat2000 Posted December 20, 2011 #11 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Barry's 3 Golden rules for cruising in Australian waters. 1. never cruise north of Brisbane in Summer 2. Never cruise south of Brisbane in Winter 3. Never cross the great Australian Bight from East to West at any time. Barry Barry your a very wise man. I had read that there was going to be a storm that maybe would reach a cyclone yesterday. Debsta - Hopefully it doesn't affect your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raison Posted December 20, 2011 #12 Share Posted December 20, 2011 Yep, I have had that one explained to me by DH. RAN wisdom (ha ha, just realised what a contradiction in terms that is :D ) So, can you pass the explanation on please...I assume it is something to do with prevailing winds / swells ? Or am I wrong? We are sailing this way on Arcadia in March, want to know what we might encounter! I hope the cyclone doesn't develop and all the Christmas / New Year cruisers can enjoy their cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky-elpaso Posted December 20, 2011 #13 Share Posted December 20, 2011 "The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia." Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Australian_Bight Hope this helps :) Thanks. Of course, if I had looked at the map of Australia that is the background on my computer I would have seen it. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Traveller Posted December 20, 2011 #14 Share Posted December 20, 2011 So, can you pass the explanation on please...I assume it is something to do with prevailing winds / swells ? Or am I wrong?We are sailing this way on Arcadia in March, want to know what we might encounter! I hope the cyclone doesn't develop and all the Christmas / New Year cruisers can enjoy their cruises. That part of the Southern Ocean is in the Roaring Forties (latitude) where the seas can be wild. Most of the bad weather comes from the west, so ships travelling east to west cop the worst of it. It is better to have big seas 'following' rather than sailing into the swells.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzaw Posted December 20, 2011 #15 Share Posted December 20, 2011 So, can you pass the explanation on please...I assume it is something to do with prevailing winds / swells ? Or am I wrong?We are sailing this way on Arcadia in March, want to know what we might encounter! Don't worry too much - on Arcadia in January this year , we went head on into a Force 11/gusting Force 12 storm in the Atlantic on our way to the Azores (which we missed) - 40 foot seas head on, the ship had to slow to 10 knots. We basically stayed in bed all day because it was dangerous to move around the ship - in fact, they were making announcements requesting passengers to stay in their cabins and all outer decks were closed. But the ship handled it OK with the reduced speed. That area is notorious for big storms - I don't know how high the swells can get in the Bight - but they don't call them the "Roaring Forties" for nothing!:) http://ukagain2010.blogspot.com/2011/01/7-days-at-sea.html Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raison Posted December 21, 2011 #16 Share Posted December 21, 2011 Don't worry too much - on Arcadia in January this year , we went head on into a Force 11/gusting Force 12 storm in the Atlantic on our way to the Azores (which we missed) - 40 foot seas head on, the ship had to slow to 10 knots. We basically stayed in bed all day because it was dangerous to move around the ship - in fact, they were making announcements requesting passengers to stay in their cabins and all outer decks were closed. But the ship handled it OK with the reduced speed. That area is notorious for big storms - I don't know how high the swells can get in the Bight - but they don't call them the "Roaring Forties" for nothing!:) http://ukagain2010.blogspot.com/2011/01/7-days-at-sea.html Barry I remember reading your blog about that storm. Must have been quite an experience! What will be will be, I am not worried about it, just interested to know why it is not advised to head west by sea. Luckily, neither of us suffer from sea sickness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raison Posted December 21, 2011 #17 Share Posted December 21, 2011 That part of the Southern Ocean is in the Roaring Forties (latitude) where the seas can be wild. Most of the bad weather comes from the west, so ships travelling east to west cop the worst of it. It is better to have big seas 'following' rather than sailing into the swells.:) Thanks! It will be interesting to see what we get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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