In our Barnegat marina yesterday, wind gusts surrounding us were 65 to 75 MPH with one gust off shore at Surf City / Ship Bottom at 109 MPH. It appeared to be a water spout that later touched down in Barnegat inland as a tornado. @Ward H and I were reportedly unharmed. I may have been rubbing against a piling at the stern quarter our witness says. Both Ward and I went to our boats on Monday to seek a more sheltered slip location and turn our bows into the wind. We waited until the projection seemed certain that the eye would pass to the west, therefore most of the wind would be southerly instead of northeasterly. That's how it worked out. The eye pretty much went right up the center of the state. The shoreline was basically to the east of the eye wall, so the winds did not abate all day long. Winds came mainly from the southeast early on in the morning, shifting to south and then southwest by end of day, finally dropping off by 6 or 7 in the evening. I drove thru sunshine going home from the office. Rivers were flooded and a lot of tree debris down on the ground, but I didn't see too many trees down or power lines down on my drive through the farmlands. I had 3 detours on the way home, though, probably from power lines.
Our friend with a Catalina 34 actually pulled a stern piling out and suffered some damage to the Bimini frame and maybe at the bow. The Marina crew was able to pull the boat away from the bulkhead before too much damage it seems. They were struck by lightning and lost their instruments this spring while on stands before launching. Not a good year for them. Other boats had some significant damage and lost headsails. it seems. Power is out at the marina. I didn't bother to plug in anyways. Most boats that I saw on Monday were well prepared and probably didn't sustain any damage. There were some that obviously didn't prepare, and I think there may have been some lost sails in those cases.
New Jersey is in another state of disaster, which seems to be the story of the year. Power is out for millions. We lost power at our house at noon yesterday and it may not be back until next week. Hopefully, we get it back sooner, just for Sue's sanity. She has no power at home or at her office in Parsippany. I have power at my office, at least. Sue drives me bat-shit crazy when she stresses over these inconveniences! Well, first year with the new boat and already a brush with a hurricane / tropical storm. I'm feeling OK today!
Our friend with a Catalina 34 actually pulled a stern piling out and suffered some damage to the Bimini frame and maybe at the bow. The Marina crew was able to pull the boat away from the bulkhead before too much damage it seems. They were struck by lightning and lost their instruments this spring while on stands before launching. Not a good year for them. Other boats had some significant damage and lost headsails. it seems. Power is out at the marina. I didn't bother to plug in anyways. Most boats that I saw on Monday were well prepared and probably didn't sustain any damage. There were some that obviously didn't prepare, and I think there may have been some lost sails in those cases.
New Jersey is in another state of disaster, which seems to be the story of the year. Power is out for millions. We lost power at our house at noon yesterday and it may not be back until next week. Hopefully, we get it back sooner, just for Sue's sanity. She has no power at home or at her office in Parsippany. I have power at my office, at least. Sue drives me bat-shit crazy when she stresses over these inconveniences! Well, first year with the new boat and already a brush with a hurricane / tropical storm. I'm feeling OK today!
