[C320-list] Helene

[--Bill]

Tortuga also made it through ok just north of you, Jack.  Water reached the top of our pilings at the Gulfport municipal marina and several boats sank.  Our house had very minor flooding and I’ve been out helping neighbors who had major flooding. The Coast Guard Auxiliary buildings in Gulfport, St Petersburg and Madeira Beach were all flooded. 

—Bill Ackerman
#240
Gulfport FL

> On Sep 29, 2024, at 2:51 AM, Jack Brennan via C320-list <c320-list at lists.catalina320.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, Sonas got lucky again, I think
> 
> We inadvertently evacuated to Italy for a long-planned visit to Pompeii when the hurricane breezed by and caused a storm surge of more than 7 feet in Tampa Bay.
> 
> Photos from a friend show Sonas intact in her slip with Bimini, solar panels and sails intact. Helen had been a thunderstorm when we left.
> 
> We also got lucky on land. We live on a barrier island, but our waterfront complex is somewhat elevated and protected. We had flooding, but nothing reached the townhouses.
> 
> Boats at our dock weren't so lucky. At least two sailboats sunk, others had significant damage and powerboats apparently are scattered all over.
> 
> The dark side of paradise.
> 
> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 310
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
> 
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> 
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy A32 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
>