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TomA
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Initially Posted - 09/17/2004 : 16:30:32

Greetings all, A few days ago we were discussing my situation as Ivan headed toward the coast. It appears that the eye passed a few miles to the east of our marina, which put us on the "good" side of the storm. Before getting the heck out, a friend of mine at the marina tied up my boat in such a way that she rode the tidal surge. Though I haven't seen "Miss Jenny", my friend called and said the only damage was a couple of bent stanchions and a broken rub rail. Apparently the rubber couldn't handle the friction against the piling.

I feel incredibly lucky and very fortunate to have a marina neighbor who would take the time to save another persons boat. I hope other owners fared as well.

Tom

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osmepneo
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Response Posted - 09/17/2004 : 16:34:06

Tom, I'm glad things worked out well for you. It must be harrowing to wait out a storm like that.

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John Mason
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Response Posted - 09/17/2004 : 18:11:52

Glad to hear Miss Jenny made it through virtually unscathed.

I didn't know there was a "good" side to a hurricane.

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oldsalt
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Response Posted - 09/17/2004 : 18:49:38

I glad to hear you had some good luck Tom.

John, there actually is a good, or "less bad" side, to a hurricane. In the northern latitudes a huricane rotates counter clockwise so the storm is divided into two parts, the navigitable and unnavitagable hemisphere. The navitagable side is to the left of the direction in which the eye of the storm is moving so the effective windspeed s reduced by the speed at which the storm advances. (IE: if the storm is moving due north, the weaker side is to the west) More importantly, the storm surge is significantly less on the weaker side since the wind direction is off shore and therefore, pushes less ocean ahead of it.

I wouldn't want to try to navigate either side regardless of the terminology.

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ClamBeach
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Response Posted - 09/17/2004 : 21:01:27

Whew ! Good news.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/17/2004 : 21:58:09

Glad to hear it, Tom. Now I have to watch Jeanne, who they're forecasting to stay offshore on a northerly course (toward New England) while I'm in San Diego on business.

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TomA
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Response Posted - 09/18/2004 : 10:15:18

Good luck, Dave. Maybe someone can keep an eye on your boat for you while you are in California.

I know what you don't want to do, however. A friend of mine decided to run from Ivan. He gambled that the storm would continue to track west, so he motored east. The storm also moved eastward. To make a long story short, one of his two anchors broke loose and he and a frend were pushed into a pier, then onto some pine trees. They tied up to the trees and eventually ended up across Beach Boulevard in a parking lot. At one point they gave a Mayday call to the Coast Guard and were told they were on their own. All of this was in the dark with driving rain and winds of 130 mph!

I told him that he can't do any more stupid things until 2005; he's used his quota for the year.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 09/18/2004 : 10:34:59

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by TomA
 ...At one point they gave a Mayday call to the Coast Guard and were told they were on their own.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Right on, Coasties! If anybody saw the picture of the oil tanker than ended up crushing a bunch of boats between itself and a pier, they might understand that a boat is not the place to be in a hurricane--period. It also brings to mind the STUUUUUPID big rig driver who tried to cross the bridge down there, apparently figuring nothing could hurt a Freightliner... I think they found his body yesterday. I hope he didn't leave a wife and kids...

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CRAIG P
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Response Posted - 09/23/2004 : 16:16:34

I AM EXCITED TO SAY MY BOAT MADE IT THROUGH ALSO. THE EYE PASSED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE BAY (MY MARINA IS ON THE WESY) AND COULD HAVE BEEN AT LOST WORSE. THIS WAS MY FIRST HURRICANE OWNING A BOAT KEPT IN THE WATER, I THOUGHT I WOULD FIND FIRMLY TIED TO THE DOCK, UNDER THE WATER! MY PREPARATIONS ALLOWED IT TO STAY ABOVE THE FLOOD AND WAS SITTING PRETTY. I SWEAR IT LOOKED GREAT, LIKE IT HAD BEEN POWER WASHED!

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