Windy Treasure Cay

Our friends boat "Jawbone" anchored next to us. Notice the trees in the background.

     Yesterday's forecast proved true. Treasure Cay was blasted with high winds for most of the day. In the middle of the day a cold front/squall passed over us. It was amazing to see.

Here comes the squall/cold front

squall passing over us

Reminded me of a good ol' Arizona monsoon. I guess what makes it so anxiety provoking is that during high winds cruisers are counting on their anchors to hold their boat (which for many of us, is our house & everything we own) in place. Most anchors weigh 30-60 pounds depending on the size of the boat. These pieces of metal hold 20-30,000 pound vessels steady while facing into the wind. If set correctly that is. Even if set correctly, they do give way sometimes & that's when you drag. Dragging is BAD. A boat that's dragging can hit other boats, hit concrete walls that line the anchorage, hit rocks, reefs, etc.  Whenever we have winds over 30mph Scott & I do not rest well. We worry about our anchor (not nearly as much since we bought our huge 60 pounder) & other people dragging into us. Yesterday was so much less stressful because the bad weather was all during daylight. It's absolutely terrifying to deal with a dragging boat in the dark. We saw a couple boats drag yesterday here in the anchorage & one went aground but everything turned out fine & was far less anxiety filled than in the dark .
The wind is supposed to be 20-30mph for the next week! So, Im sure we'll see some more anchorage drama as the days go by. Hope we're not ever the main attraction.

Poor Jib. Bad weather means no beach time. :(

Love & Miss everybody!!! XXXOOO