We had Hurricane Sally swing by, landfall 45 miles West which put us in the outer eyewall for 4 hours. Winds peaked on our dock at 60 mph but we got hammered with wind driven tide and storm surge as the wind wrapped around the bottom side. 8 feet of surge on our shoreline, 3 foot waves on top of it, fortunately the Casa is at 9 MSL feet and we have a brick kneewall on the back porch that acted as a breakwater. Unfortunately though the Sunfish Shack is at 4 feet MSL and several boats got pounded against the posts before we could get them moved as water level began to drop. Wind blew for another 24 hours. The forecast when we still had time to prep was for 1-2 feet of surge and land fall 125 miles West, once Sally wobbled East like a drunken sailor and the surge forecast went to 4-6 feet hours before landfall with Cat 2 winds we had to go into overdrive to move garage valuables (model railroad) and then ground floor essentials upstairs.
I'll put the bad photos down low, don't scroll if you don't want to see them. 13 of the 15 boats did well, ZIP, WINNIE, and SCOUT were in the Carriage House and ONKAHYE was in the garage. SMEDLEY, CYANE and WILLOW were on their trailers in the front yard.
MADISON might have some water inside, TRACKER and CHIP seemed to do okay. The kayaks were fine, one broke free from the Sunfish Shack but we waded out to get it during a 25 mph lull. PHOENIX was in the second stall from the water and she has part of her starboard bow caved in. ST. JACQUES was in the stall closest to the house and she did great.
The Sunfish Shack had 8 boats on 6 dollies. In the picture above you might see where the yard drops off to the right. As the storm winds dropped to about 30 we went out and cut one boat loose at a time, the tiedowns were underwater and they were all floating. I'd cut one loose and shove it towards Skipper, who was beside the house, and she'd shove it to our Son who pulled them partly up onto the last spot of dry yard. Once all the boats were moved we went back for dollies, they were in a tangle. We got all the dollies loose and then put the boats on them one by one. Then we went inside and took loooooooooong showers.
Then there is WAVE. She was the farthest boat out and she took the beating for everyone else. We saw her sideways against the post of few times.
We were trying to restrain ourselves from going out to rescue her, but about an hour later she broke loose and I said "I'm going to get WAVE." Skipper said "I'm going too." and our Son said "Me too."
We grabbed WAVE, she was submerged to her deck but floating, and we towed her all the way to the Sunfish Shack, about 200 feet inland. Dropped her off then came back later and put her on the Work Dolly. Luckily no water was trapped in the hull.
We have been finding bits of the debris field.
She escaped when a section of her bow ripped off. But Capn Jack's bow handle repair held.
I'll put the bad photos down low, don't scroll if you don't want to see them. 13 of the 15 boats did well, ZIP, WINNIE, and SCOUT were in the Carriage House and ONKAHYE was in the garage. SMEDLEY, CYANE and WILLOW were on their trailers in the front yard.
MADISON might have some water inside, TRACKER and CHIP seemed to do okay. The kayaks were fine, one broke free from the Sunfish Shack but we waded out to get it during a 25 mph lull. PHOENIX was in the second stall from the water and she has part of her starboard bow caved in. ST. JACQUES was in the stall closest to the house and she did great.
The Sunfish Shack had 8 boats on 6 dollies. In the picture above you might see where the yard drops off to the right. As the storm winds dropped to about 30 we went out and cut one boat loose at a time, the tiedowns were underwater and they were all floating. I'd cut one loose and shove it towards Skipper, who was beside the house, and she'd shove it to our Son who pulled them partly up onto the last spot of dry yard. Once all the boats were moved we went back for dollies, they were in a tangle. We got all the dollies loose and then put the boats on them one by one. Then we went inside and took loooooooooong showers.
Then there is WAVE. She was the farthest boat out and she took the beating for everyone else. We saw her sideways against the post of few times.
We were trying to restrain ourselves from going out to rescue her, but about an hour later she broke loose and I said "I'm going to get WAVE." Skipper said "I'm going too." and our Son said "Me too."
We grabbed WAVE, she was submerged to her deck but floating, and we towed her all the way to the Sunfish Shack, about 200 feet inland. Dropped her off then came back later and put her on the Work Dolly. Luckily no water was trapped in the hull.
We have been finding bits of the debris field.
She escaped when a section of her bow ripped off. But Capn Jack's bow handle repair held.
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