Hurricane Maria

Pgitug · 09-17-2017, 07:49 AM

Uh Oh.
Irma's Twin.

CDreamer · 09-17-2017, 08:03 AM

To tie a couple of strings together, how about the song,
"How do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?"

(The Sound of Music)

O C Diver · 09-17-2017, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by CDreamer

To tie a couple of strings together, how about the song,
"How do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?"

(The Sound of Music)

Thought you were going with "West Side Story ". I just met a girl named Maria.

Ted

seasalt007 · 09-17-2017, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Pgitug

Uh Oh.
Irma's Twin.

I may want to drive over to meet you and haul off the black cat living on your boat.

mbevins · 09-17-2017, 09:49 AM

I may have to check myself into the psych ward if this thing hits the West coast of Florida again.
My house was spared only because of the right turn at Naples, my Center Console was in covered storage that the roof structure came off of.
Still waiting to see if the boat survived.

menzies · 09-17-2017, 12:34 PM

In St Croix right now. Leaving for St Kitts, Aruba and Barbados. Hope this turns north. Glad I left Sonas prepared as she was for Irma!

David Rive · 09-17-2017, 12:48 PM

We set out by road this morning to drive to our boat in Georgia and get her launched. Then we discovered Maria and turned around to come back home. Now we'll spend the next few days watching her projected track. Arghhhh.

Lou_tribal · 09-17-2017, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by menzies

In St Croix right now. Leaving for St Kitts, Aruba and Barbados. Hope this turns north. Glad I left Sonas prepared as she was for Irma!

Based on last update this one's eye should be right on Dominica just in the middle of Guadeloupe and Martinique. Looks like Marie Galante will take most of the hit. Bad time for French Antilles these days

L

101TUG · 09-17-2017, 02:58 PM

passing Martinique to stop to St Lucia again, look like the same from last week

burning fuel and wast time

BandB · 09-18-2017, 08:06 PM

Seeing Maria now as another CAT 5 is just a staggering blow. I can't imagine what those in the immediate line of it are feeling.

Even Jose has created some tropical storm warnings now.

We're seeing some of the strangest behavior of hurricanes on top of the number this year.

menzies · 09-18-2017, 08:55 PM

St Kitts, Antigua and Barbados are now a no-no. We are now doing a 18 knot two day run to Aruba and then Bonaire, then back to San Juan after she passes.

Lou_tribal · 09-18-2017, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by menzies

St Kitts, Antigua and Barbados are now a no-no. We are now doing a 18 knot two day run to Aruba and then Bonaire, then back to San Juan after she passes.

Argh Bonaire, my little paradise, I wish I was there. Enjoy!

L

BandB · 09-19-2017, 07:55 PM

So scary for Puerto Rico as the ground is still soaked and no one's recovered from Irma. Many don't realize how densely populated Puerto Rico is. A lot of people in it's target. Of course, first worry is St. Croix.

Pgitug · 09-20-2017, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by seasalt007

I may want to drive over to meet you and haul off the black cat living on your boat.

I see you moved your boat from the yacht club for Irma. Did you put her on the hard?

101TUG · 09-22-2017, 09:47 AM

starting heading ST Barth, passing now under Martinique, after I'm going to pass up wind to all island to not get rouble with floating debris

Hugues

Lou_tribal · 09-22-2017, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by 101TUG

starting heading ST Barth, passing now under Martinique, after I'm going to pass up wind to all island to not get rouble with floating debris

Hugues

Hopefully there won't be another one on the same path. Safe cruise and welcome back to St Barth Hugues.

L

101TUG · 09-22-2017, 11:32 PM

on the way, you can't imagine the size of the floating trees we get in Dominica, so I toke decision to make all islands by up wind
longer trip but any way safe cursing

I left Martinique a 9:00am it not 12:00pm and still have 16H to arrive at home...

BandB · 09-22-2017, 11:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 101TUG

on the way, you can't imagine the size of the floating trees we get in Dominica, so I toke decision to make all islands by up wind
longer trip but any way safe cursing

I left Martinique a 9:00am it not 12:00pm and still have 16H to arrive at home...

The news for Puerto Rico just gets worse and worse too as now a dam has failed leading to flash flooding and evacuations. I see so many areas of the Caribbean that it's hard to picture a recovery. Puerto Rico already had a problem in the magnitude of $120 billion. This could cost that much more.

101TUG · 09-23-2017, 04:41 AM

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The news for Puerto Rico just gets worse and worse too as now a dam has failed leading to flash flooding and evacuations. I see so many areas of the Caribbean that it's hard to picture a recovery. Puerto Rico already had a problem in the magnitude of $120 billion. This could cost that much more.

really I get no time to look at it, I saw zero picture, but yes I ca imagine CAT5 on this type of island huge disaster

Passing Antigua still 9H of navigation but now the sea are gentil

Hugues

JLD · 09-23-2017, 08:08 AM

I don't believe the Guajataca Dam (on the northwest side of Puerto Rico) has failed yet, but it is failing and will likely fail sometime today.

With 100% loss of power, no water service, and virtually no telephone service (all landlines down as well as more than 85% of the island's cellphone towers) Puerto Rico is not in a very good place.

For the 5 million Puerto Ricans living on the mainland U.S., it has also been a very difficult week. As an example, we have zero information on how my wife's elderly parents (both in their mid-80's) are faring. We are considering flying my wife's parents out sometime in the next two weeks, but this is complicated as we can't talk to them.

And for anyone who may not be aware, all Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens, and have been for the past 100 years.

Jim