I'm not a actually in the path, but currently getting about 40-45mph gust which is rockin an rolling me a bit. I'm not the only one out here, there's Scott who showed up ihere in the back river about 6 months ago in a little houseboat he had just bought with his dog (he had never been on a boat before and has no idea what he's doing, nice enough guy though). . Not the best place to be in a houseboat expecially during a storm like this, I can see his light and he appears to be holding anchor, but I know it's got to be an especially rough ride. . Then there's Edwin, who'd been living out here at least 30 years in his trawler (a shrimp boat basically). There also Heather in one of them cabin house boats (I forget what there called), but she only stays out here periodically and is not out here tonight. There's also two 24ft sailboats that I never see anyone visit, not sure who they belong too. And me in my 30ft Albin Ballad sailboat, which rides more stable than those because it's so wide for its length. I just know my kayaks going to be practically submerged in the morning.. hope my solar panels don't blow off...
Got some tornado warnings.. (Iast thing we need) but the worst of it supposed to be past by morning, which can seem so far away sometimes.
Not the worst I've experienced, but it's still rattling my nerves. Wish I had a joint, if you don't mind me saying.
Wow, Richard! Here is question No 1: Why do you and some others stay on your boat in this type of weather?
No.2: You could go ashore and check into a cheap hotel, question mark.
No 3 through 10: Keep the reports coming! Make this forum an active port for storm updates. How are you able to send internet messages from out on the sea? For those that don't know, you are at Tiby Island, Georgia.
Hopefully you're OK, Richard. Helene seems like a bad one.
Here is some
News from Tybee Island Georgia
Where Richard Powers docks.
I'm fine, the internet has just been iffy.
Here is question No 1: Why do you and some others stay on your boat in this type of weather?
For lack of a better response, for some it's just part of what has become a way of life.
No.2: You could go ashore and check into a cheap hotel, question mark.
There's no such thing as a cheap hotel on Tybee.
No 3..How are you able to send internet messages from out on the sea? For those that don't know, you are at Tiby Island, Georgia.
Its called a smart phone, and I've never been to Tiby Island, its Tybee Island Georgia.
Scott and his dog on the houseboat ended up on the side of hwy 80 about a mile or two away. Presumably his anchor line chafed and snapped, and with no anchor to grab something along the way, it flowed around every bend and turn till it ended up there.
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It's a lot clearer if you click to enlarge. Whoever posted it says it made them...
@richpowers Glad to hear you're OK. Figured that communications would be an issue after a storm like that.
I did loose my kayak and my inflated hard bottom though (but not it engine, putin the cockpit of the sailboat). And I take back what I said about no cheap motels.. just looked and see them for under $100 right now, which is off-season rates.
@ Rich Powers Here we are again. Hurricane Helene did her thing 2-weeks ago, now here comes Milton.
But the difference is that Milton is not pointed toward Georgia. At this moment it is making landfall on the south-western end of Florida cutting an easterly path between Tampa and Sarasota then into the Atlantic and away from land.
Report in, please, Rich Powers.
@carl-blare Carl, Carl. There are no "cheap" motels during such events with a thousand miles.
@richpowers So, are you broadcasting anything right now during the rough weather?
I wasn't in the path of Helene either, but still get heavy winds and damage. In the case of a more direct hit I wouldnt be staying on the boat.
I have not been broadcasting on the boat yet, need some stuff.. laptop, proccessor.