Thinking of those in California
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Pete the Cat
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We had some 45 kt sustained winds here in Alameda and some gusts of 60--but others in the state had worse. I live on a marina and we did not have any major damage there, but a few trees are down. I understand that 650,000 folks statewide had lost power but I think some of that has been restored. We still have gusty winds and some modest rain, but it appears the main part of the atmospheric river has passed.
Yeah, hope @Christian Williams and the others down there in LA are ok... Hearing from friends in Santa Monica and W. Hollywood, sounds like a real mess...
For most of us it's just raining. LA County alone is the size of North Carolina, and when the news says "Los Angeles" or "California" its just news-eze. They seem to intentionally not name specific locations, so as to spread the panic. "80 million people in the path of 6" of snow!" That used to be called winter.
But thanks for asking and don't get me started. Anyhow, no boats endangered here in this storm.
But thanks for asking and don't get me started. Anyhow, no boats endangered here in this storm.
Yeah. A Santa Cruz 50. Apparently beating up the outside of the breakwater, headstay failed, rig came down and before they could do get stuff cleared and start the engine they were on the rocks. Ugh.
SA calls attention to lobster pots, I guess prop-fouling lobster pots.
But it seems to me that if the mast goes over the side, you're not motoring anywhere. Just a bad place to lose the rig.
But it seems to me that if the mast goes over the side, you're not motoring anywhere. Just a bad place to lose the rig.
I was sailing in this race; we were a little further down the course when it happened. We all sailed a slightly loose beat in lumpy seas and about 22 knots of breeze along the outside of the lower breakwater, just off the rocks. Some boats might have sailed a little further out but the shortest distance was straight down the wall. While there were crab pots everywhere, hundreds of them, if you lost the rig I don’t know how you could possibly stay off the rocks. You’d have about 30 seconds the cut the rig loose and get moving.
jtsai
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North Carolina is 53,819 sq mi. Does LA County stats include the Pacific Ocean to the Catalina Island and the St Clemente Island? Land mass wise, it doesn't look as large as North Carolina when viewed in Google map. Just curious..
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I should have said population, not "size". NC and LA County are about the same.
Bravo!