Originally Posted By: dweste
I am about a days sail or motor east of the Golden Gate Bridge leading out of San Franciso Bay to the Pacific Ocean. If a huge storm / hurricane / tsunami / flood is predicted, it is not likely I can sail out of the narrow Delta waterways and up or down the California coastline far and fast enough to avoid such things. At this point in time, all I can do is batten down the hatches, put out extra mooring lines to the dock, and deploy extra bumpers.

My big decision is whether or not to bug out in my vehicle and abandon the boat to its fate. I am pondering what factors and data I need to make that decision, which is the genesis of this thread.
So given time to add extra mooring lines and either ride it out or evacuate, but not knowing how bad it might be, what objective criteria do you have to make a decision given that you need time to evacuate via car.

Tie the boat and definitely save your car and yourself, or,
Stay with the boat and hope to help it survive damage, but definitely lose the car and possibly fail to save the boat. . .

Add the extra mooring lines, batten down the hatches and jump in the car. $.02


Edited by Russ (10/16/09 06:26 PM)
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Okay, what’s your point??