Graham Hoyland's Seven Seas, Seven Summits

Curlew after the hurricane- but where have all the sails gone?

Thanks to Bob’s careful storm preparations in her hurricane hole on Stocking Island in the Bahamas, our yacht Curlew survived a direct hit from Hurricane Irene. Moving erratically through the south-east Bahamas over very warm waters, the hurricane quickly expanded. Irene then intensified into a full-blown Category 3 major hurricane as she recurved towards the northwest, heading for the US mainland. She was the first major hurricane of the 2011 season, and I hope the last to hit our boat.

Graham returns to Curlew in November and will be tweeting as he heads East through the Caribbean on the way to South America and Aconcagua. Follow his progress on Twitter @7Seas7Summits starting very soon…