Hurricane Michael – Sailing Banjo

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16,July, 201916,July, 2019 Sailor

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Post-Hurricane Michael Sunset

12,October, 201825,June, 2019 Sailor

Tonight’s sunset literally had Shannon call me out of the rack to come see. After being up all night on anchor watch during Hurricane Michael’s passage through North Carolina, and our visit by Chuck Courtney (EDIT: 2019Jun25 PLEASE SEE THIS POST FOR IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS TECHNICIAN), I was beat tired. Shannon was down cooking up some dinner and she hollered, “You have GOT to come see this!” Our first sunset since Hurricane Michael did not disappoint. We have seen many spectacular sunsets since bringing Banjo to…

Tropical Storm Michael, just in time for Halloween

08,October, 201807,November, 2018 Sailor

We aren’t out of the woods quite yet. It’s time to hunker down again. Tropical Storm Michael is anticipated to be a Category 2 Hurricane, as of this writing, when it comes ashore in the Florida panhandle. NHC is indicating the potential for tropical storm force winds for New Bern, NC. Below are the NHC graphics from Mon, 08Oct2018 at 09:30 EST. Hurricane-Force Wind Speed Probabilities 50-Knot (58 mph) Wind Speed Probabilities Tropical-Storm-Force Wind Speed Probabilities Earliest Reasonable Arrival Time of Tropical-Storm-Force Winds Most likely arrival time of Tropical-Storm-Force Winds…