Hurricane Iaisia

I want to thank the several C-Brats who offered us help before and after Hurricane Iasia hit. We had no wind damage and no damaging storm surge. 8 miles away, on the other side of Pensacola and on Bayou Chico, the story was entirely different, with a friend loosing both of her cars and the carport to a tree which fell. (She and her diseased husband were C Dory owners.).

We were on the Western upper quadrant, known as the "Navigable" or "safe" quadrant of a hurricane. We only saw about 60 mph of wind sustained, gusts to 100 mph and minimal storm surge. In past storms we have seen as much as 130 mph winds and storm surge of 11 feet.

The friendships made through the C Dory gatherings make lasting and deep friendships. Another real advantage of our little trailerable trawlers.

Glad to hear that you and your's, at least, came through OK. My sisters in Ocala had a bit of rain and wind, but live in a modern home built for this, and on higher ground. I guess that living in the Gulf area with hurricanes is a bit like living with earthquakes here in Puget Sound.

Glad to hear you and Marie came through this OK. I thought we were done with hurricane prep when we moved away from the Tropical Tip on the Texas Gulf Coast. Tropical Storm Rachel is going through Baja, heading towards us. The desert dwellers here in Arizona don't seem to take it too serious. We put away anything that could become a missile - the first of the gust fronts hit while I'm typing this. The locals might call this another haboob - I recognize the outer bands and the wind direction. The rain will be following soon. Storm surge isn't a thing here, but flash floods where the hard desert ground can't absorb the rain can be a hazard.

Yesterday was 102º - the weather weasels are saying that will be the "last of the 100º+ days"... we'll see.

Here comes the rain. If I had any hatches, I'd be battening them down.

You have some severe storms in the PNW also. When we had the Cal 46 in the John Wayne Marina, Sequim during 4 winters we tied the boat down just as if we were expecting a hurricane. There have been very high winds in that area during the Pacific Northwest windstorms, Gulf of Alaska storms, or extratropical cyclones, driven southward by the Aleutian Low, which can be similar to a hurricane.

thataway said:

You have some severe storms in the PNW also. When we had the Cal 46 in the John Wayne Marina, Sequim during 4 winters we tied the boat down just as if we were expecting a hurricane. There have been very high winds in that area during the Pacific Northwest windstorms, Gulf of Alaska storms, or extratropical cyclones, driven southward by the Aleutian Low, which can be similar to a hurricane.

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Yes, we had a recent storm that had 50 knot winds in the Straits. I've fished the Straits for halibut, and sometimes anchored just inside Sequim Bay. Beautiful area. Too cheap to use the marina. The worst I had from the recent storm was some blown down corn and lots of cleanup of downed trees and branches.

Good news that you and Marie weathered Hurricane Isaias OK. Dixie and I always think about both of you everytime any adverse weather visits the Gulf Coast. Since you and I both had a milestone birthday in August you have been on our minds. We sold our winter place in Arizona and will be spending the winter in the mountains for the first time in the 25 years since we retired. At 7200' elevation it will be a change. We have been at sea level for every winter since 2002. The Super el Nino predicted for this winter will be interesting if it produces lots of snow for us. I hauled my 80 year old body on the roof and installed Snow Blok Cleats in the metal roof.

Wishing You and Marie the best, from Brent and Dixie