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If you found this blog via a link from a cruising site ~ we did cruise Mexico on our Ocean 49 cat for a season. See the first text box on the right for links to our preparations, trip down Baja, life in Mexico, cruising and trip back up to SoCal. Unfortunately we are back to the grind in the USA...

Friday, June 13, 2008

Official Hurricane Preparedness Week

Not.
Nothing forming either.But since I will be gone for a few weeks, do need to prepare the boat.

And we do have some clouds today YIPEE!Never thought I would love clouds so much.
Never thought I would want them to cool me off either...

We took the headsail off last week, and before I leave will take down the sunshade, the rest of the dodger and wrap the mainsail (maybe - if I can reach it).

But Jim never said anything about shrinkwrapping...
Do I need to do this? Where oh where am I going to find enough shrinkwrap...

On another "hurricane note", check out the list of Eastern Pacific hurricane names:There are some things about this list that bother me...
1) The only hurricane we "weathered" here was about 15 years ago. We didn't have a boat here and were in a hotel at the time, so it wasn't too bad. However, "IT" is on this year's list... "Hurricane Fausto". Not looking forward to the F hurricane this year...
2) Several years ago a hurricane wiped out the marina we are in. "Hurricane Marty". It's on the list for 2009. Couldn't they come up with another M name? I can think of a lot of M names... Miguel, Mary, Michael, Melissa. Anything but Marty.
3) The X, Y & Z names aren't very original.
4) Some of them just plain suck. Really "Octave"? "Cosme"? "Paine" - hurricanes are always a pain... "Kiko" and "Tico" in the same year - what did they have to pick some that rhymed?
5) And my main complaint, never a "Heather".

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hi Heather & Jim,

I'm sure Meerkat is insured, does the insurance company allow you to leave it in La Paz for hurricane season?

Eric

Jim and Heather on Meerkat said...

Hey Eric!
Yep - remember that was what I used to do for a living - insurance! Our limits are from Pt. Conception to Acapulco, but oh boy, do we pay for it...
Thanks for re-connecting us with Blair & Joannie (ex-Capricorn Cat). It was great to hear from them and you too of course! Hi to J & the kids :)

Overboard said...

Hello!
Thanks for visiting my blog. Love your blog. The seeing pics of boats. Will link you.
I was in that baby hurricane last year, Henriette, but didn't seem so baby to me at the time. I rolled my eyes at all the folks who belittled it when they'd experienced it from the inside of a bar.
Still, was a very useful experience for me and I got to knock back some tequila once we were in the eye; which was super cool, actually.
;)))

Margarita Mirasol said...

I love your sister's pendants!

Jim and Heather on Meerkat said...

Hi Overboard!
Maybe we could work out a trade - sister's pendant for Japanese school bookbag!! Thanks for checking out my blog as well & I linked you too. See ya in the Sea next year :)