hurricane sandy is bearing down on us (or so they currently predict).
Tonight we are docked in Kingston NY about 80 miles north of New York City.
In Google maps there is a pic of a boat tied up right where we are.
The mast is up, the boom is up and all the rigging is setup. We can sail now except that we have not yet received our new heavy weather sails.
Our current plan for the hurricane is to motor down to Haverstraw NY which is known as a safe harbour for boats escaping storms on the NY coast. While there we will monitor the hurricane path predictions and figure out what to do.
I vote for hunkering down and riding out the "Frankenstorm" in NYC.
ReplyDeleteHang out at the Showman's Lounge in Harlem:http://m.citysearch.com/profile/11351307/new_york_ny/showman_s.html
Eat, drink, enjoy the town.
Ralph
I know you have access to all this, but riding out 38 foot seas? It's a fricking hurricane!
ReplyDeleteBALTIMORE CANYON TO HATTERAS CANYON OUT TO 36N 70W TO 34N 71W 500 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUN AND MON
TODAY E TO NE WINDS 10 TO 20 KT INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 3 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION TO 7 TO 11 FT LATE WITH S SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS DEVELOPING S.
TONIGHT E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 10 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 10 TO 16 FT LATE WITH S SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. ISOLATED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING SCATTERED...MAINLY S.
SAT E TO NE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR S PORTION INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 15 FT... EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 15 TO 23 FT LATE WITH S SWELL. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. SAT NIGHT E TO NE WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT...EXCEPT OVER FAR S PORTION TO 35 TO 50 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 18 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 18 TO 28 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS BECOMING NUMEROUS.
SUN NE WINDS INCREASING TO 35 TO 50 KT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION SHIFTING WINDS INCREASING TO 50 TO 70 KT LATE. SEAS BUILDING TO 18 TO 28 FT...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION 28 TO 38 FT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SE.
MON HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED...EXCEPT OVER SE PORTION DIMINISHING TO TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS LATE.
TUE HURRICANE CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVER FAR NW PORTION...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED ELSEWHERE EARLY. WINDS DIMINISHING TO S TO SW 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 21 FT LATE...HIGHEST NE.