Hurricane Beryl - Egmont Bay, Grenada

With Hurricane Beryl coming uncomfortably close, we hunkered down in Egmont Bay Hurricane Hole on anchor to ride out the unprecedented Category 4 Hurricane in Grenada.
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This Category 4 Hurricane slammed into Carriacou and Union Islands with 150 mph sustained winds. These islands are devastated and need help. Please, Please consider donating to one or more of the following reputable organizations to offer relief to the people of these islands.
Hope Worldwide
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Rise Grenada
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Hope Fleet & Seven Seas Cruising Association
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Sea of Hope
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Music
The Mourning After - Jon Bjork (Epidemic Sound)

[@Marco-Alexi]

Glad yall made it through safely. We were planning to retire to a large powercat, do the great loop, and then bounce around the Caribbean, but the threat of massive storms against fiberglass on the water, made us reconsider. Having lived in Puerto Rico before, we felt confident in full concrete houses to withstand the weather, so have switched gears to move back there at the end of the year. Love the romantic feeling of being on the water and moving around, but at our ages, dont feel the confidence to do it safely.

[@greatsailingexperiences]

Thanks for sharing

[@walkwithconfdncetall23]

Beautiful intro of St Lucia.

[@davidlevitz3119]

THANKYOU good work ! GLAD YOUR SAFE

[@egeegee7146]

You do what you can and help where you can. Been in a couple of situations where the weather forced us to either evacuate in pretty high seas or double anchor in a hurricane hole. Riding these wild storms out is something else. Love all these islands and so glad you have posted where you can donate.

[@kevinkenny5122]

The golden rule is if you can get to a safer destination you should do so. I cant understand how so many boats did not come here ( Trinidad). It was just not worth the risk to stay anywhere near a hurricane. Our hearts are crushed when we see the damage to the Grenadines

[@user-fo3vw5xl4v]

Thanks for the footage and your heartfelt comments re the islands of Carriacou and other outlying islands. They are beautiful with beautiful people and they are resourceful. They will build back stronger and safer over time. Trinidad was for us the best/safest place to be for our boat and we left on the Saturday afternoon from St George’s, arriving at Chaguaramas early Sunday. Dropped anchor along with numerous other vessels and rode out the tail end of Beryl. We did consider Egmont Bay and had already checked this out on our was via east coast of Grenada as a potential safe haven but that just wasnt safe for us. Long story short - if you see it coming sail away - north or south just get out of its way, its the maritime thing to do…………

[@Unfluencer]

wow, the one place you chose to ride out a hurricane was directly in its path.

[@GODZoneNZ]

Kindness in name and nature too . Give us a yell if you see us down island on Trinity. We're northern US at moment but heading south come winter.

[@deke5020]

My first insurance plan was Egmont Bay..I was docked back then at Petite Calivigny bay after I bought my boat. Never had to use it but looks like I would have been well situated there. Tyrrell Bay mangroves, my next choice? Not so much. 😢 so sorry for Carriacou.

[@mmbaptist1]

EXCELLENT VIDEO. You two tell it from a mature and not "feel sorry for me" stance. Yes we all should sometimes have done something different but, Oh well I lived through it and learned. Assisting others in need, when they have the need says true love for your neighbor. It was your time to step up and simply assist where possible. In the future when you make videos we will be watching. Mike and Jan C.

[@br5927]

I am also a cruiser this year I was convinced Grenada was going to get hit, I left Canouan on wednesday was in Guadeloupe thursday, I think the best place to stay during hurricaine season is Martinique

[@BrianOakesHaitiHunter]

Just subscribed. We live in the south west of Haiti in Port-a-Piment. We were fortunate that Beryl passed just south of us doing no more damage than breaking a few tree branches. I anticipate worse weather later this year.

[@Upcjasr]

If you live in Haiti, the weather is the least of your worries.

[@BrianOakesHaitiHunter]

@@Upcjasr LOL, it takes 8 hours to get to our place from the nearest trouble spot so we don't feel too threatened yet.

[@stinkintoad]

Sailingg Fair Isle bolted to Trinidad. I'm bummed about Carricou.

[@christianschlager9086]

I suvive the hurrican Allen 1980 in beque i Was 10 we had 5 kids 2 Adults it was a waram cat so i know how it feels we lost everytzing subvived on Mangos.i am sending healing enery to ma favoured Island carracou,mayarou, Union canuan.i live in barbados

[@kevineggler3153]

Glad you made it ok. I was planning on taking my catamaran down there in August. How are things there? Do they have basic services?

[@sailingkindness]

@@kevineggler3153 The island of Grenada itself was minimally impacted. However the island of Carriacou Grenada was devastated with a direct hit. It may be years until it recovers completely and is currently closed except for relief efforts. So Southern Grenada is 40 miles South and is already fully operational. People can and should feel great about visiting the island of Grenada. 😊

[@perfstaas7188]

Thx for the video. Now the "stupid behavior" by a lot of sailers regarding "the handling of the hurricane" makes more "sens".

[@wayneanderson1641]

On youtube, Mr weatherman Plus had very accurate predictions

[@simonsezz2293]

There you are thanking your god for saving you from the devastation that he inflicted on others. Smart lot you are….

[@markpeter1968]

Hi guys, Question, is it safer to be in a catamaran or a monohull in these situations? Could you share your experience of catamaran or a monohull pros and cons regarding heavy weather ??

[@sailingkindness]

We really can’t speak to monohulls as our experience is solely with Cats. When the winds get over 100kts, catamarans can get airborne because they are designed to keep their weight down and wind can get under them. This is why you see pictures of them flipped or piled up where the winds are so strong. For this reason we won’t stay on the boat if winds are that high.

[@wstadlock]

A monohull is safer, and stronger. A cat is faster & lighter.The storm I went through in 1983, half way to San Fran from Hawaii, on a wet snail 32', was 50ft swells, with 7ft whitecaps. After two attempts to set drogue's (8' chute, then galv. Pail,both broke away) couldn't get bow into sea, even with full engine propulsion, both ripped away, we ran a 300ft line loop from stern cleats, this slowed us down to 7 & 14 knots bare pole (backside swell to surfing face). I'm now retired on a Leopard 48, great condomaran, but in same situation with this boat, you have to manually helm 100% of time in storm, and I believe it would have turtled/pitch poled. Only SSB & sextant then, now it's easier to avoid storms.

[@markpeter1968]

Thanks for the replies. So when the 'stuff' hits the fan, its better to be in a monohull. Holy smoke I can't imagine being in 100 knots or 50 ft swells.

[@sailingkindness]

@@wstadlockwow that’s an intense story, glad you lived to tell the tale. We prefer to avoid the storms as well.

[@aliviajack425]

My sister house was damaged in union island ....St.Vincent and the Grenadines.i know u are looking for trustworthy source to donate and I m hoping you can donate to her also along with her 4 year old daughter

[@sailingkindness]

We know a boat who teamed up with Hope Fleet and is dropping supplies at Union island today 💕

[@bermyFairn]

It's the twisters in the eye that do most of the big damage.

[@timevans8223]

Boats always arrive in a hurricane hole last minute. Your best laid plans will be in ruins should the hurricane intensify and poorly secured boats litter the anchorage. If your boat is in working order, the best hurricane plan is to leave. I am always shocked by the lemming like behavior of cruisers in the path of a hurricane. Just leave and reduce your risk of damage to zero. It's not hard. Having seen the damage to Grenada in 2004 from Ivan, there is no other safe policy. We would never leave a boat in Grenada for hurricane season. You are rolling the dice.

[@deerfootnz]

Why stay in the hurricane areas in storm season? I seem to have sailed for 40 years and 206,000 miles without ever having done this. Why didnt you go to Trinidad or Panama by early May? You got away with this because luck. No other reason. Luck is not a plan.

[@user-fn9vj3pc7t]

She aint going nowhere to help nobody!!!!

[@gregorgman]

Quit talking over one another.

[@Tel864]

Quit complaining about something that isn't happening.

[@user-ce9gm7fq6m]

You two aren’t bad with the talking over ,I’ve just stopped watching a few,does my head in.We know about teams but 🤓🤓🤓🤮

[@sharonfreiburg8234]

Please learn how to pronounce Carriacou. The people deserve that much.