Hi Marek,
Thanks for your concern. And Merry Christmas to all, a turkey is
roasting as I write.
A wee Nanaimo update:
check out this power outage map:
https://www.bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-map.html
(click on the red dots at the bottom of Vancouver Island to zoom in)
There are still many islands and areas without power. Comparing this
map to the day of the storm, on the day it was much more red than
clear. Only the old part of town had power. It is amazing that so
much power has been restored. We drove to Victoria the day after the
storm and there were no traffic lights for 70 kms. The normally 1 1/2
drive took 2 1/2 hours.
Our yacht club, NYC (Nanaimo Yacht Club) came away with relatively
little damage even though there were high tides increased a bit by
the storm. Many houses suffered from fallen tree damage. It was a
horrible time to be ashore eh. :)
Predictably the main stream media used the event to push global
warming agenda like a Southern Baptist preacher casting accusations of sin.
So I got to thinking, "but it's an El Nino year." I first learned
about El Nino at the Galapagos Islands in 1983, talking with the Port
Captain about the odd weather pattern (not at all like the Pilot
charts). He simply said it was El Nino, about every 7 years.
1983 to present is 35 years or roughly 5 El Nino cycles. So that part
fits. The last El Nino produced a storm during Southern Straits Race
that topped 55 knot winds. A bit rough alright, the skipper cancelled
our participation so we storm-watched from Parksville beach motel.
So this area gets severe storms, yup. The book, Keepers of the Lights
includes a story of a cow getting blown off Triangle Island in a
winter storm. Obviously not a foredeck cow, they have a good grip..
probably a grinder. :)
I think the extraordinary tree damage is prevalent due to at least a
few factors, heavy rain the past two weeks saturates the dirt making
it very soft, the forest is now mature second growth so the trees are
twice as big as they were 35 years ago (more inclined to fall over)
and there are simply more people on the east coast of Vancouver
Island so the chances of a tree actually hitting something important
is much higher.
Cheers, Russ
ex-Sweet 35 mk-1
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There were some severe storms reported on the West Coast (around
Vancouver/Seattle). Not hurricanes, but sustained winds in the 60+
kt. The worst hit (at least in Canada) was Nanaimo and there was
also heavy damage in White Rock, BC. The national news was showing a
pier destroyed by the storm - several sailboats broke off their
moorings and banged against the pier until it broke (not a pretty
picture). Also, a number of boats ended on the beach, one of them
looking very much like a C&C (30?).
Not an event you want to experience any time, but even more so
around Christmas.
I hope nobody we know suffered any serious damage.
Marek
Ottawa, ON
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