Martin Daly and the Indies Trader have worked the Marshall Islands out of Majuro for years, so the crew knows what a normal season looks like. They’re now describing anything but. In a recent post, the operation said the trade winds, which have blown from the northeast for as long as anyone there can remember, have been running southwest to northwest for four months. They called it unprecedented and put it down to the super El Niño. Every atoll, they explained, is settled around the prevailing wind, so flipping it is causing havoc. Yachts, longliners and workboats are on the beach, the power keeps cutting out, and roofs and trees are down. Their verdict on the surf was one line: it’s going to be an interesting season. An El Niño year in the Marshalls typically brings weaker trades with the odd westerly burst, storms that form closer to the islands, and a higher cyclone risk.…