Before I continue, I note the Neal posted almost exactly a year ago, expecting us to get slammed. that didn't happen, then...
Just a very quick note to say:
Matthew came through Beaufort SC at 105MPH.
We prepped Flying Pig after going onto a mooring (we'd been anchored across the river) at the Beaufort City Marina and put on 4 extra-strength lines, well chafe-protected). Once secured, we dinghied over to Lady's Island Marina, where we stowed (via filling with water) our dinghy and outboard
and
gas can.
We got a relay ride to a Red Cross evacuation shelter in Ridgeland SC where we were safe, relatively dry (the roof in the school leaked in multiple places), fed and watered. I volunteered for keeping the men's room
supplied
with paper, and to empty and re-line all the trash containers. Many new friends were made, some of whom gave us a ride back to our dinghy.
We are now back aboard. All is VERY well aboard Flying Pig; we're reassembling the topsides while we recharge the batteries. Pix and story maybe in a separate post...
L8R
Skip (and Lydia), blessed.
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Before I continue, I note the Neal posted almost exactly a year ago, >expecting us to get slammed. that didn't happen, then...
Just a very quick note to say:
Matthew came through Beaufort SC at 105MPH.
We prepped Flying Pig after going onto a mooring (we'd been anchored across >the river) at the Beaufort City Marina and put on 4 extra-strength lines, >well chafe-protected). Once secured, we dinghied over to Lady's Island >Marina, where we stowed (via filling with water) our dinghy and outboard and >gas can.
We've just now finished putting it all back together, the bimini and >enclosure having waited until we got a calm day to install some tell tails
on the main, made possible by not having the bimini in the way of easy reach >to attach/sticky.
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