[Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Earl

[Stephen Staum]

Jim,

Great club. I stayed there several years ago on a guest mooring with  
my family on our Rhodes. We were there 4 days & your members were  
gracious hosts.

Stephen Staum



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On Sep 3, 2010, at 1:25 PM, "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly at comcast.net>  
wrote:

> Stephen,
>
> Salem Willows
>
> Jim Connolly
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Stephen Staum
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 8:56 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Earl
>
> Jim,
>
> Which club are you in?
>
> Stephen Staum
> '87 R22, Carol Lee
> Squantum Yacht Club, Quincy, MA
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Jim Connolly" <jbconnolly at comcast.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 03, 2010 8:44 AM
> To: "'The Rhodes 22 Email List'" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Earl
>
>> I routinely put a tie, line, or strap around the furled jib to  
>> prevent it
>> unfurling under any circumstances.  Also, I use a sail tie and mini- 
>> bungee
>> cords to secure the sliding block on the boom and clew of the  
>> main.  I had
>> problems in the past with it moving around in gale winds on the  
>> mooring
>> and
>> fraying the main outhaul.  I would also check and clear all scuppers.
>>
>> As secure as you make your boat, you have no defense against the  
>> boat(s)
>> moored upwind.  I would expect the wind in your area to start in the
>> southeast and swing around to the north or northwest as the storm  
>> passes.
>> That gives lots of opportunity for half the careless dumb$#!7$ in  
>> your
>> mooring field who didn't do anything to prepare to lose their boats  
>> and
>> damage yours too.  That's why my boat is on its trailer in my  
>> driveway, 30
>> miles inland. (Also, my mooring in Salem, MA is wide open to swells  
>> from
>> the
>> east.)
>>
>> At this point, I expect my season is over, as limited as it turned  
>> out to
>> be. The boat club starts shutting down in a few weeks anyway.
>>
>> Good luck
>>
>> Jim Connolly
>> s/v Inisheer
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan  
>> King
>> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 11:58 PM
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Hurricane Earl
>>
>> Our Rhodes is moored in North Bay, Osterville off of Nantucket Sound.
>> The site is protected, the mooring is #300lb, and I'm not worried
>> about 50 mph winds. But less certain as to boat safety if the winds
>> hit hurricane force >74 mph. Does anyone have experience with
>> behavior of our craft in very high winds off a mooring or anchor?
>> Jon King
>> 1990 Sea Otter
>>
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