The good news:
I picked up 2 80watt BP solar panels for $130 (for both). I’ve got 400 watts of solar now and don’t even need to start to think of plugging in! Now all I need is a wind generator.
The bad news:
Tropical Storm Anna has formed this morning with another possible hurricane just on her tail. Some models are showing this to develop into a major hurricane. It kills me that I couldn’t get out of Florida in time for hurricane season. I need to start thinking of the best place to put Splendid for the storm. It is still a ways off and its direction may very. If it does come down to it I’ll send the girls inland with friends and weather the storm with Splendid. If I wasn’t on Namaste for hurricane Isabel I would have lost her 6 times over. Lines need to be slacked and chafe has to be watched. If it looks like it’s headed this way I’ll take all the sails, bimini and dodger down. There is a lot of work associated with preparing a sailboat for a hurricane.
Never again will Splendid sail in these latitudes for storm season!
ARRRRGGGGG!
I’ll be watching this closely.
– Alex
