They can't be seriously claiming that was "storm force", can they? It's nothing but a pleasant breeze, even allowing for the fact that cameras can make conditions seem calmer.
"Storm Force" is when there is"Very high waves with long overhanging crests. The resulting foam, in great patches, is blown in dense white streaks along the direction of the wind. On the whole, the surface of the sea takes a white appearence. The tumbling of the sea becomes heavy and shock-like. Visibility affected."
This is an official pic of Storm Force winds;
shipinspection.eu/beaufort-wind-scale-force-10/Two reefs in and 14 knots in a J/46 is a pleasant breezy sail, not "storm force".
