Hurricane Sandy in the northeast

Good luck!

Our thoughts are with you all!!

on the south shore of Long Island, there is lots of concern, including some pretty old salts.

today's (Sunday Oct 28th)morning high tide was over the top of the bulkhead and it seems to be taking its time on the way out, not good, the storm is still more thatn 24 hrs away.

I pulled all my boats out and now I am actually concened that they might float off the blocks if we get that 5-10 feet surge. In hindsight, i might have been better off riging out the surge in the water....not sure, just second guessing myself.

good luck, stay dry

RT46

Welcome to our world Dave (Florida).

Plan, provision, hunker down and crank it up...

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Dave,

Our family pulled our Sea Ray Sedan Bridge for the season a couple weeks ago, but I know of a friend with a 40' Luhrs and another friend with a 50' Viking both staying in the water at Pilots Point in Westbrook, CT. They are throwing extra lines and fenders but are very concerned with the water levels anticipated. As a Florida resident and having see many overly-hyped storms, I hope that this storm will follow suit. I noticed Pegasus V and some other large yachts are seeking refuge in NYC. Let us know how you make out and good luck!

Regards,

Ryan

All you guys up in the mid-Atlantic area are in our thoughts and prayers!

She's tied up in Galesville MD ... nose into the wind ... lines are holding her a few feet from the dock. Praying.

My sister in Norfolk has already lost power with the worst yet to come she says.

Already lots of local flooding above what they normally have so tomorrow's high tide is not going to be pretty.

I fixed the picture for you, but I can not fix the flybridge enclosure...

Right. Take that thing down ASAP as well as all the upholstery on the bridge.

HMS Bounty Replica abandoned

Hi,

Just got sent this, not a good time or place to be getting off your boat

BBC News - HMS Bounty abandoned amid Hurricane Sandy

The Long Island Sound could get real dicey as well with the 5-10 foot surge you mentioned. There's really no place for all that water to go.

Good luck all.

Our thoughts and wishes are with you.

What in heavens name were the doing off the eastern seaboard this week?!

Hi,

They might have been trying to run south of the system and got caught short.

Word from the news the Bounty was trying to do exactly that. Out run the storm on its way to Florida, but obviously they couldn't . The crew abandoned ship into life boats. Coast Guard says they have rescued 14 of the 17 crew so 2-3 are missing.

The ship left Connecticut last week for Florida. They are saying they tried to dodge the storm. I saw on their blog last night they were heading due east to try to go around it. I guess that failed and they tried to run through it. According to their web site the boat was powered by two 375 hp John Deere engines. Not a lot to push a 400 ton 100' sailing vessel through a storm.

I've heard the argument about putting to sea when a storm is approaching but this seemed more like "go-fever" due to their schedule to be in Florida. They ran into the storm instead of away from it.

Re: HMS Bounty
14 rescued this am, still two missing!

I'm not really getting why they left port (Conneticut). I know more facts will come to light but at this juncture there are serious questions about the judgment of the crew...

Latest news on The Bounty is that she has gone down. So sad the two crew members are still missing.

This is very true! Down in FL we take down all Isinglass and store it below deck. Wind can rip that right off.