August 25

Hurricane Preparation Resources For Sailors

Here are some good articles on hurricane and storm prep

Cruising World: 5-pages of options for preparing your boat for a bad one.

US Coast Guard Storm Center: USCG's resource center on storms and storm prep. Comprehensice site with links to mnay other resources.

Practical Sailor: All you need to know about snubbers but were afraid to ask.

Storm Prep From RYC: My club's storm prep sheet. Great quick read if you are keeping your boat on the mooring.

Boat US: Excellent article on storm prep from Boat US.

Mooring Prep: Photos of what happens to a boat when a storm hits a mooring field. This wasn't a hurricane so scary to think what a full-on hurricane can do.

Please let me know if you have other good resources and I will add them.


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