Quote: cod'ead "Not wishing to be too pedantic but a Force 4 is nowhere near a gale, it's a moderate breeze. You've got to get to Force 7 before you can use the term gale. Of more concern to the lads testerday would've been the sea state, with a Force 4 giving waves of 3-5', there'd also be obvious residual swells from the previous high winds.'"
That is exactly what steve put on his twitter.