[Rhodes22-list] S/V Susan Kay One Tough Little Sailboat

[David Bradley]

That's great news Ben.  Amazing story.

Dave

On Sat, Nov 17, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Ben Cittadino <bencittadino at gmail.com>wrote:

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> I tried to attach photos...probably failed ...but I can report a fairly
> interesting story. According to Chick Cunningham who defied an evacuation
> order and stayed in his house on the property of his marina in Sea Bright,
> NJ the boat was up on screw jacks in the marina yard when at the height of
> the storm she, and some of the larger boats went sailing away by themselves
> on the tidal surge of the Atlantic Ocean (he watched them sail by looking
> from his second floor window with 5' of water on the first floor of his
> house) ...they sailed the streets of Sea Bright where many buildings were
> destroyed. When the tide receded she was located on Osbourn Place several
> blocks north of the marina . She was upright and aside from some scrapes on
> the hull, damage to the outboard, and some badly bent railings
> (bumper-boats??)...she's fine.
> He retrieved her, put her back on her jacks and the insurance adjuster was
> out there today, as I was. The town is a mess and I had to show my boat
> documents to the State Troopers who were guarding the approaches to the
> town. Did I mention that the mast was up and the sails stayed furled and
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> standing rigging was intact? The electrical system was intact and the
> freaking lights worked.
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> Stan, you build good boats.
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> Best,
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> BenC
> S/V Susan Kay (Rhodes22 '93 recycled '08)
> Highlands, NJ (Homeport)
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