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Default Can I sail a catamaran to Richmond, VA ?

I just looked at the map again and I guess Richmond is probably
quite safe from the hurricanes.


Probably as safe a location as any accessible by navigable water on
the east coast.


Jeff wrote:
IIRC, Richmond hasn't suffered that much wind damage, but it has been
flooded several times. The risk from this would depend a lot on the
exact location.


Sure, like *not* under a big tree with shallow roots

"Wind damage" in my experience not as big a problem, less
difficult to prepare for. About the only damage the wind
causes is if the boat is pulled from it's mooring... and
chafe is the usual culprit. Rapid & extreme rises in water
level trap boats with poorly adjusted dock lines, severe &
prolonged rain can flood a boat, etc etc.

We rode out Isabel at the Norfolk end of the Dismal Swamp
Canal, above the locks. Perfect spot IMHO, the biggest
problem we had was that power was out for the whole area for
more than a week. But that's not a spot that would occur to
everybody- it didn't occur to me until we were already there
and plotting where else we could go in the time available.

DSK

 
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