Windy in the Windward Passage

Newport Beach’s Devan Mullins must have been going through old photos, because he recently sent us a photo of the Wanderer at the helm of Latitude’s Big O from back in 1996. We don’t normally wear a swimming mask when driving, but it was gusting up to 49 knots in the Windward Passage between Haiti and Cuba, and the rain drops were stinging our eyeballs.

This raises the question, when was the last time it was blowing so hard that you had to wear a swim mask when you were outside? Please limit your replies to 250 words. A photo would be nice too.