{"id":17213,"date":"2011-08-27T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2011-08-27T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/?p=17213"},"modified":"2011-08-27T13:04:25","modified_gmt":"2011-08-27T18:04:25","slug":"secured-and-waiting-for-irene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/setsail.com\/secured-and-waiting-for-irene\/","title":{"rendered":"Secured and Waiting For Irene"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Irene<\/p>\n

1300 Saturday – Oyster Bay – we have completed hurricane preparations.<\/p>\n

June Jones has reflaked the secondary anchor rode, so it is ready to deploy. Notice the figure eight lay to minimize the risk of fouling.<\/p>\n

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\"Irene<\/p>\n

The “turtle” (blue bag) is secured aft of the house and adjacent to the big electric winch. One end of the rode is lead to the bow,<\/p>\n

\"Irene<\/p>\n

and then through the fairlead ahead of the anchor rollers. The turtle to starboard is for the third anchor.<\/p>\n

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Two rope rodes and two snubber lines for the anchor chain are now pre-run so we don’t have to do any catwalking to the fairlead during the coming festivities.<\/p>\n

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The second anchor, a Fortress 125, is ready to go. We will set it once we are get a better feel for likely wind direction.<\/p>\n

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The flying bridge has been stripped.<\/p>\n

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And the instruments double sealed. This is the first layer.<\/p>\n

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The neat work above and below, a second layer of Gorilla tape, is the work of Michael Jones.<\/p>\n

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There have been a few fishing boats pass by, on their way to the inner harbor.<\/p>\n

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The Nassau County marine police have visited.<\/p>\n

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And we have but one neighbor. These folks just arrived with roller furled headsails still in place and the dinghy trailing astern. We wish them well.<\/p>\n

\"Screen<\/p>\n

The projected track has the eye passing over us Sunday morning (blue line left side of image), a potentially wonderful photo opportunity.<\/p>\n

A word to our friends in Ireland, the UK, and Western Europe. The 500mb data looks favorable for a tropical to extratropical transition for Irene (for more on this see page 471 in our Mariner’s Weather Handbook<\/a><\/strong>). If this occurs, a week or so from now there is going to be a large storm system in the old world. For anyone at sea, or in exposed harbors, keep a sharp eye out.<\/p>\n

If the Internet stays up we’ll post periodic updates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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