What a display by mother nature.
We dropped anchor north of Georgetown, SC around 7pm. Grilled some chicken and showered. Just after dark, the super moon rose in the east very brightly while lightning lit the sky to the west. We spent 5 minutes watching the show and then it was time to prepare for the onslaught as it was becoming obvious the storm was heading right for us.
We were anchored in a good spot but pretty exposed to winds. I let out an extra 50' of chain to improve our scope. Also made sure everything was tied down, took down the flag, closed up the bimini enclosure, etc. Soon, the first wind gust hit at 30 knots. We saw a lot of 30+ and a few 40 knot gusts. The boat was pitching back and forth and heeling over quite a bit. The lightning surrounded us. Many of the flashes were long and blindingly bright. The light show lasted at least an hour. Of course there was rain, heavy at times but thankfully, no hail.
We saw the radar picture of what the storm looked like over the ocean where we would have been if we sailed overnight. It grew much bigger! That would have been 'interesting'.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Good call!
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I've been following your adventures ever since the set-screw episode on Anything- Sailing. Great stuff. Just wondering, what are youy plans after you return from the visit to Detroit? Are you continuing up the East cost or heading offshore?
ReplyDeleteEither way, it will be interesting reading.
Jim
DeleteThanks for the compliment. Do I know you?
We aren't sure what's next, our plans are carved in beach sand. But there are no plans to go offshore. We'll be sticking to the east coast USA.
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