I know so many of my subscribers have been asking questions about cruising with their families. I’m relatively new to the whole “cruising with a family” thing but I know I’m a lot more cautious then if I was just sailing by myself. You know my #1 rule ‘never be in a Hurricane or cyclone area during season’. I really hate the fact we got caught in
http://weather.unisys.com/gfsx/10d/gfsx_500p_10d.html
Unisys shows it approaching northern
Sam, Guin, and I had a lovely sushi dinner on S/V Aloft (38 Hans Christian) with out new friends Craig, Lisa, and their 14 month old son Christian last night. We still haven’t got Guin to eat raw fish yet but I’m hoping the day will come soon. She still likes it breaded with lots of ketchup (fish styx).
Hope everyone is well.
– Alex
Alex,
I’m not sure if you’re aware of this resource, but Cruiserlog has a member who goes by “Stormy W” that does an almost daily synopsis on the cyclonic weather systems in the Atlantic. They gave him his own forum, and while he does get extremely technical, it allows you to see why he makes the predictions that he does. The address to his forum is below:
http://www.cruiserlog.com/forums/index.php?s=b8f53dd5afae58591e3c4b166eceefc1&showforum=53
What did the anchorage in Jax look like? i might want to stop there in september-0ctober-ish before leaving for El Caribe to go to a festival i have been avoiding for the last couple years.
there’s no way i will be able to afford a dock, and was just wondering if anyone knows if there is a safe anchorage anywhere around there. i love being on the hook, but don’t like other boats draggin’ into me.
back to sanding and brightwork.
…and coffee!
-Darrin
i don’t understand. if you think the best thing is to move then why not move? don’t you have more to risk by staying down there than heading out? i’m sure you have a good reason. W
Wade,
the storm is projecting to N. Florida or North of here. That’s why I don’t want to make any northing. Splendid is also tied up on 4 sides and secure if need be. It is a 10 day forecast which doesn’t mean much, but it’s all we have to go on. Did I say “I think the best thing to do is move”?
– Alex
no, you didn’t. figured you had it dailed in.but it sounded to me like you wanted to. knew i didnt have all the info. W
i focused on the first paragraph and not the second. my bad
please be careful with my precious love ones—–bubby
Dont wory bubby, I think about their safety all the time.
-Alex
smart move not trying to jump for charlston ashley river no wear to go up far . nice river the st. john can get quite far up the st. john as far up as posibble if theres a hit on the coast have pal up near walaka hangs on the hook
thanks–from the bubby who worries
Alex
Storm W is great with weather, he is retired USCG.
I started worrying last week that you might get caught up in a system. with the exception of one computer models, the rest of the runs are all showing a certain path and strength. All are in ageement that this system will form. The NHC looks for the models to be in agreement. Even with this distance it has obviously caught the attention of the NHC. Allready storm chasers are flying into PR.
During Andrew, some friends (father and son) of are took there new (to them) sailboat out to sea. They had been working for almost two years. Of course no one had ANY idea the strength of what was to become Hurricane Andrew. They were so worried that there boat had no insurance. They both died. If I remember, the son was found a little bit after the storm, and the father was found 12 years later in some under growth.
If the storm does develop, find a hurricane hole………..and go to a friends home to wait out the storm
My boat is at Ortega Yacht Club Marina just inland from downtown Jacksonville. I am heading back down there on Sunday for 2 weeks to tackle some boat projects. Now this weather is worrying me… but where I am if the boat were to get wiped out it would mean all of downtown Jacksonville was also wiped out. I hope things are safe, but no way to ever really know.
My wife and 2 kids (10 and 6) will be living aboard and full time cruising starting as soon as I can get some major projects on the boat completed. I am going to be living aboard full time until those projects are done. I am not sure how far north of Jacksonville you guys are now, but if your still close and if I can afford you I am looking for some help in getting some of this stuff done.
Terry Springer
S/V Lillie Mae – Stevens 47