Dennis as we all know speaks the truth. For the third time this season I have stripped all canvas in light of storm threats that never materialized. Put out additional lines. Some might call me alarmist. But I have done it over 50 years of boat ownership and have only lost one boat, my C&C 27 Mk I to Katrina. After 15 years of waiting on local politics, I now am in the luxury of a new Marina with floating docks which are rated to a 20 ft give or take surge. But the one thing that frost me supremely are owners, friends included, who do nothing banking on their insurance. What they don't realize is that a roller furled jib that tears loose or some other breakdown of inadequate mooring and preparations can cause damage to other boats in the harbor and or the harbor itself.
We have become reliant on forecast that in theory gives a projection 5 days out. 3 days ago Sally was projected to come ashore south of New Orleans. Pensacola is 200 miles east. And as Dennis states Pensacola was never thought to be in the bullseye. Pensacola wasn't even in the cone. It is bad luck that Touché may have lost a Genoa. Hopefully that is all. When I lost the 27 which I had owned since the early 80's I knew I had done all that I could do to prepare. Ed Levert C&C 34 Briar Patch New Orleans La On Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 4:34 PM Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> wrote: > As many of you know, Touche' is in Pensacola near the landfall of > Hurricane Sally. Early report from a pier neighbor is Touche' is "okay". > Torn headsail and maybe some canvas damage. Touche's slip is on a Category > 3 rated floating pier. I will head to the boat as soon as I can to > assess any damage. Local authorities may be barring entry to > non-residents, I don't know yet. > > Which brings me to the "vagaries" thing. I drove home from a week in the > Smokies and spent Sunday night on Touche'. I looked at all the models > Monday morning which said Sally was going to Louisiana or Mississippi. I > did some moderate storm preparations and drove home to Louisiana to secure > my house. > > This storm took one of the most surprising turns I've ever seen. Up until > about 24-36 hours prior to landfall, the models were still forecasting a > landfall along the Mississippi coast. Then it slowed down and shifted > dramatically east. > > My lesson from this is if there is the slightest chance of a direct or > near hit, do a FULL storm preparation. Had I done that, I might have had > no or very little damage. > > The tall ship La Nina, a replica of Columbus' ship, was docked in Palafox > Pier Marina in downtown Pensacola. That marina was essentially destroyed. > > There's another storm developing in the Bay of Campeche. Early model runs > point it at Louisiana. Dang. > > More as I hear it. > > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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