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- Updates from the Islands -- - St.Vincent & Grenadines - - |
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| - Jerry |
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Fortunately Jerry has turned out to have been a non-storm for us here on mainland St Vincent. It's currently 8.00 a.m., grey and overcast with scattered showers. We had about an inch of rain during the night but not much wind - some gusts to 25 knots but that was about it. Sighs of relief all round. |
| - Jerry |
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It's a beautiful day in St Vincent and the Grenadines today - perfect sailing weather with 15 knot winds and flat seas. A little hard to believe that Jerry is heading our way and will be affecting these islands tonight. The usual preparations are in hand - securing vessels, checking mooring lines etc. Current predictions place Jerry over the central Grenadines in the early hours of the morning. Guess we can't win 'em all. Will up-date later. Seth |
| - Goodbye Chantal |
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Well, Chantal turned out to be a bit of a non-storm here in St Vincent. Whilst satellite imagery suggested that we were right in the middle of something fairly unpleasant, we had no appreciable wind, some not-too-heavy showers - and that was about it. The Bequia Channel is a little choppy this morning, but blue sky is visible and even a sun. Au revoir Chantal. Seth |
| - 11.15 a.m. |
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Well, I cannot imagine who is being complacent Antonio and certainly see no signs of it here on the mainland. One yacht charter company has hauled all their yachts out of the water. We have secured all of our vessels as best we can. From what we can see, people are taking this seriously. Although the 11.00 a.m. up-date puts Chantal marginally further north than her previous position, it's still pretty clear that we will get some strong winds and heavy rain. Nevertheless, the indications are that she is unlikely to pass over as a hurricane but, rather as a tropical storm. Overcast and cloudy at 11.15 a.m. and satellite photos indicate the leading edge of convection now approaching Barbados Seth Barefoot Yacht Charters PO Box 39, Blue Lagoon St Vincent & The Grenadines West Indies |
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| - TS Chantal |
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As of 0800 today, St Vincent is under a tropical storm warning and citizens are being advised to make all necessary preparations, though we do not expect to encounter anything too serious. The weather at 0815 is overcast - grey skies, heavy cloud and a light drizzle. As a yacht charter company, we will be advising our sailing guests to ensure that they are securely anchored with additional ground tackle out. Will report again later in the day. Seth Barefoot Yacht Charters PO Box 39, Blue Lagoon St Vincent & The Grenadines West Indies Tel. 784-456-9526 / 9334 / 9144 Fax. 784-456-9238 http://www.barefootyachts.com |
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