Wouldn't try June!
I'm a rag & pole type, who's been round the Three Castles/Mizen twice in that month (different years) and encountered force 7 & force 8.
One year it was the 21st, and the Valentia Radio announcer departed from stiff upper lip protocol and sighed: 'Midsummer's Day!' after he had given out the forecast. That was the year 2000, and it blew so hard all that night that we swung on our guest mooring buoy in Crookhaven and couldn't get ashore for a pint!
Our problem is that we didn't have Noel aboard to stand on the bow, extend his hand and command the seas to abate!
Lovely entertaining compilation, and I like the Khachaturian!.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/03/2012 05:41 by Thomas Kirby.