Hurricane Dorian

Our location is indicated by the green dot northwest of the storm.  The storm is moving northeast.

We have taken shelter from Hurricane Dorian at Buck’s Harbor, known to be a good hurricane hole.  We are surrounded by hills on all sides.  We are tied to a mooring rather than using our anchor.  In here we did not see much wind or waves.  Out in the ocean NOAA weather has been reporting 25-30 knot winds with gusts to 45.  They have been reporting dangerous surf as the waves generated by the storm roll in.  We had a spot here reserved but did not arrive at the harbor and start getting things tied down until sunset, cutting it a bit close.

Over the last two days there was a bit of commotion at the boat yard (we were still waiting on the boom repair) as many nervous customers were asking for their boats to be hauled out of the water.  It was hard not to be caught up in a little of that anxiety.  The forecasts called for it to miss us, but the movement of this storm was hard to predict.  It ended up going over Halifax where my son Ben said he was out running errands.

Buck’s Harbor the night before the storm.  Red sky at night, sailors delight