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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 06/06/2012 : 11:56:42

Dang Josh...glad y'all weren't hurt!

When we have storms in the area, I stay home and the boat secured/covered at the marina. This time of year we can go from clear blue to tornado in 30 minutes when conditions are right.

Today/tonight/tomorrow....we've got 40-60% chance of TStorms....which usually means squall lines and supercells moving through. Our atmosphere is super ripe right now. Sunny, 95, dew point is 71!!!....and a low spinning to our northwest.

The first disturbance is coming at us now. Squall line is backfilling from the Red River south and coming at us from the west.

I'm all battened down here at the house. I'm not going anywhere for a while. I'm watching the weather radar...weather radio is on....and the city tested the sirens this morning.....all we can do now is wait....and hope....and get lucky.

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 06/06/2012 : 15:52:52

A buddy just called:

"Saw on the news that a marina at Eagle Mountain is reporting heavy damage to the marina and boats"

15 minutes of "OMG, OMG" and I got info.....Lakeview Marina up on the north end of the lake got hit. Whew! Too bad for them of course....but....whew!

I talked to my marina manager...she said they're all good, and she's already fielded about 40 calls.

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 06/07/2012 : 09:55:11

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Joe Diver
 A buddy just called:

"Saw on the news that a marina at Eagle Mountain is reporting heavy damage to the marina and boats"

15 minutes of "OMG, OMG" and I got info.....Lakeview Marina up on the north end of the lake got hit. Whew! Too bad for them of course....but....whew!

I talked to my marina manager...she said they're all good, and she's already fielded about 40 calls.
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Crazy storms yesterday, had a small tree in my yard get struck by lightening. Hoping the boat is OK.

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 06/07/2012 : 12:04:05

I only got heavy rain and winds....no hail or damages in the neighborhood.

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waterbaby
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Response Posted - 06/08/2012 : 22:02:18

Joe,
I read your story a few days ago and it's been on my mind a lot. I would never have thought of a situatation such as what you described would happen and I keep thinking about how I would react to that. I'm not always as aware as I should be of the water and the wind, I'm still working on it. I'm quite a bit behind you I think in understanding how to read situations. I'm sure I would have been shaken to my core if something like what you experienced happened to me. Thank you for sharing. Really.

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Joe Diver
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Response Posted - 06/09/2012 : 08:48:50

It happens WB....and I shared it (finally) so that others might learn from it as well. I think most on here have probably experienced it before, but some of us newbs can be taken by surprise if we're not aware. I know I learned something from it....and I'm also just a bit more comfortable on my boat because I know firsthand that she'll do exactly what she's designed to do.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 06/09/2012 : 17:04:01

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">I know firsthand that she'll do exactly what she's designed to do.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
And the confidence that that instills is what allows you to progress as a sailor. Knowing that our boats are more capable than us is comforting.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 06/10/2012 : 10:07:51

I was quickly convinced my C-25 could take more than I could, and it proved it a few times (like on our initial delivery cruise that was supposed to be two days and ended up being four).

I also learned to watch for "black water" approaching the boat--a sign that you're about to get hit by more than a "puff"--time to uncleat the mainsheet. You'll find that the main creates much more heeling force than the jib/genoa--it's center of effort is considerably higher, and it generally can be dumped more quickly than the jib, and faster than turning up when a gust hits from a different direction. The C-25's headsail, on the other hand, provides more drive than the main. I like to use it to keep my momentum and steerage up, and dump the main as necessary.

Some day when you have fairly strong, steady winds, experiment with how the boat reacts to easing and luffing each sail separately. It helps you to get a feeling for how you'll want to handle "surprises."

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 06/11/2012 : 09:08:58

I remember I was crewing on an Olson 30 a few years ago. We were running under spin, the helmsmen got distracted and the wind shifted with a huge puff at the same time, broaching the boat. I was the high side hanging on and there was a gal who was on her first sail that happened to be a sky diving instructor. We ended up next to each other on the high side as the boom dragged in the water. I can tell she is scared and she asks "Is this normal????" I replied , "Yeah happens all the time. no big deal." And she was like "Cool."

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