Twenty four miles an hour

I guess that was a good reason for coming off the water. The Mountbatten breakwater was recording winds in excess of twenty four miles an hour!
My friend made the right call and we were sensible to come home as we did. When we were coming into Sutton pool, the engine kept konking out because wind was against tide and some big waves were pushing us along from the stern and water was getting up the outboard somehow.

It was definitely a good call.