Florence and Rolianne...

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As Florence will be hitting the Carolinas, Maryland just declared a State of emergency. The problem is that Maryland, just like all the other states threatened by this hurricane, received a lot more rain than usual in the past weeks. The soil is already filled with water, so water will just run in the streets like crazy. What this means for us: As we are in Chesapeake Bay, we are in a high risk of evacuation because of life-threatening and potentially historic flooding. We are still not sure how this will all play out, but be assured that we are on the look out for the next step to take.

So far we are looking at two options. The first one is to get the boat out of the water, and to leave the area. This would cost us 850$ US, which is a lot of money. But if this is what we need to do, we'll do it. The second option is if flooding is the only danger. No damaging winds. Then we would take Rolianne out to the bay, where we would anchor it with a extra weight and a lot of chain. The kids and I would probably go somewhere else for 2-3 nights, and Sam would get a SIM card so that we can keep in touch.

Either way, tomorrow we will take off the dodger, bimini and the sails.

Let see what happens next! This was definitively not what I had in mind for September!!! I thought we were out of the hurricane zone... 😓

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  1. CassSeptember 10, 2018 at 11:05 PM

    I am sure you guys already thought of it, you could go anchor as north as possible in the bay, as this part is protected by land. In any case, take care! cass & sam

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