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From: Bob Clinkenbeard (no email)
Date: Tue Aug 31 2004 - 21:46:12 EDT
Robert,
Little Black creek comes to mind, narrow with tree lined banks to tie off
and access for the dingy at the boat ramps on Black Creek. The depth there
is from 15 to about 35 feet in some areas. If I had a boat in the water now
I would think about something like that. Too bad you moved from Ortega...it
is pretty sheltered but the pilings are shot...as you know. I wouldn't want
to be around when that old metal comes off the roofs!
Good luck and lets hope we are spared once again.
In Jacksonville on the hard and no where to go..
I will be dropping the shelter cover if we get wind and if we are to get
hurricane force winds...I'll be back from Atlanta Monday or Tuesday.
Bob Clinkenbeard
Project 41' semi-displacement trawler
http://www.dreamwater.org/captainbob/
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Doty
To:
Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 11:52 PM
Subject: lv-ab: Hurricane Frances - Marina or Anchored?
Hi, Everybody!
People at my marina are starting to get a bit freaked out over Frances, and
there was a big debate tonight over what to do. Personally, I think that my
boat will fair better if she's not at the marina should the storm hit our
area. Here are some facts about the situation:
I live on board a heavy-displacement Hans Christian (28,000 lbs).
I have 30 ft. of chain and 160 feet of rode on a bruce anchor and 200 ft. of
chain on a CQR
The boat is located 25+ miles from the Atlantic Ocean on the St. Johns River
just south of Jacksonville
My section of the marina has floating docks
The river is nearly 3 miles wide where the boat is docked, and there is NO
PROTECTION from winds from the east
Several miles south of here on the St. Johns is an area with a mud and clay
bottom. I'm thinking about anchoring Candide there, and leaving her. In
that area, both sides of the river are mangroves. My thinking is that
should she loose her holding, she'll be better off going into the mangroves
than she will be if she gets thrown up against concrete docks and pilings
within the marina.
In either case (staying at the marina or anchoring out), if we take a direct
hit.I'm leaving the boat for my aunt's house several miles away.
So.what say the list? Stay at the marina or anchor out?
Please answer soon. I think that Sunday is D-Day for us. ;-)
-Robert Doty
www.SleepingWithOars.com
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