What happens going forward? Will they stop the rebuilding of those homes along the coast? How many years will it take for us to rebuild? Though we will never be the same due to the loss of many landmarks along the coast, it did teach us a very valuable lesson about respecting Mother Nature when building. In Mantolokin they used a steel bulkhead after the storm to stop the ocean from passing through to the bay. How many other places had to go to these extremes? Now we have a huge challenge coming next spring. It is the challenge of sunken vessels that have not been found. Most wouldn't think too much about this, but those of us who have a keel hanging below our boats must think about this. Raritan Bay is a shallow body of water with a few channels for larger vessel traffic. In speaking with many officials over the past few weeks, most advised the changes that took place in the depths of water along our coast. They have changed! Going forward we will all need to tread lightly until we feel out our sailing grounds.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Hurricane Sandy's Rampage
It is now weeks since the hurricane hit us, most the towns have power back nd are business as usual. The DPW trucks are still out taking care of branches and such, the Police are back to normal patrols, the fire departments have all the trucks back in their building, most are back to work, but the residents near our shore waters are still dealing with many problems and some without a home. Then there are those that had their love of the water damaged, wrecked, or gone. It is ll a terrible loss and I believe this has caused many to join together in order to deal with this disaster. My heart goes out to those that lost their home, belongings, or just damage from the storm. Excuse me, was it Super Storm, Mega Storm, hurricane, tropical storm, but the consistent fact with all the names was SANDY. She hammered us like no other storm with damages exceeding billions of dollars. It is the storm we will all remember.
What happens going forward? Will they stop the rebuilding of those homes along the coast? How many years will it take for us to rebuild? Though we will never be the same due to the loss of many landmarks along the coast, it did teach us a very valuable lesson about respecting Mother Nature when building. In Mantolokin they used a steel bulkhead after the storm to stop the ocean from passing through to the bay. How many other places had to go to these extremes? Now we have a huge challenge coming next spring. It is the challenge of sunken vessels that have not been found. Most wouldn't think too much about this, but those of us who have a keel hanging below our boats must think about this. Raritan Bay is a shallow body of water with a few channels for larger vessel traffic. In speaking with many officials over the past few weeks, most advised the changes that took place in the depths of water along our coast. They have changed! Going forward we will all need to tread lightly until we feel out our sailing grounds.
What happens going forward? Will they stop the rebuilding of those homes along the coast? How many years will it take for us to rebuild? Though we will never be the same due to the loss of many landmarks along the coast, it did teach us a very valuable lesson about respecting Mother Nature when building. In Mantolokin they used a steel bulkhead after the storm to stop the ocean from passing through to the bay. How many other places had to go to these extremes? Now we have a huge challenge coming next spring. It is the challenge of sunken vessels that have not been found. Most wouldn't think too much about this, but those of us who have a keel hanging below our boats must think about this. Raritan Bay is a shallow body of water with a few channels for larger vessel traffic. In speaking with many officials over the past few weeks, most advised the changes that took place in the depths of water along our coast. They have changed! Going forward we will all need to tread lightly until we feel out our sailing grounds.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Hurricane Sandy Ravages Raritan Bay
I left for Asia on October 28th, a day before hurricane Sandy hit the New Jersey coast. I was in Seoul Korea when the hurricane hit. With the onset of the storm I was able to get a call in, but the worse had not hit yet. Thereafter, I had no communication with my friends or family. Feeling helpless I sat and worried about what could be happening at home. I finally returned on November 2nd in the early AM hours. The devastation seen on my way home was truly shocking. Being there was no electricity, the areas I knew no longer were familiar. It appeared as if we entered a war zone. My home and boat were pretty much okay. The Jersey shore was changed and will never be the same. Thousands of boats wrecked, sank, or damaged.
There were bridges with boats hanging on the,, businesses destroyed, houses wrecked, debris all over the place. The dame was billions and billions. The boat yard where I kept Lil Provo survived with minimal damage. They did have about 30 boats pile up, but most boats above the 15' bulk head survived. It made out much better than others in the area.
You can also find videos on my Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUBJz56-QPaQCyJ-iPCxgCag . There is also the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ashworthsailing.raritanbay and our website www.ashworthdive.com.
I took many pictures this day, but they were all the same. The biggest surprise was that 5 boats decided to hold out on their mooring and survived the storm. Amazing is the word I would use for such a feat.
Lil Provo sits home in the back yard and will be ready to sail another season. We will keep the blog going through the winter as we work on some projects.
There were bridges with boats hanging on the,, businesses destroyed, houses wrecked, debris all over the place. The dame was billions and billions. The boat yard where I kept Lil Provo survived with minimal damage. They did have about 30 boats pile up, but most boats above the 15' bulk head survived. It made out much better than others in the area.
You can also find videos on my Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUBJz56-QPaQCyJ-iPCxgCag . There is also the Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ashworthsailing.raritanbay and our website www.ashworthdive.com.
I took many pictures this day, but they were all the same. The biggest surprise was that 5 boats decided to hold out on their mooring and survived the storm. Amazing is the word I would use for such a feat.
Lil Provo sits home in the back yard and will be ready to sail another season. We will keep the blog going through the winter as we work on some projects.
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