captmarti
10-02-2004, 01:02 PM
The south side of Marsh harbour was slammed pretty well....BUT thanks to the preparation and forsight of Tom Leffler and Jason the dockmaster the Beautiful Marsh Harbour Marina and Jibroom REMAIN BEAUTIFUL!
Tom, Jason and others risked their lives to tend to the boats during the storm are were literally flushed out of the jibroom when the storm surge of roughly five feet came in before the eye of Jeanne. These guys courageously went out in the flooding and 120 Plus winds braving flying debris to secure boats that had snapped their lines. Because of their preparation the boats and the marina came through virtually unharmed..when I can figure out how to insert pics I will get some to you guys.
Thanks to HAM radio and Globalstar satellite phones I was able to provide communications to the world after the storm...Other HAMs were terrific as well helping...Carol on Gusto, Barbara on Evening Star...Mark on Pleades provided Hopetown Fire and rescue with his Globalstar sat phone and provided numerous health and welfare calls for the community. Chris Prewitt provided his tireless assistance on the HAM radio, with the Hopetown fire and rescue assoc. and with getting diesel to Pattie and Bob since they now live on an island...Eastern Shore.. In general, people have been very good about helping each other....
As of Oct 2 there are some phones with long distance and OII internet is up! Electricity is spotty. Water is on. There is food in the stores....The Duke of Topsail brought in some the other day..yesterday I think.
Eastern Shores is pretty trashed..the road is washed out from around Blue Dolphin to just about Crossing Beach. It took me over an hour to walk and crawl over the debris to get to Crossing Beach from the Toler's house the day after the storm....All are well, no deaths and no serious injuries...
Cheers
Capt Marti
S/V The Other Woman
Bearthed at The Beautiful Marsh Harbour Marina and Jibroom
Tom, Jason and others risked their lives to tend to the boats during the storm are were literally flushed out of the jibroom when the storm surge of roughly five feet came in before the eye of Jeanne. These guys courageously went out in the flooding and 120 Plus winds braving flying debris to secure boats that had snapped their lines. Because of their preparation the boats and the marina came through virtually unharmed..when I can figure out how to insert pics I will get some to you guys.
Thanks to HAM radio and Globalstar satellite phones I was able to provide communications to the world after the storm...Other HAMs were terrific as well helping...Carol on Gusto, Barbara on Evening Star...Mark on Pleades provided Hopetown Fire and rescue with his Globalstar sat phone and provided numerous health and welfare calls for the community. Chris Prewitt provided his tireless assistance on the HAM radio, with the Hopetown fire and rescue assoc. and with getting diesel to Pattie and Bob since they now live on an island...Eastern Shore.. In general, people have been very good about helping each other....
As of Oct 2 there are some phones with long distance and OII internet is up! Electricity is spotty. Water is on. There is food in the stores....The Duke of Topsail brought in some the other day..yesterday I think.
Eastern Shores is pretty trashed..the road is washed out from around Blue Dolphin to just about Crossing Beach. It took me over an hour to walk and crawl over the debris to get to Crossing Beach from the Toler's house the day after the storm....All are well, no deaths and no serious injuries...
Cheers
Capt Marti
S/V The Other Woman
Bearthed at The Beautiful Marsh Harbour Marina and Jibroom