• 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.

Looking Backwards to Prepare for the Weather - Dorian

jssailem

jssailem

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Oct 22, 2014
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Our posts on DORIAN have focused on the track and severity of the storm.

I thought a look at previous postings by the Sailors on this forum who have weathered previous storms might help us new sailors with the fears and tasks that we have to consider over the next few days.

Listed here are links to postings by Forum SBO sailors that have lived through Hurricanes and survived with their boats. I hope this may help you with your planning as you prepare for the Dorian experience. It may also give you insight that you can share.

Stay safe and listen to your Local guidance, FEMA and NOAA for the latest instructions.
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SBO - Hurricane Experiences:​
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Hurricane Prep​
Prep is many things. As this post instructs, you need to examine all of your onboard gear as you prep for a storm. Not checking the rigging can have consequences when the weather puts your boat to the test.​

My Lower Forestay Fitting Ruptured Free Today In Heavy Wind

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battening-down for Hurricane Isabel

We have a 22' in a slip in Selby Bay (across the South River from the south side of Annapolis). With Hurricane Isabel scheduled to make landfall somewhere between North Carolina & New Jersey on Thursday, what is the safest place for the boat--in the slip with a boathouse to port and another...
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Hurricane Prep

Newish boat owner going thru my first hurricane season with a boat. Basic question fully realizing that you don't have the specifics but here goes: I have a Catalina 270 tied to a dock/piling arrangement behind the house. My choices if a big blow comes this way are to tied down substantially...
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Hurricane Preparation

How do you prepare for a hurricane?We live on the Gulf Coast so this is really important right now.Storm related links:http://www.aicw.org/hurricane/hurricanecover.htmhttp://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/factsheets/hurncane.htmlhttp://www.sailnet.com/sailing/97/tecfeb97.htm...
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Katia

Not very experienced with hurricane tracks. There are many models. Is there one that has the better track record or is it a crap shoot? I'm glad I was able to get hauled for Irene. I'm thinking of holding off on any decisions to set a date to relaunch. Some pictures posted by Dave at...
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Irene and Slip preparations

Curious what the crowd is doing to prepare for riding out the storm in their slips? My plan of action is to remove the Furlled headsail, repack tight the mainsail and tie it to the boom with some line over the cover. Removing the dodger, centering the boom and tieing off to both stern cleats...
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Hurricane Mathew Survival​

Hurricane Mathew put my boat on the hard.. What do I do?

On the south end of Tybee Island we had confirmed 96mph winds , and a 12.5 tidal surge which broke records from Hurricane David back in the 1970s.. On the back river I had 3 anchors down, a 25lb plow, a large Danforth were off the bow on one line in a manner similar to how an article featured in...
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Matthew: More than just wind and rain

Yes, we have no bananas.
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Ideas on Storm experience.​

Irene

jfmid... A hurricane (I forget which name) hit the jersey shore in 1962. I was down OCNJ the weekend afterward with a friend whose cousin was living there. Caused quite a bit of damage. I would seriously think of having your boat pulled if you have BoatUS insurance that covers it for...
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Sunday Forecast..

We'll be off cruising starting Friday and this is what Sunday looks like. :D Good thing Maine has many good gunk holes for riding out storms.. SUN E WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NE 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS LIKELY. VSBY 1 TO 3 NM. SUN NIGHT E WINDS 25 TO...
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My first trip on my new boat

Spent the first night on my O’Day 22 in Nantucket harbor after sailing over last Tuesday no problem coming over except for pea soup fog but thats part of life around here. It was great, I had started to miss the feeling of rocking my way to sleep and I’ll take the sound of water splashing...
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