At 03.20 Carango was approached by what looked on the radar to be the mother and father of a squall. We shortened sail, donned life jackets, clipped on and changed course by 15 degrees to starboard. The wind increased for 11 its to 28.5 kts and backed through 30 degrees in a few minutes. The squall passed down our port side as a threatening black mass. The radar showed the squall very clearly with three active centres and we calculated that the squall was moving at 18 knots. 

 
The fresh fruit store with Clive snoozing in the background - recovering from a tough nigh watch