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Newton - Loreto

tehag - 9-7-2016 at 05:13 PM

First pic is portrait of Newton Tuesday 9/6/2016 at about what would turn out to be peak intensity for Loreto (Maybe 3:30 PM)

Second: Poor timing, anchoring, luck.

Third and fourth: Arroyo San Telmo where it crosses Calle Madero on the way to Colonia Zaragosa at 5 PM Tues and 7 AM Wed.

Storm produced some water and a lot of trash but no serious damage that I've heard of. Couple of small area power outages of less than 24 hours. Internet out off and on, phones likewise.

Weather people say wind was 70mph steady with 90mph gusts and 6-12 inches of rain.









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vandenberg - 9-7-2016 at 06:18 PM

Thanks Tom.
Got a little hairy here in Nopolo, but came out with just a bunch of clean up to do.
Tough on our outside plants though.

basautter - 9-7-2016 at 06:42 PM

We are getting the remnants in Az....love the rain!

AKgringo - 9-7-2016 at 07:02 PM

What a difference a day makes in the arroyo! It is a good thing that Newton passed over Baja as quickly as it did.

motoged - 9-7-2016 at 08:23 PM

So, what happens to that boat?

Insurance, gleaning, or rescue?

Boat

tehag - 9-8-2016 at 05:58 AM

Refloated yesterday by a panga and 23 men. Not very far offshore, though. It is aground again at low tide this morning, but not nearly so badly.



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motoged - 9-8-2016 at 11:31 AM

T,
Thanks....must be a nightmare for a sailor....it's a major crisis for me when my moto gets a flat "out there"...:O

ncampion - 9-8-2016 at 11:51 AM

That boat has been anchored off the public beach for several weeks. It appears to have been abondoned, sails not stowed, nothing on deck, ladder just hanging, dirty and not maintained. I think someone just anchored it there and left. Not a secure anchorage by any means. Would be nice to know what the story is.

BigBearRider - 9-8-2016 at 11:53 AM

Quote: Originally posted by tehag  
Refloated yesterday by a panga and 23 men. Not very far offshore, though. It is aground again at low tide this morning, but not nearly so badly.



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Do you know if the men did this because it's the right thing to do, to clean up the beach (because that's the right thing to do), or some other reason?

Did the boat look like it had been damaged by Newton, or was the ostensible wear there prior?

woody with a view - 9-8-2016 at 01:03 PM

Isnt a boat that runs aground with no owner considered salvage?

BigBearRider - 9-8-2016 at 01:08 PM

Quote: Originally posted by ncampion  
That boat has been anchored off the public beach for several weeks. It appears to have been abondoned, sails not stowed, nothing on deck, ladder just hanging, dirty and not maintained. I think someone just anchored it there and left. Not a secure anchorage by any means. Would be nice to know what the story is.


I couldn't quite make out the name and the ship's registry. There should be a way to trace that, you'd think.

BeemerDan - 9-8-2016 at 01:22 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BigBearRider  
Quote: Originally posted by ncampion  
That boat has been anchored off the public beach for several weeks. It appears to have been abondoned, sails not stowed, nothing on deck, ladder just hanging, dirty and not maintained. I think someone just anchored it there and left. Not a secure anchorage by any means. Would be nice to know what the story is.


I couldn't quite make out the name and the ship's registry. There should be a way to trace that, you'd think.


Its a Westsail 32, Probably find out on the Westsail registry site

Loreto Sailboat

tehag - 9-8-2016 at 02:44 PM

Name is i Pear D from Los Angeles, and she is now back out where she started. Inadequate scope on the anchor line is the usual cause of such drag ins. The rescue involved a number of local men who may have been compensated, I don't know.

BigBearRider - 9-8-2016 at 03:53 PM

Anyone know Dennis Erickson?

http://www.yachtingjournal.com/directory/boat/peard

Bajahowodd - 9-9-2016 at 04:16 PM

Quote: Originally posted by BigBearRider  
Anyone know Dennis Erickson?

http://www.yachtingjournal.com/directory/boat/peard



The football coach??:?: