Hurricane Irma
One could say Hurricane Irma missed us by 11 inches This sailboat washed ashore by the marina bedroom's balcony This sailboat was anchored in Rock Harbor, and I suppose technically you can say it still is.... because it's still attached to its anchor, which is still in Rock Harbor! Its rode (anchor line) stretches across the side of our condo and over the rocks and is currently in the mangroves. When the water rose, and the anchor dragged, the boat came ashore and deposited itself inches away ... 11 to be exact! Barb has to squeeze to get thru the opening We actually measured! The boat placed itself exactly 11 inches from the corner of our unit without any evidence of ever hitting the building. I spoke with the owner who told me it is an 18 ton sailboat; I can't imagine what 18 tons would do bashing up against a building. So glad we didn't find out! This marina power pedestal was one of the few to survive Val, a former dock maste