A bad day for some folks....
 

We really got clobbered last night....lots of boats knocked off their
moorings, dragged and a few sunk....It was a bad day for a lot of
people.
Look at this C&C(?) being towed away after it dragged it's mooring
(which then fouled another boat and snapped) and hit the bridge!

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/brifdge2.jpg

and the bridge itself....a 33 foot boat pinned against it. Another boat
can be seen trapped beneath in the BG and that's what's left of a wood
spar as well from another boat that partially sank on the other side.
Two hours later a 40 foot blue water cruiser of some kind also popped
the mooring and hit the bridge. 3 boats were also washed ashore that I
could see. Once again our club and her slips took minimal damage. I
went there at 6:00 am to add some lines to Heart of Gold and she had
lost a spring line, but was fine. I came back at 11:00 and the carnage
was ongoing. Police and FDNY were running around.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/bridge.jpg

I'm hoping to go sailing tomorrow.



RB
35s5
NY

A bad day for some folks....
 

Capt. Rob wrote:
We really got clobbered last night....lots of boats knocked off their
moorings, dragged and a few sunk....It was a bad day for a lot of
people.
Look at this C&C(?) being towed away after it dragged it's mooring
(which then fouled another boat and snapped) and hit the bridge!

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/brifdge2.jpg

typical roller furling head sail



and the bridge itself....a 33 foot boat pinned against it. Another boat
can be seen trapped beneath in the BG and that's what's left of a wood
spar as well from another boat that partially sank on the other side.
Two hours later a 40 foot blue water cruiser of some kind also popped
the mooring and hit the bridge. 3 boats were also washed ashore that I
could see. Once again our club and her slips took minimal damage. I
went there at 6:00 am to add some lines to Heart of Gold and she had
lost a spring line, but was fine. I came back at 11:00 and the carnage
was ongoing. Police and FDNY were running around.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/bridge.jpg


That sucks.

Joe

I'm hoping to go sailing tomorrow.



RB
35s5
NY

A bad day for some folks....
 

Man, that sucks. great pic though, . Did you take it?

Scotty


"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...
We really got clobbered last night....lots of boats
knocked off their
moorings, dragged and a few sunk....It was a bad day for a
lot of
people.
Look at this C&C(?) being towed away after it dragged it's
mooring
(which then fouled another boat and snapped) and hit the
bridge!

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/brifdge2.jpg

and the bridge itself....a 33 foot boat pinned against it.
Another boat
can be seen trapped beneath in the BG and that's what's
left of a wood
spar as well from another boat that partially sank on the
other side.
Two hours later a 40 foot blue water cruiser of some kind
also popped
the mooring and hit the bridge. 3 boats were also washed
ashore that I
could see. Once again our club and her slips took minimal
damage. I
went there at 6:00 am to add some lines to Heart of Gold
and she had
lost a spring line, but was fine. I came back at 11:00 and
the carnage
was ongoing. Police and FDNY were running around.

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/bridge.jpg

I'm hoping to go sailing tomorrow.



RB
35s5
NY

A bad day for some folks....
 

Man, that sucks. great pic though, . Did you take it?



Yep...had the little casio with me. There were a lot of people taking
pics as the tow boats tried to pull the boats clear. There was also a
cable TV news crew there.
I expect things will be worse today. Winds at Execution Rocks topped 65
MPH last night and they're still hitting 45 now. I went to the Island
at 2:00 am to check my boat and a few others and the breakwater was
totally awash.


RB
35s5
NY

A bad day for some folks....
 

How did those two boats fair?

How many dock lines do you use? Our marina actually has a
rule that you must double your lines after October. it's
amazing what some people use for dock lines.

Scotty




"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
ups.com...

Man, that sucks. great pic though, . Did you take it?



Yep...had the little casio with me. There were a lot of
people taking
pics as the tow boats tried to pull the boats clear. There
was also a
cable TV news crew there.
I expect things will be worse today. Winds at Execution
Rocks topped 65
MPH last night and they're still hitting 45 now. I went to
the Island
at 2:00 am to check my boat and a few others and the
breakwater was
totally awash.


RB
35s5
NY

A bad day for some folks....
 

Yes it is inevitable that the holding power of a single V8 cylinder block is
limited

OzOne wrote in message ...
On 28 Oct 2006 12:21:27 -0700, "Capt. Rob"
scribbled thusly:

We really got clobbered last night....lots of boats knocked off their
moorings, dragged and a few sunk....It was a bad day for a lot of
people.
Look at this C&C(?) being towed away after it dragged it's mooring
(which then fouled another boat and snapped) and hit the bridge!

http://members.aol.com/bobsprit/images/brifdge2.jpg

Happens here a bit.
Trouble is people don't secure that furler properly..they just leave
it in the cleat.
A big blow come thru, headsail unfurls and pretty soon the boat just
sails off with her mooring.


Oz1...of the 3 twins.

I welcome you to crackerbox palace,We've been expecting you.