In article ,
Don W wrote:
My new boat was there when you were there. Like
your boat, it went through Hurricane Claudette
back in July 2003. Here is a NWS link which
mentions a F1 tornado hitting Palacios during the
hurricane. Apparently, it was the first hurricane
to hit Matagorda bay since 1971.

http://www.srh.weather.gov/hgx/projects/claudette03.htm

Nice photos. Here are some that I took:

http://www.cactus.org/~ronr/images/sail/2003/claudette/

And here's a picture of Sea Shanty:

http://www.cactus.org/~ronr/images/2...typalacios.jpg

Sharon Ragle and her husband Dave are in that
marina also. I bought a autographed copy of her
book "The Oceans are Waiting" at the marina
office. They circumnavigated in their 37'yacht
"Tigger".

They sold Tigger to a Canadian couple.

ron