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by wathey
Thu Sep 14, 2017 6:41 pm
Forum: Pic of the Week
Topic: Our S2 in the wake of Irma, big storm surge and flash floodi
Replies: 4
Views: 7268

Re: Our S2 in the wake of Irma, big storm surge and flash fl

She made it through. She was above fully submerged pilings for three hours. That picture was 3 hrs before high tide. This boat's home is just across the cove from the Florida Yacht Club in Jacksonville FL. Irma blew a wall of water up the St John's which met an inbound tide in North Jacksonville and...
by wathey
Mon Sep 11, 2017 11:41 am
Forum: Pic of the Week
Topic: Our S2 in the wake of Irma, big storm surge and flash floodi
Replies: 4
Views: 7268

Our S2 in the wake of Irma, big storm surge and flash floodi

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High Tide at 2pm so a few more feet to go.
by wathey
Thu Mar 08, 2012 9:59 pm
Forum: Pic of the Week
Topic: Hoping she makes it through the storm...
Replies: 2
Views: 7279

Re: Hoping she makes it through the storm...

Tom, Sorry it took so ling to reply, had not checked back on the photo. It is in Jacksonville, Fl. That is the Florida Yacht Club across the way where a good deal of the readers on this forum may have sailed. the dock in the picture is 4+ ft out of the water at high tide, all this water was blown in...
by wathey
Mon May 02, 2011 5:47 pm
Forum: Pic of the Week
Topic: Hoping she makes it through the storm...
Replies: 2
Views: 7279

Hoping she makes it through the storm...

New to the forum but thought you guys might like the pic of my 7.9 riding out a crazy tropical depression last year that I did not think would be that bad... When the winds hit 80 I moved the boat between my neighbor's dock (an active J24 racer) and mine, she came out ok...
by wathey
Mon May 02, 2011 5:34 pm
Forum: Regattas & Events
Topic: 58th Annual Mug Race 2011 (May 7th)
Replies: 0
Views: 2014

58th Annual Mug Race 2011 (May 7th)

Hi Guys, I have been racing my 7.9 GS for about 5 years I live in Jacksonvile and I new to the forum. There are only two other 7.9s on the St John's and we rarely cross paths so we dont have a group. Anyway my crew of the 'Supper Club' race in the Mug Race each year, the worlds longest river race. T...