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    Posted: 17 Feb 22 at 3:37pm
I don't think I've ever seen such a huge wind forcast for this time of day, we're posting 81 mph at 12 noon, coupled to a 6.8 mtr spring tide, I've even installed a tie down in the drive where the Contender is currently parked up.
Going down the lake later this avo to check the Solution and theBoat park at Hythe.

Dogs off chains tomorrow boys, buckle up.
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There's a flood warning in place for the East Coast of Dorset. Didn't know we had one... Hamphire blown away perhaps?  Seriously, this looks like widespread damage is on the cards.
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Eunice will have to blow the roof off the boatshed garage to get at my boat.  Smile

I don’t envy those in exposed places though. 


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Just been down to our club to check our boats . All well tied down, put some extra ropes over our boats just to make sure . I did have a quick check round the rest of the boat park , every boat seems to be ok. But the bottom line is you never really know how well other people secure their boats . The only time I’ve ever had a boat damaged in a storm was when someone else’s boat was blown onto mine  Cry

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Originally posted by Grumpycat

. The only time I’ve ever had a boat damaged in a storm was when someone else’s boat was blown onto mine  Cry
Exactly what happened to me last time, a frigging solo of all things..
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Originally posted by iGRF

Originally posted by Grumpycat

. The only time I’ve ever had a boat damaged in a storm was when someone else’s boat was blown onto mine  Cry
Exactly what happened to me last time, a frigging solo of all things..
Did the wind blow the slit ring away iGRF ?
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I have a back garden full of trees most of them could reach the house and the neighbours not worried at all.
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Originally posted by 423zero

I have a back garden full of trees most of them could reach the house and the neighbours not worried at all.
Either the trees will be a windbreak, or the wind will be a treebreaker. I intend to follow the precedent I set for Ye Great Storme of 87 and sleep through it.
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Sailed ye great storm of 78 at the Weymouth speed trials in my proa - or more truthful spent at lot of time in the water as, the then very thin and pointy, windsurfers sped past inches from my head. One of the light days 
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All fine here apart from the roof being blown off a brick bus shelter 100 yards up the road.
My new (overengineered) fence survived
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