jimi
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was anybody out sailing in the south?
20 years ago
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Evadne
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Flying, perhaps. That was the night my redstart flew away.
RestlessL
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My poor old GP14 tried flying - but didn't survive the landing.
flaming
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Someone from my local reservoir once told me that he drove back to start tying boats down once he realised how windy it was getting, but thought better of it after a topper flew past at head height.
johnalison
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My brand-new Sadler 29 had a few millimetres of gelcoat taken off by a bit of guttering which flew off the agent's office.
Carolwildbird
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I was sitting by a hotel pool in Houston, waiting to fly with NASA on the "vomit comet"! I didn't believe it when the yanks told me we'd had a hurricane (or hurricane force winds)- thought they were pulling my leg.
rudolph_hart
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We were on a mooring at Burnham-on-Crouch, & I went down early in the morning to check on her. Although windspeed had dropped from its max 100kts recorded earlier at Bradwell power station, it was still blowing old boots, so couldn't get on board.
Very sad sight, though - lots of damage. All I could see of the 30-foot cruser next to us on the same trot was the top 3 feet of her mast. Large numbers of keelboat racers Dragons, RBODs, RCODs, Squibs etc. sunk. Many suffered 'write-off' damage from ground tackle, when sunk.
A complete length of Wallasea Marina pontoon with several boats attached had broken free, and the whole lot had piled up on the sea wall on the Burnham side. They were still there the next weekend, when we raced upriver, looking like toys thrown by child.
Very sad sight, though - lots of damage. All I could see of the 30-foot cruser next to us on the same trot was the top 3 feet of her mast. Large numbers of keelboat racers Dragons, RBODs, RCODs, Squibs etc. sunk. Many suffered 'write-off' damage from ground tackle, when sunk.
A complete length of Wallasea Marina pontoon with several boats attached had broken free, and the whole lot had piled up on the sea wall on the Burnham side. They were still there the next weekend, when we raced upriver, looking like toys thrown by child.
suse
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Huddling in my bed, hoping the trees near the house wouldn't fall on it - then finding three of them had been blown down, fortunately away from the house.
S x
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Twister_Ken
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Lost a TV aerial along with some of the chimney it was secured to. Found the bricks from the chimney, but never found the aerial. Goodness knows where it landed.
TigaWave
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Mostly airborne on a Tigawave at Monkey hill, work was canceled as BT research had most of their windows missing up at Martlesham Heath!
copterdoctor
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A friend of mine was out doing a skipper assesment (Nic 55). Made for an interesting trip. No chance of getting ashore, safely.
I never heard a thing, slept through the lot!
I never heard a thing, slept through the lot!
WayneS
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Our neighbour of a few years back was out windsurfing, as reported in the ocal press.
He was a bit of a silly boy most of the time anyway,
He was a bit of a silly boy most of the time anyway,
Neraida
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I had some difficulty getting to school that morning.. had to walk and leave my bike at home!
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BlueSkyNick
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Slept right through the whole thing. Woke up late because the alarm had failed due to a power cut. Drove half way up the M3 to get to work in Brentford and realised from the radio reports it was pretty drastic, so turned at Fleet went home and phoned in to say I couldnt get my car out the drive.
Spent the weekend with neighbours barbecueing all the meat thawing out in various freezers, and getting ratarsed in the process. Happy memories !!
Spent the weekend with neighbours barbecueing all the meat thawing out in various freezers, and getting ratarsed in the process. Happy memories !!
jhr
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I never heard a thing, slept through the lot!
[/ QUOTE ] Me too. Our house is surrounded by tall trees with shallow roots in chalky soil. At the height of the storm Mrs jhr, convinced that we were both about to die, tried to wake me up for reassurance. Apparently I murmured comfortingly and she assumed that everything was alright. I don't remember it at all but I've never been allowed to live it down.
I think we were lucky; we're sheltered from the SW by the hill our house is built on, but I'm always slightly nervous if there are strong winds forecast from the North
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I never heard a thing, slept through the lot!
[/ QUOTE ] Me too. Our house is surrounded by tall trees with shallow roots in chalky soil. At the height of the storm Mrs jhr, convinced that we were both about to die, tried to wake me up for reassurance. Apparently I murmured comfortingly and she assumed that everything was alright. I don't remember it at all but I've never been allowed to live it down.
I think we were lucky; we're sheltered from the SW by the hill our house is built on, but I'm always slightly nervous if there are strong winds forecast from the North
TheBoatman
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I was working in Scotland, woke up and turned the telly on - I thought it was a bit odd to see Ann Diamond and Nick ? sitting on two chairs talking about a hurricane. I tootled off heading for home (Kent) when I got to the top of the M11 it was getting seriously breezy because an artic that was just ahead of me lifted up on his nearside wheels to about 20 degs. I pulled up alongside him and tracked the whole way down the m/way with him alongside in lane 1. When we got to the M25 I indicated left (to go on to the M25 south) he indicated right (to carry on down the 11).
We parted company with a wave & thumbs up.
When I got out of the Dartford pipe it looked like someone had taken Kent and given it a severe shaking - trees and crap everywhere.
When I got home there was 1 tile missing from the roof ~ there but for the grace etc.
Peter.
We parted company with a wave & thumbs up.
When I got out of the Dartford pipe it looked like someone had taken Kent and given it a severe shaking - trees and crap everywhere.
When I got home there was 1 tile missing from the roof ~ there but for the grace etc.
Peter.
Talbot
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I bought my Catalac 20 years ago! About this time she was coming back from Isle de Porquerolles with a delivery crew up through the french canals via seine/rhone
Twister_Ken
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It was 20 years ago today...
...That Sgt Pepper taught the band to play
...That Sgt Pepper taught the band to play
Gunfleet
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Re: It was 20 years ago today...
The back wall of my house near St Malo blew out. Now that was a shock.
The back wall of my house near St Malo blew out. Now that was a shock.
SoSageofLorn
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That Thursday morning I drove down to the Swale to meet the seller of a Macwester 26 and part with my hard earned cash, she was still on her mooring and the deal was done, I sailed her back to Maldon two days later, funnily enough, we seemed to be the only boat out in the Thames estuary.
