Anyone with Noble Marine?

Only time my boat was damaged in the boatpark the boat next to it was blown over. Said boat was still securely tied down while on its side and on top of my boat (only a dent in the side and a hole in the cover).
Take care that if you have a rope just looped around the mast then brought down to the other side the mast can work it's way along, sort of like a ratchet in some ways, the wind moves it along but when there is a lull it doesn't always return to it's starting position. In my case the boat also came off its trolley (whilst still tied down) which gave it more slack in the tie down.
In my experience of boats in storms frequently the worst damage is caused by boats own trolleys, especially if they don't have a proper cradle, as the boat can stab itself on the sides of the bunks as it goes over without the trolley.
Special care should be taken if your boat is stern to the wind, the worst damage I have seen was caused to GP14s that were lifted by the wind under the stern.

Brings back memories of being woken up at 3 in the morning at Kielder Reservoir by a gathering storm, repositioning the boat on the best possible alignment, taking all precautions. If you make sure your boat doesn't get blown over or otherwise damaged you don't have a problem.

scaffolding poles and couplings probably easier sourced admittedly, but who knows... I guess you'd have to be careful that scumbags don't pinch it for scrap, maybe bike locking the boats would also add another layer of security, or at least 'hassle factor' for the would-be opportunist thief.  

Edited by kneewrecker - 25 Sep 15 at 1:34pm

someone needs to think laterally about this...

Edited by kneewrecker - 25 Sep 15 at 11:28am