Toujours Trogir! (20 Sept.)

Held over in Trogir Monday 19th and now Tuesday 20th due to very strong winds - Jugo blew in yesterday from SE bringing strong winds 28kn plus in afternoon and storm front with thunder and lightning by late evening. Restaurants were evacuated around 9.15pm and locals told us to hurry home! Never saw people move so fast and in less than 10 minutes the whole town was shuttered up and deserted. Over at ACI Marina there were 3ft seas crashing over our dock and boats (including mine) heeling into each other. Sterns dangerously close to the dock so engines on, slacked off dock lines and reset lazy lines at the bow. Luckily had already snugged up the boat with secured main halyard, dinghy alongside, tight jib sheets on winches, and best of all closed hatches - so no wet bunks! Actually missed a lot of the action as my crew and I holed up in a bar in the old town out of the sudden downpour - so everyone safe! Lots of action when we got back. Sorry - no photos.
Awoke this morning (Tuesday) to more rumbles of thunder and lightning flashes at around 05.00am and weather forecast winds turning to NE/NW with gusts of between 30-50 knots bringing sea swells. Watched Bora winds (normally follow Jugo) move in over the mountains like a line of white smoke. Another vessel (not in our fleet) attempted to move out of its slip, and immediately got blown down, ending up side on with shrouds tangled in another boats anchor! Catamaran at end of our dock showed substantial dents in side of its hull from last nights bashing. Hoping to head off to Milna on Brac Island today - about 20 miles - but locals advising against and Harbourmaster in Milna said "we,d prefer if you didn,t". 7 boats attempting to dock there would be a headache for sure! So, more directional knot practice, manicures, naps, shopping, laundry and me back at the internet cafe! May have to revise our schedule now and cut out a stop, but weather set to settle from tomorrow onwards with the sun returning and more settled winds from North although slightly colder temps. Certainly getting a good long look at Trogir!