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Sailing is all about the Weather.
Big into the exploration of Atlantic Hurricanes since Katrina came uninvited into his world, James (Jim) Gurley (JamesG161) has followed every Tropical Storm birthed in Atlantic, Gulf and Caribbean waters since. Being a boater, he knows that we often need more time to prepare than we get from the TV weather folk. Jim relies on the science of storm development to share early warning info with friends and fellow boaters.
Early in 2018, Jim and John Shepard, (JSSailem) started to chat about the weather data available. John asked Jim to help forecast Pacific NW storms, and this morphed into discussions on weather forecasting.For John, sailing in the PNW is sometimes hit and miss. One day is ugly, then a string of beautiful days but no wind, followed by a series of blue-sky days and 12 knot breezes. Being ready for those great sailing days means you need to look to the Pacific Ocean and what is brewing. John has been into Pacific NW Weather since the 1970’s when his first PNW November storm hit bringing more than 40 days and 40 nights of continual rain.
Together we want to share information, new APPs, safety, and thoughts about letting the weather help you. Identify some of the resources for sailors and help prepare you for your next sailboat outing.It is far better to go out on the water knowing what to expect in weather terms, than to be out on the water and see dark ominous clouds suddenly appear, unprepared.
Bad Weather for Sailboat
- Thread starter JamesG161
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jssailem
SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
- Oct 22, 2014
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The image of the boat shows that the mast and rigging were damaged. What is curious is that they are abandoning the boat.
Cutting away the standing rigging and mast, saving the running and mast part, permits you to use the sail draped over the deck to sail downwind to a port. It looks like there is a dinghy. Does it have an outboard? Is the inboard auxiliary engine running? The boat does not look like it is sinking, as the water is at the painted waterline.
It sure appears that the crew was not up to the challenge of saving their boat. Now the boat sits out on the open water 40 miles from Florida. Drifting on the water til someone salvages it or it hits something.
Cutting away the standing rigging and mast, saving the running and mast part, permits you to use the sail draped over the deck to sail downwind to a port. It looks like there is a dinghy. Does it have an outboard? Is the inboard auxiliary engine running? The boat does not look like it is sinking, as the water is at the painted waterline.
It sure appears that the crew was not up to the challenge of saving their boat. Now the boat sits out on the open water 40 miles from Florida. Drifting on the water til someone salvages it or it hits something.
I had the same thoughts..... I'd love to have a boat like that and I'd do every reasonable thing I could to keep it if I got in a similar jam.The image of the boat shows that the mast and rigging were damaged. What is curious is that they are abandoning the boat.
Cutting away the standing rigging and mast, saving the running and mast part, permits you to use the sail draped over the deck to sail downwind to a port. It looks like there is a dinghy. Does it have an outboard? Is the inboard auxiliary engine running? The boat does not look like it is sinking, as the water is at the painted waterline.
It sure appears that the crew was not up to the challenge of saving their boat. Now the boat sits out on the open water 40 miles from Florida. Drifting on the water til someone salvages it or it hits something.
