[C320-list] Helene/now Milton

[Laura Gwinn]

Things are looking awful. Wishing you all the best.  But most importantly
stay safe.

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On Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 20:00 Mike Johnson via C320-list <
c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:

> Jack,
>
> I’m right here with you. Artemis is berthed in Treasure Island just north
> of you and somehow came out unscathed after Helene even through we had 4.5
> feet of water inside the house. Just trying to imagine how high up she was
> at peak surge is a tough visual to build in my mind. Shes a champ and it
> kills me to leave her out there on the island.
>
> Hopefully, with some minor miracle, our boats will sail again!
>
> Mike Johnson
> Artemis #372
>
> > On Oct 8, 2024, at 5:06 PM, SARA SCHROEDER via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >
> > So unfair to have to go through this all over again so soon.  We're
> crossing our fingers and toes for you.  I really hope it fizzles.
> >
> > Sara
> > Wandering Star
> > Seattle
> > #707/2000
> >
> >> On 10/05/2024 4:18 PM PDT Jack Brennan via C320-list <
> c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >> So now we on the west coast of Florida have Milton, predicted to be a
> cat 3 with 115 mph winds landing right on Tampa Bay on Wednesday, probably
> with a storm surge of 12 to 15 feet.
> >>
> >> Wish us luck.
> >>
> >> If the forecast is accurate, I'll be taking up golf again. At 71, I'm
> too old to take on another sailboat. Mine will be wrecked. So will most
> other boats in the Tampa Bay area. There is no refuge from the Big One in a
> large, shallow bay.
> >>
> >> I drove through St. Pete Beach today. Every inch of swale was covered
> with flooded appliances, furniture, various household items, soaked
> drywall. Probably 80 percent of the houses and first-floor apartments had
> significant flooding in Helene.
> >>
> >> The island I live on fared well in Helene. Most places are built high
> or have flow-through garages on the first floor. We didn't even get any
> water in the garage. But Milton is very different. With the ground already
> soaked, that 12- to 15-foot surge would be disastrous.
> >>
> >> Boy, I sure hope the National Hurricane Center is wrong and it fizzles
> out.
> >>
> >> Jack Brennan
> >> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
> >> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> >> ________________________________
>