It has been windy and rainy the past few days, with the East and then Southeast wind building to gale force, and almost to tropical storm strength. Beachside saw gusts to 54mph and we have been told that Jupiter had a gust of 70 last night! Cabin fever set in yesterday, so this morning we ventured out to see how the boats in the mooring field at the Jensen Beach Causeway were faring. The south side of the Causeway is totally exposed in east and south winds, so it was wild there. Waves were crashing against the seawall, launch ramp, and shoreline. Several boats had broken loose and washed up on shore (we don't know if they were on moorings or just anchored out).
This catamaran was up against the dock and seawall. Waves were breaking over the stern, pushing it into the seawall and holing the bow of both hulls.
There was also a sailboat washed almost into the mangroves, but Sea Tow was already on scene and attempting to tow them out to deeper water in very challenging conditions.
There was a news crew filming but we couldn't tell which station they were from.
It will take awhile to remove these boats, as there are still some boats washed ashore on the north side of the Causeway from our last nasty cold front.
Weatherwise, this may be an 'interesting' winter. It certainly has been dynamic so far! 😉
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