The adventure started with drizzly and foggy weather and swelling seas, but quickly turned to clear skies and relatively flat waters by the second day.
After a year of service, it became clear that the wide interval between these stations led to frequent interruptions in visual contact during drizzly and grey weather.
As in most temperate climates, rainfall results from the passage of cold fronts in winter, falling in overcast drizzly spells, and summer thunderstorms are frequent.
