Hey Rick and Mary,
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<br>Hope you're OK down there in the Keys with the latest hurricane coming. Are you still down there, or have they kicked you off the island?
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<br>Keep us posted so we don't worry about you.
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<br>You're in our thoughts and prayers,
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<br>Tim J.<br><br>Hobie 20 #541
<br>Bald Eagle Yacht Club, Fleet 52
<br>White Bear Lake, MN

First off, the forcasted track would not put Michelle near us.
<br>2) They issued a vacate statement and made all the stores close by 3PM on Sunday (so the booze run had to be early)
<br>3) We had folks from Silver Shores (seniors place with mostly mobile homes) come here to stay
<br>4) We spent Sunday putting up shudders, dropping masts, and securing boats (slipping in a little football watching)
<br>5) Settled back and watched the World Series in our place that is a hurricane-safe building (That is, it is poured, rebarred concrete walls and roof, 12 feet above sea level, surrounded by reefs and mangroves -- it would take at least a class 25 hurricane to uproot this place.)
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<br>In other words, we are just fine -- we got a little rain and now the winds are kicking in at around 50 -- thinking of taking the Waves out.
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<br>Thanks for the thoughts,
<br>Rick and Mary<br><br>Rick White
<br>Catamaran Sailor Magazine
<br>email: rick@catsailor.com