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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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