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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 10, 2017 - 08:46am PT
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doubt they will be working to hard on an empty mast. Main is wrapped tight in line.
Not quite a correct deduction. I would remove the main. Just saw footage of St Maarten and many boats appear to have survived but ALL were dismasted!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Sep 10, 2017 - 09:32am PT
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looks like you got a lucky break with the path Derek, I would have pulled the main off to reduce windage as pointed out upthread, but if she ends up in the trees that will be the least of your worries. Stay dry
Fair winds and following seas (hahahaha)
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 11, 2017 - 09:33am PT
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Attitude made it like nothing even happened! I am very very happy!
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hooblie
climber
from out where the anecdotes roam
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Sep 11, 2017 - 10:23am PT
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yahooo!
take some credit for safe harbor recognition, judgement and good fortune pair quite nicely
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Sep 11, 2017 - 11:56am PT
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Ditto!
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Sep 11, 2017 - 12:41pm PT
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Curious, did Port St. Lucie get hit with much wind and water, where did you stay for the storm?
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 11, 2017 - 04:12pm PT
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We barely got hit. Watched band after band on radar go just north of us into Ft. Peirce. I went to a Elementary school shelter set up by the county.
Maybe got 60mph winds for 4 hours or so. However several boats in this area got destroyed. I saw some of them as I came ashore and I expected them to cut loose. They did.
One was an amazing beautiful cutter rigged catch that must be 50+ feet long wood hull. Both roller furling cut loose and shredded and it broke loose from anchor and ended up in some mangroves ..hopefully not to much damage.
My assessment is that I made mostly very good decisions. Implemented good practices in mediocre ways.
And I got massive luck.
It is sometimes better to be lucky than good.
Still much to do getting back to Miami..waterways should be a mess I would think.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Sep 11, 2017 - 04:29pm PT
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Thanks for the info, was curious because my son and his mom are on their way back and hope to find a habitable house!
Those roller furlers are very handy, make single handing so much easier, but when they get f*#ked up they are a nightmare. Imagine a roller furler jamming half furled when you are alone.
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SalNichols
Big Wall climber
Richmond, CA
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Sep 11, 2017 - 06:12pm PT
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Great news!
Keep an eye on Jose, it's going to wander around out there between highs for the next 10 days. It's over 84F water, so unless shear blows it up, weakening isn't likely. Models beyond 5 days show it going virtually everywhere.
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G_Gnome
Trad climber
Cali
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Sep 12, 2017 - 02:24pm PT
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Congrats on surviving. Take it easy getting home.
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guido
Trad climber
Santa Cruz/New Zealand/South Pacific
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Sep 12, 2017 - 06:22pm PT
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And now to the Pacific side where things are heating up.
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 13, 2017 - 07:11am PT
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If that were off the coast of Africa right now..I think I would puke.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Sep 18, 2017 - 05:47pm PT
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That fat girl is a cat 5 now
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 18, 2017 - 07:05pm PT
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Jose is Floridas best friend it seems..he killed the Bermuda high and Marie should slice north. I am however almost in tears for my beloved Puerto Rico.
Speaking of Devastation I got back to the marina yesterday and it is shocking how many boats are on land destroyed and sunk. In this area. I saw some even up North but here hits all over the place all over the shoreline. I've been busy but I'll try to post some pictures in the next day or two
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2017 - 08:14am PT
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Hi all.. Been a while since getting back to normal after Irma. I now have the boat ready to go. Sure there are more things one could do but she is ready enough.
Looks like I will be in the Bahamas by the end of the year and take a couple or more months on my way to Culebra Puerto Rico where I plan to pause for a while. My route currently is planned to Bimini, the Berry Islands, Nassau, Exumas, Great Inaugua, Haiti, windward passage and then go along the south of Hispaniola, Mona passage to the south coast of Puerto Rico.
I will try to post from time to time as I find wifi.
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Jon Beck
Trad climber
Oceanside
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Where are you now
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2017 - 08:19am PT
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Dinner Key Marina next to Miami City Hall. Making final preparations and waiting for my car to sell.
Oh and I have gotten a lot better at sailing singlehanded.. :)
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climbski2
Mountain climber
Anchorage AK, Reno NV
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 9, 2017 - 08:39am PT
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Yes I will turn on tracking again before I head out. I'll post up a bunch of pics interior and exterior once all set to go.
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