Tropical Storm Sally

[thomm225]

Tropical Storm Sally approaches near Destin, FL

[Pete7]

That's impressive. Why are people still on the beach

[LittleWing77]

Originally Posted by Pete7

Why are people still on the beach?

Can't fix stupid.

LittleWing77

[Group9]

Originally Posted by Pete7

That's impressive. Why are people still on the beach

Every time we have a hurricane, you are guaranteed to see surfers out riding the only good waves we ever get here!

[Pete7]

That is going to land this side of the pond in about 2 weeks, just as I take a week off to go sailing

The US needs to do something about polluting the N Atlantic with all these storms, it's just not acceptable.

Pete

[Sailmonkey]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

Can't fix stupid.



LittleWing77

Those big fronts make some of the best beach and surfing weather.

[S/V Adeline]

Originally Posted by LittleWing77

Can't fix stupid.

LittleWing77 [emoji3]

The storm is forecast to turn towards land another 200 miles west, unless something drastic has changed since midnight.
However I resemble that remark!! In a previous life in the center of a Cat1 the news showed a live map and track and I realized the eye was imminent. I proceeded outside, in boots, a duster and a cowboy hat (nothing else) and experienced the unbridled power of mother nature. The fury of the storm, especially the leading and trailing eyewalls was amazing, and the absolute silence in the eye itself was deafening. Stupid, yes, but an experience one will never forget.

[thomm225]

Many times when you see like colored lounge chairs and umbrellas on the beach they are from a hotel right off the beach.

So, many of those folks may be able to just grab their stuff and walk up to their hotel or the beach bar at the hotel and watch the storm come in.

[thomm225]

Originally Posted by S/V Adeline

The storm is forecast to turn towards land another 200 miles west, unless something drastic has changed since midnight.
However I resemble that remark!! In a previous life in the center of a Cat1 the news showed a live map and track and I realized the eye was imminent. I proceeded outside, in boots, a duster and a cowboy hat (nothing else) and experienced the unbridled power of mother nature. The fury of the storm, especially the leading and trailing eyewalls was amazing, and the absolute silence in the eye itself was deafening. Stupid, yes, but an experience one will never forget.

When I was in Pensacola, Cat 1 hurricanes were usually turned into party times since work would be closed, power was out, and those of us (mostly sailors) at my apartment on the beach/bayou would usually meet on the first floor breeze way, drink beer most of the day, and watch the boats that were anchored in the hurricane hole some called our bayou.

Problem was though there was a low bridge just to leeward of the anchored sailboats and usually during each storm one or two of the boats would drag anchor and end up slamming their mast against the bridge until the mast finally came down and the boat would be "flushed" under the bridge.

Usually there was some old salt there that had been out helping folks anchor properly. He would give us his idea on what boats he had seen that were anchored as if only for a lunch break or a short time fishing in a spot

This was in the 1990's before we started getting the big storms one of which put our party spot under 8' of water. (Cat 3/4 Hurricane Ivan Sept 2004) and all but one boat in the hurricane hole was destroyed during that storm.

[MicHughV]

we have surfers here that think the same thing....but the seas from an approaching hurricane are so big, confused and rough and so completely unsurfable as to be a joke...but that doesn't stop them from trying....if they can even make it out beyond 50'.

....you get bragging status ..."oh yeah, you should have seen me surfing those hurricane Irma waves".....

[skipmac]

Originally Posted by Pete7

That is going to land this side of the pond in about 2 weeks, just as I take a week off to go sailing

The US needs to do something about polluting the N Atlantic with all these storms, it's just not acceptable.

Pete

Well you had better batten down the hatches, there are currently seven systems in the Atlantic. Fortunately only four or five have a chance of heading your way.

[S/V Adeline]

Originally Posted by thomm225

When I was in Pensacola, Cat 1 hurricanes were usually turned into party times since work would be closed, power was out, and those of us (mostly sailors) at my apartment on the beach/bayou would usually meet on the first floor breeze way, drink beer most of the day, and watch the boats that were anchored in the hurricane hole some called our bayou.

Problem was though there was a low bridge just to leeward of the anchored sailboats and usually during each storm one or two of the boats would drag anchor and end up slamming their mast against the bridge until the mast finally came down and the boat would be "flushed" under the bridge.

Usually there was some old salt there that had been out helping folks anchor properly. He would give us his idea on what boats he had seen that were anchored as if only for a lunch break or a short time fishing in a spot

This was in the 1990's before we started getting the big storms one of which put our party spot under 8' of water. (Cat 3/4 Hurricane Ivan Sept 2004) and all but one boat in the hurricane hole was destroyed during that storm.

When Frederick (Cat4, 1979) came through, (Were you *Ready for Freddy? LOL) after the storm Florida changed all building codes. Our home could no longer be insured. New home built to new code. Ivan came along and took the concrete and brick garage 2 streets over and deposited it in a canal. Ivan destroyed many lives, Florida courts ruled insurance didn't have to pay out on policies. ::still bitter:: :'(

[skipmac]

Originally Posted by S/V Adeline

When Frederick (Cat4, 1979) came through, (Were you *Ready for Freddy? LOL) after the storm Florida changed all building codes. Our home could no longer be insured. New home built to new code. Ivan came along and took the concrete and brick garage 2 streets over and deposited it in a canal. Ivan destroyed many lives, Florida courts ruled insurance didn't have to pay out on policies. ::still bitter:: :'(

Apparently in Florida many roofs were not attached at all to the house structure, nothing but gravity to hold them on. Works OK until there's a big wind. After Freddy I had to go in my attic and take photos of the rafters to show mine were attached to the walls with metal plates to keep my insurance.

[gonesail]

Originally Posted by skipmac

Well you had better batten down the hatches, there are currently seven systems in the Atlantic. Fortunately only four or five have a chance of heading your way.

GFS 10 day models showing nothing makes it to the east coast. hoping things slow down in October as they usually do

[S/V Adeline]

Originally Posted by skipmac

Apparently in Florida many roofs were not attached at all to the house structure, nothing but gravity to hold them on. Works OK until there's a big wind. After Freddy I had to go in my attic and take photos of the rafters to show mine were attached to the walls with metal plates to keep my insurance.

That I was not aware of, due to storm surge, the home (no damage from Freddy whatsoever) was too low to be insured. There was one room 3/4 underground and that violated code. We had to rebuild with a min 4ft clearance from the ground to 1st floor level on the water side. (Approximately 6ft above extreme high tide under normal conditions - roughly an 8ft storm surge)
Market value before Ivan was $1.3m. When the courts ruled insurance didn't have to pay out, 1,000's of families were ruined. It was once a very high class area, now it looks like a sardine town. There are three homes packed on lots that used to hold one, and the one had more square ft than the three combined. Makes me want to get off land and never come back.