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Voyager
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Initially Posted - 09/29/2010 : 16:49:15

Tropical Storm Nicole has been downgraded to a subtropical storm (like a noreaster) and is expected to move up the east coast tomorrow, Thursday. In addition to 3-5 inches of rain, we're slated to get 40-50 kt winds with gusts to 60 kts.

We've gotten several false alarms this year, but this one has a track record of not messing around. The Bahamas experienced really strong winds. What will happen up the coast is that there will be a strong pressure gradient between high and low pressure which equals WIND.

Again, I double tied my boat in the marina (glad I'm off the outside and the chop) and added a few loops around the furled headsail and the main sail cover.

I plan to monitor the marina closely on its webcam, and keep in touch with the assistant yard boss, Josh.

Bruce Ross
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Response Posted - 09/29/2010 : 18:30:07

IMHO, once you've done what you can (or choose to) to secure the boat, neither you nor your beleaguered marina personnel should be down on the dock trying to fix things during the storm. What will be, will be. Nobody should get hurt trying to change that.

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Response Posted - 09/29/2010 : 21:21:01

The assistant yard mgr actually lives at the marina, on the 2nd floor of the pavilion building! I've offered him a room at my house during the storm.

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Response Posted - 10/01/2010 : 06:12:00

The report from the western Sound is that Thursday night the wind was gusting in the 50-60 range from the south, so the CT shore had 4-5 ft swells. In our little cove two boats broke mooring -- both power boats with "T tops".

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Response Posted - 10/01/2010 : 06:26:52

With the wind out of the south I said to my self, Boy the guys on the Conn. side are taking a beating. I hope everything is O.K

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Response Posted - 10/01/2010 : 07:44:24

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by islander
 ... Boy the guys on the Conn. side are taking a beating...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Bruce's marina is exposed to the south, with floating docks--that's why I suggested he stay away till this is past. Pitching docks and big, thrashing boats are a recipe for somebody getting hurt.

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Response Posted - 10/01/2010 : 10:37:53

This is why I'm glad to be in a Marina that is a real " Hurricane Hole". I'm protected on all four sides and barely get anything more than a ripple with these storms. I'm in the Marina on the right in the canal, Middle row. Docking is easy for there is very little wind inside to blow you around.Go out the canal past the moored boats and you are in Hempstead Harbor. Make a right turn to go out in the Sound. When the Sound is too rough I will sail in the Harbor so this location gives me many options.

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Response Posted - 10/01/2010 : 17:57:06

I checked Passage this afternoon, and aside from a little water coming in through the crib board ventilation slots, she was fine. I had double tied the dock lines. I noticed some supplies and items had slid around a little bit (must have been quite a bit of rocking when winds were gusting to 46 at 3:52AM), but nothing was broken.

We have an advantage, as the river faces SSE out to LI Sound, but there's a dogleg to NE about 1/2 mile down the fairway from the marina. Basically, we have more fetch from NE than we do from the South.

I'm glad I wasn't fully exposed to the surf down at LI Sound. Last night, the surf was pounding the beach something fierce, which was well before the peak winds of the early morning. Must've been much worse in the wee hours.

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