I am counting my blessings now. Saga is on the hard on her trailer at my parents' home. A massive storm hit that area and really did a lot of damage.
I heard of the massive storm. Later that night I got a text message from a friend that said that my Compac 23 blew off of the trailer. Lucky for me it wasn't my Compac 23, apparently it was another Compac 23 that was getting ready to be launched at my marina. The rig was up and the storm blew her off of her trailer right by the boat ramp. According to the weather service it was straight line wind gusts though people who live in Colonial Beach have been claiming that a tornado touched down. I couldn't imagine wind strong enough to blow a 3500lb boat off of its trailer.
Other marinas took significant damage. Here is a very short video: http://wtvr.com/2017/04/23/boathouse-marina-colonial-beach-destroyed-in-storm/
It sickens my heart to see the damage around my home town. I am glad that no one was seriously hurt or killed.
I heard of the massive storm. Later that night I got a text message from a friend that said that my Compac 23 blew off of the trailer. Lucky for me it wasn't my Compac 23, apparently it was another Compac 23 that was getting ready to be launched at my marina. The rig was up and the storm blew her off of her trailer right by the boat ramp. According to the weather service it was straight line wind gusts though people who live in Colonial Beach have been claiming that a tornado touched down. I couldn't imagine wind strong enough to blow a 3500lb boat off of its trailer.
Other marinas took significant damage. Here is a very short video: http://wtvr.com/2017/04/23/boathouse-marina-colonial-beach-destroyed-in-storm/
It sickens my heart to see the damage around my home town. I am glad that no one was seriously hurt or killed.