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Re: Wind and Rain
[Re: GeorgeC1]
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07/31/2016 09:12 AM
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sunbvi
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Re: Wind and Rain
[Re: ski2play]
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08/05/2016 12:43 PM
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danmasi
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Holy mother of all things good! Was anyone else out there on Sunday?!?
It was just me, my wife, and kids 10yr and 13yr on a 38. I was at Leverick Sunday morning (looked for you, Nick, but you were already gone until Tuesday). On and off squalls in the morning, I phoned The Moorings for a quick briefing as I wanted to get down to Norman that day. They said it'd be drizzly and windy the whole day but if I should be able to run down the channel. So off we went at around 11. At 12-12:30 or so, just off Beef Island, the world suddenly went crazy. Dark as night, sideways rain, steady winds in the 30-40kt range with higher gusts, and I could only see maybe two boatlenghts for at least 20 solid minutes, which felt like years. Lost GPS track as well. I had taken some bearings right before it hit so I'd know how to avoid land. But man-o-man, I have never been in such a spot. 15 minutes in, I got on the cell to the Moorings asking for an update trying to figure out how long I might be in that mess because as far as I could tell, it could have been hours. Their response, "oh, it's just some light drizzle, don't worry, it is usually just a minute or two".
I heard one of their boats was out at the same time and got hit by lightning.
Next time, I get my own weather briefing direct from reliable sources or I stay put. Lesson learned.
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Re: Wind and Rain
[Re: danmasi]
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08/06/2016 12:21 PM
08/06/2016 12:21 PM
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Saint Thomas, USVI
CaptainJay
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danmasi said:
Holy mother of all things good! Was anyone else out there on Sunday?!?
It was just me, my wife, and kids 10yr and 13yr on a 38. I was at Leverick Sunday morning (looked for you, Nick, but you were already gone until Tuesday). On and off squalls in the morning, I phoned The Moorings for a quick briefing as I wanted to get down to Norman that day. They said it'd be drizzly and windy the whole day but if I should be able to run down the channel. So off we went at around 11. At 12-12:30 or so, just off Beef Island, the world suddenly went crazy. Dark as night, sideways rain, steady winds in the 30-40kt range with higher gusts, and I could only see maybe two boatlenghts for at least 20 solid minutes, which felt like years. Lost GPS track as well. I had taken some bearings right before it hit so I'd know how to avoid land. But man-o-man, I have never been in such a spot. 15 minutes in, I got on the cell to the Moorings asking for an update trying to figure out how long I might be in that mess because as far as I could tell, it could have been hours. Their response, "oh, it's just some light drizzle, don't worry, it is usually just a minute or two".
I heard one of their boats was out at the same time and got hit by lightning.
Next time, I get my own weather briefing direct from reliable sources or I stay put. Lesson learned. We convinced two boats that where starting on Saturday afternoon to stay on our dock until Monday. Both where happy they did. Jay
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Re: Wind and Rain
[Re: danmasi]
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08/06/2016 02:17 PM
08/06/2016 02:17 PM
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Rincón PR
casailor53
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danmasi said:
I had taken some bearings right before it hit so I'd know how to avoid land. Excellent seamanship.
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Re: Wind and Rain
[Re: casailor53]
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08/07/2016 02:29 PM
08/07/2016 02:29 PM
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danmasi
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casailor53 said:danmasi said:
I had taken some bearings right before it hit so I'd know how to avoid land. Excellent seamanship. Heh. No, excellent seamanship would have been to ignore my wife saying "it'll be ok, let's go", and staying put instead! 
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Re: Wind and Rain
[Re: casailor53]
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08/07/2016 02:53 PM
08/07/2016 02:53 PM
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StormJib
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casailor53 said:danmasi said:
I had taken some bearings right before it hit so I'd know how to avoid land. Excellent seamanship. It was not that long ago where none of the better BVI boat operators would rent you a boat from early July until October at the earliest. Today the insurance rates have been jacked up to 2% of the insured value and the insurance markets are willing to take the risk at that rate to get the business. There are very strong historical reasons why none of the major Caribbean visitor events are scheduled after May 1st. Yes, the rates are less and the crowds are different but your trip can be washed out from any direction anytime after April 15th.
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