RE: [Cal_Boats] storm on the Lakes and Boatless (Chris C)

I'm still in the water...at least I think so. I'm sure the mooring tackle was getting a workout. We're running to the harbor this afternoon to check on the boat. Actually, the harbor is well protected to the north. East and Southeast are when it gets tricky because the breakwater guides the waves right in. A couple of weeks back we had fairly stiff Southeast breeze (rare - generally SE is light). Between 17knots on the nose and steep four foot chop rolling into the harbor, we weren't sure the 8HP Merc was going to get us out. Perseverance paid off and we had a nice sail. A few weeks back when we had a blow like this, we went out "the day after". Three days of 20 footers really mixed things up. The water was sandy brown, not just in the harbor but several miles out. This weekend looks decent and I'm going to do whatever it takes to get out. Harbors close Oct 31st. From: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com [mailto:Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Chris Campbell Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:23 AM To: Ca… [at] yahoogroups.com Subject: [Cal_Boats] storm on the Lakes Listmates: Wow, it has been a big blow all night on Saginaw Bay, over on Lake Huron where the other boat lives. The weather instruments out on the tower light at the entrance to the navigation channel in the Bay show that the winds were steadily > 40 knots (> 46 mph) all night and into this morning. Things are a bit calmer now. The winds dropped under 40 knots at 7:00 a.m. To examine the weather data, check here and click on "combined plot of wind speed, gust, and air pressure." It's an amazing graph--shows 0 knots on 10/18 rising to gusts of 58 knots the next day, as pressure plummeted in inverse relationship. > http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=SBLM4 When the wind blows from the NE, it's straight down the Bay, and there's a large rise in water levels at the SW end of the Bay. The increase in water level plus the large waves makes for excitement on the shoreline. I have a little summer cottage there. A neighbor who lives there year-round reported her seawall steps had washed away and there was a lot of debris, plus a lot of water coming over the walls as waves struck and splashed. I am hoping that my steel seawall steps are still in place. I always remove them for the winter but that was a project for next weekend. Oops. I'm also hoping my roof shingles haven't blown off--I lost a few this spring is a lesser storm. Chris Campbell This e-mail may contain privileged or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient: (1) you may not disclose, use, distribute, copy or rely upon this message or attachment(s); and (2) please notify the sender by reply e-mail, and then delete this message and its attachment(s). Underwriters Laboratories Inc. and its affiliates disclaim all liability for any errors, omissions, corruption or virus in this message or any attachments.