Tree fell on my boat!

May 25, 2004
971
Catalina Capri 14.2 1670 Rochester, MN
An old Chinese Elm shattered in the storm last night. It fell right on where I had parked my trailer yesterday. I got very lucky. The major limb formed a bridge over my boat. Once I cut away the smaller branches, I was able to pull my undamaged boat out. I've only owned this boat several weeks and have only sailed it once, last Saturday.
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View from the front. You can only see the end of the mast.
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The hole where it was parked.
 
Jan 19, 2010
12,890
Hobie 16 & Rhodes 22 Skeeter Charleston
Congrats on your good fortune.

You might want to rename that boat... something like...

Faustus (Latin: "lucky," "favorable," or "prosperous" (especially in regards to omens).

or

Fēlīx (Latin: Blessed)
 
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Sep 24, 2018
4,448
Catalina 30 MKIII Chicago
Wow! Talk about luck! Not even a scratch on her!

I once came home late, found a tight spot that I could get into but decided I was too lazy to wiggle my car into. The next morning there was a giant tree in that same spot. Funny how these things happen