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Must be able to airfreight to Texas by Friday!
It looks like some rough weather for the next few days here on the bay. I've never seen so many people at the marina. Watergate Yachting center where Warren and I (along with at least three other 27s) keep our boats are pretty far inland and relatively well protected. But we're expecting a surge about 5 feet about the tide risers. Most of us in the Galveston Bay area are on our way north. Katrina taught us to get out early. Keep us in your thoughts.
Mike M
SV Pura Vida
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Galveston Bay
Mike M
SV Wind Horse
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Galveston, Tx
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Preliminary reports from Houston,Clear Lake and Galveston say that we dodged the worst of the storm. Most of the boats are OK and more importantly most of the residents are OK. Local officials did a pretty good job of the evacuation despite the fuel shortages. It took me 8 hours to go 80 miles to the farm in La Grange, Texas (yes, that La Grange) tacking back and forth along the farm roads. It's good to think like a sailor. My wife took 12 hours to cover the same distance, half on the Interstate 10. I still have not been in touch with Warren but the cell service is intermittant at best. Thanks to all of those who kept us in your thoughts and prayers over the past couple of days. Now it is time to look to East Texas and Western Lousiana to see what help those folks need.
By the way I may still be interested in that storm jib...
Mike M
SV Pura Vida
#375
Galveston Bay
Mike M
SV Wind Horse
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Galveston, Tx
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Glad to hear you guys did OK. We had three storms last year-----Katrina and Rita this year---both near misses---in Ft Myers. I"ve got a big Plow----a 33 Bruce---and a gazillion spring lines tied to every non-movable object I can reach. Passed on a beautiful sailing day---12-15 E--------just not worth the effort to haul all the stuff in. DAWN BREAKER is staying put till Nov. Regards,Dave Tinder
DAWN BREAKER Mk3
Ft Myers
Some friends just moved their Vagabond 42 from Bradenton, Florida to Clear Lake because they wanted to dodge hurricane season while they rebuild both the boat and their cruising kitty. He said that the best time he ever had preping a boat for a hurricane was when sailed to Trinidad. Now whistling until November 30. Well I needed to work on my boom anyway. Still no word from Warren. (He must have dodged the storm by flying to Cozumel.)
Mike M
SV Pura Vida
#375
Galveston Bay
Mike M
SV Wind Horse
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Galveston, Tx
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Hello All,
You were close Mike - I fled to Aruba. Actually, I confess, it was the annual company planning session. Margo and I both were under a lot of stress the whole time and frankly left only because I need my job, but both of us had accepted that we did all we could to secure the boat and the insurance premiums were paid.
My screw-up was that I made the assumption we would be on the devastating East side with winds out of the South with very high storm surge. With Rita's drift to the East, the wind was out of the North and the Watergate Marina (Bless Them!) personnel were very busy adjusting dock lines as the water dropped 4-5 feet instead of rising 10-12. We came thru with no damage, but I saw a lot of shredded and mangled biminis and roller furling headsails. My numerous dock lines, spring lines and additional complexities were interesting according to the marina manager.
Today I made a trecherous trip into East Texas to get my brother, Mom (97 yrs old), and sister and bring them to Houston. They had fled North, and were in a safe place about 100 miles from the coast - but no electricity or water, and the sanitary sewers were full and dead (no electricity.) A lot of stations had gas, but no electricity to pump with. I was almost arrested for circumventing the roadblocks, but a compassionate policeman who believed me let me go - the Army guy with the loaded M-16 just glared. I am guessing it will take months just to get the roads cleared and the basic infrastructure restored. Most homes and structures were undamaged, but the loss of electricity for up to 3 or 4 weeks is devastating. Also, record high temperatures were awful, high humidity and 100 degrees here on the coast.
Flying back from Miami to Houston after sunset on Sunday we tracked the coast, and the area from New Orleans to Texas which is usually a chain of glowing cities and towns was totally black. There is a lot of misery and heartache there and I am so thankful we were spared.
If you feel some compassion please donate to the Red Cross - and don't forget that the soldier-citizens are doing wonders. Try to remember that our liberal Republican hating press are trying to make this very political in a most negative way. No matter how you plan, 4 million people will totally overwhelm any 3 highways in the world.
Warren Smith (AKA Tropical Warren)
Serendipity
Galveston Bay, Texas
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