If Sandy goes ashore at Norfolk or south of there, it could cause a significant tidal surge in the Chesapeake. May want to check your mooring lines.

UPDATE Sunday 1700EDT...Looks like the storm will go ashore in New Jersey.

We have already hauled our boat and secured it for the storm. Not everyone in our area got a chance to do that. We feel very fortunate.

Wishing best of luck and our prayers go out to all in the forecasted cone of the storm.

I'm on board and just finishing up preparations. My marina is in a very protected cove which is helpful for the winds. I wasn't sure what I had in the way of spare dock lines so I spent $350 at West Marine on the way down. Found a full set in my dock box, so I'll return them on the way home; whew:D

Hopefully come back down late next week and find everything as I left it.

Actually more concerned about my Dad's shore house in Cape May Pt NJ. My wife went down and picked him up while I tackled the boat; he's 96 and they are having mandatory evacuations Sunday so had to get him out of there. I expect that area to really get hammered. The '91 Halloween storm had 6" of water in the house. You have no idea what your house smells like after the ocean has been in it for a few hours.

From the Washington Post website, just now (Sunday 1700 EDT)...

"There is the possibility of a devastating 6-11 foot storm surge in Long Island Sound, Raritan Bay and New York Harbor. Low-lying areas of New York City (where evacuation orders have been issued) are likely to be flooded, and possibly parts of the subway system. Farther south, the storm surge will gradually decrease but major to severe coastal flooding is anticipated from the Mid-Atlantic on northward."

Here on the East Coast of North Carolina we added extra dock lines to our boats and removed the bimini, dodger, and all other canvas that could have been damaged or loss. It looks as though the storm and surge are behind us, Now, we are keeping those in harm's way up north in our prayers.

[QUOTE=LCBrandt;15365]From the Washington Post website, just now (Sunday 1700 EDT)...

"There is the possibility of a devastating 6-11 foot storm surge in Long Island Sound, Raritan Bay and New York Harbor. Low-lying areas of New York City (where evacuation orders have been issued) are likely to be flooded, and possibly parts of the subway system. Farther south, the storm surge will gradually decrease but major to severe coastal flooding is anticipated from the Mid-Atlantic on northward."[/QUOTE]

Our boat was hauled Saturday, as scheduled anyway for the winter, but as of last night NWS indicated a greater than 50% chance of a surge of 11 feet in the area of the boatyard (at the western end of the LI sound), which meant the boat would be floating again (along with all the other boats in the yard). (I'm guessing the yard is only 3-4 feet above MHW). The image of un-anchored "Que Chevere" adrift in 75 knot winds in a crowded boatyard was in my thoughts as I went to bed ...

[url]http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/030345.shtml?gm_psurg...

This morning NWS has reduced it to a 50% chance of 6 feet or more; so perhaps we might not float, but some of the power boats might (and i wonder what happens to the footings of boatstands in that much water). Its going to be a mess, I think, but nothing to be done at this point.

Thanks, Commodore. Guess you have more experience with this sort of weather down in your neck of the woods.

But things could be worse: "Crew of HMS Bounty forced to abandon ship as Hurricane Sandy bears down on East Coast"
[url]http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/hurricane-sandy-forces-hms-boun...

(We saw Bounty on one of our cruises this summer, and as I recall you documented in your blog being press-ganged into giving a helping hand with her repainting while in Newport)

Just got off the phone with my marina, and all is well. High tide this morning and still windy, but the worst should be past. Marina next door had a couple boats break loose from their moorings and a couple fall over that were on land; glad I don't store there:eek:. My marina operator was out on the docks at the height of the storm, as usual, adjusting lines, etc. Good to have that kind of attention.

Hope everyone else faired well.

Hello everyone... we are out of Atlantic Highlands NJ marina and got slammed. HelenRita stayed upright, thank God, but I'd guess about 50% of our boats went over and many are just in a pile. Anyone interested can go to our site , [url]http://www.ahyc.net/collections.asp[/url], and see pictures posted by our members.

I happen to live on the beach a mile west of the marina. House 4 down from us... gone... but we got no water in (though I do now know the cost of new furnaces and water heaters) the house. Our bulkhead held but everything, including about 3' of land behind it, got swept away. If anyone is planning on living on the water, insurance doesn't cover any of it unless its the house itself

My inflatable, rolled and stored in my garage, got swept away along with my 6' fiberglass ladder.... if anyone finds them while sailing, please forward. And now we have a nor'easter with 50mph gusts to look forward to. Arizona is starting to look good.

Regards to all!