Today was supposed to be our first day of training, but it might be a bit windy! As I write this the wind is a sustained 45 knots (that's about 80 km/hr to you non-sailors) and over 90 000 homes are currently without power. The storm started at about 4 am (at least that's when my windows started rattling) and it's a big one! We usually get some awesome south-easterly storms during the winter in Victoria, so this one is a bit late. The roads are covered in tree bits and the cherry trees have lost all their blossoms. Since its a holiday, many people are out driving along Dallas Road to storm watch. After determining that we were NOT going sailing, that's what Jen and I did and I took some photos. Then we went back to the yacht club and ran around with everyone else all excited. We re-tied boats to the dock and rescued some sails shredding themselves in the wind. If you own a boat I suggest you go check on it! I have put in some links if you would like to follow the storm. It is supposed to blow out by about midnight, so hopefully we will get sailing tomorrow! CBC Story Wind Forecasts Photos
Friday, April 2, 2010
Wind Storm!
It's Easter weekend, so while this may mean time with your families, for me it has always meant sailing (just ask my Mom). Growing up in Alberta, I've been coming out to the west coast to train over Easter since I was 14, until finally I just packed up and moved here. This year is no different, with about 15 sailors flying and driving out for the weekend.
Today was supposed to be our first day of training, but it might be a bit windy! As I write this the wind is a sustained 45 knots (that's about 80 km/hr to you non-sailors) and over 90 000 homes are currently without power. The storm started at about 4 am (at least that's when my windows started rattling) and it's a big one! We usually get some awesome south-easterly storms during the winter in Victoria, so this one is a bit late. The roads are covered in tree bits and the cherry trees have lost all their blossoms. Since its a holiday, many people are out driving along Dallas Road to storm watch. After determining that we were NOT going sailing, that's what Jen and I did and I took some photos. Then we went back to the yacht club and ran around with everyone else all excited. We re-tied boats to the dock and rescued some sails shredding themselves in the wind. If you own a boat I suggest you go check on it! I have put in some links if you would like to follow the storm. It is supposed to blow out by about midnight, so hopefully we will get sailing tomorrow! CBC Story Wind Forecasts Photos
Today was supposed to be our first day of training, but it might be a bit windy! As I write this the wind is a sustained 45 knots (that's about 80 km/hr to you non-sailors) and over 90 000 homes are currently without power. The storm started at about 4 am (at least that's when my windows started rattling) and it's a big one! We usually get some awesome south-easterly storms during the winter in Victoria, so this one is a bit late. The roads are covered in tree bits and the cherry trees have lost all their blossoms. Since its a holiday, many people are out driving along Dallas Road to storm watch. After determining that we were NOT going sailing, that's what Jen and I did and I took some photos. Then we went back to the yacht club and ran around with everyone else all excited. We re-tied boats to the dock and rescued some sails shredding themselves in the wind. If you own a boat I suggest you go check on it! I have put in some links if you would like to follow the storm. It is supposed to blow out by about midnight, so hopefully we will get sailing tomorrow! CBC Story Wind Forecasts Photos
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