July 9th, 2013
With the NOAA Climate Prediction Center forecasting an “active or extremely active season this year,” recreational boaters will have to make storm preparations for a likelihood of 13 to 20 named storms. Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) just added three online seminars on Superstorm Sandy that share an analysis of what worked,
June 4th, 2013
By Beth Leonard, BoatU.S. Magazine With many areas still recovering from Sandy, hurricane season is upon us once again. Here are the resources you need to be prepared. Superstorm Sandy, which walloped the northeast coast in October 2012, reminded all of us that surge can cause at least as much damage as wind. Sandy’s surge,
May 15th, 2013
(May 15, 2013) – The hurricane season opened Wednesday with a flourish, and more specifically, with the debut of its first named storm, Tropical Storm Alvin. Tropical Depression 1-E was upgraded and named a tropical storm on Wednesday, which happens to be the first day of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, according to the National
April 15th, 2013
Edgewater Public Marina in Cleveland has let customers know that it will be closed for the 2013 season as it repairs the heavy damage Hurricane Sandy inflicted last October. The rebuild will cost at least $4.3 million, and the state is short of money, time and materials to rebuild the 300-slip facility. About 200 boats
April 10th, 2013
Mother Nature appears to be showing no mercy when it comes to hurricanes. This year’s Atlantic hurricane season could see 18 named tropical storms with nine forming into hurricanes and four of those increasing into major hurricanes, according to a pre-season forecast released Wednesday. An average year: 10.1 named storms, 5.9 hurricanes with 2.5 becoming
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