that is the name given to the storms in this part of the world, at least in colombia. they are squalls that extend a couple of miles and last about 30 minutes to one hour. they bring showers and winds of up to 45 knots. we had several of them in the passage from colombia to panama and in the different anchorages in san blas. the lighting storms are pretty amazing and scary; it is very easy and common to be hit by lighting and the result is devastating, it can kill all electronics on board. as a precaution we tried to put the most expensive ones inside the oven. with the strong winds many boats drag and for some weird reason this tends to happen at any time from 2:00 AM to 6:00 AM depriving us sailors of any possible sleep during the night.
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