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.