Weather Today & Tonight

[TomBettle]

Guys

 

Anyone who keeps their boat on a mooring may want to double check her mooring lines etc as it is currently holding almost 50 knots and gusting to 70 knots.

 

Not very nice!

Tom

[blueboatdriver]

I agree,

It's not often you see violent storm 11 on our part of the shipping forecast.

[Sam]

thats why ours is in the yacht haven

 

sam

[TomBettle]

Still worth checking the lines Sam.

Those winds I have mentioned (which have now gusted to 86mph which is well over 70knots) are expected to increase tonight.

 

The bosuns here at Saltern's are wearing life jackets actually on the pontoons whilst they are checking the boats here are safe.

I have had to remove covers from my stock boats and stow them as one or two others have simply blown away. In addition, the boats on the windward side of my pool area have had extra lines placed on them "just in case".

 

I wouldn't be at all surprised if one or two boats have broken their moorings within the marina by the morning.

 

 

Anyone with lighter boats on trailers may even be advised to check that they are actually strapped down too. I have seen little diddy boats actually lifted off the trailer and chucked along the yard in previous big blows.

If you do check them, be safe on the pontoons and for those whose boats are actually still on a swinging mooring, good luck.

 

Tom

[Maverick Martin]

and hold on to your hat

[great white]

All good advice

 

We too have been checking the Haven all day and needless to say the lads check GW as well as they go past

 

in fact I have also checked her a few times.

 

Tom's right we have had a few lines snap today

 

charlie