Mark Borgerson wrote:
In article ,
says...
Mark Borgerson wrote:
In article s.com,
llid says...
Tsunami damage . . .

http://www.ktvu.com/slideshow/news/27162990/detail.html


I say these dock rats asked for it. Real sailors are out sailing or moored
in an uncluttered area.

If you were at all familiar with the coastline around Santa Cruz, you
would know that there are no uncluttered moorings nearby. Other than
the boat basin, there is not really any sheltered moorage. The
shoreline in that area is pretty exposed to the Pacific swells and
safe anchorages for small craft are very rare.

There was also a lot of damage in boat basins in Crescent City CA
and Brookings OR. In those places, many of the fishermen got
their boats out before the waves hit. Pleasure boaters
were less likely to get out, as these areas are not popular
boating areas in the winter and many of the boats were probably
closed up for the winter. Pleasure boating along a rugged
coastline with 30 knot winds and 10ft combined seas isn't
a popular activity!


Mark Borgerson

I dunno about your "pleasure" boaters, but other than the 10 foot seas,
(depends entirely on period) sounds like a fun sail.

It could be---if you didn't have to worry about the breaking seas over
the bar at the harbor entrance... ;-) A 10-foot combined sea is
usually about 7 feet of long-period swell and 3 feet of wind waves.
When the two are moving in different directions, it can get sloppy.
The water slopping into the cockpit is about 50 degrees F, as is
the air temperature.

Here's the coastal marine forecast for Southern Oregon:

Today
S wind 20 to 25 kt...easing to 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt
especially near shore in the afternoon. Wind waves 5 ft. W swell 14 ft
at 12 seconds. Showers.
Tonight
S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt... rising to 30 to 35 kt with
gusts to 40 kt after midnight. Combined seas 16 ft dominant period 13
seconds. Rain likely.
Sun
S wind 35 to 45 kt with gusts up to 60 kt. Combined seas 22 ft dominant
period 12 seconds. Rain.



If those sound like a fun sailing trip, you can probably get a used
boat cheap in Brookings. After yesterday's tsunami, a place to moor
it may be a problem for several months---although the pleasure craft
part of the harbor was less damaged than the commercial docks.

Better get your weekend sail in today, though. Combined seas go up
to 22 feet tomorrow!



What would you do?

Grab a boat and run with it?


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