Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Preparation for Hurricane Season 2016

Although it was only 22 miles from Culebra to Fajardo, we didn’t want to make our last passage of the season in rough weather, so we left for Fajardo a week earlier than planned.  We are glad that we did, as we were able to accomplish many cleaning maintenance projects.  The weather is very hot and humid here with little breeze in the marina, so our working day is sometimes short.  We are storing Silent Dream on land at Puerto Del Rey Marina, and like other marinas, there are rules.  All the sails, canvas, and all items on deck have to be taken down and removed.  The dinghy needs to be covered with a tarp and secured to the deck.  The boat must be secured with tie down straps to the concrete pads in the hurricane tie down land storage area.  Silent Dream was hauled out with a 70 Ton Travelift and then transferred to a hydraulic boat lift and backed into the land storage area very close to the other boats.  We had to hire a crane to remove the mast so that the mast foundation inside the boat can be rebuilt.  During this time we will have all of our standing rigging replaced, after all, it is 33 years old!  Silent Dream is now securely on land waiting for her makeover and repairs.  We are now in the States and are very excited to see our family and friends!  Come back to our Blog in the Fall when we return to our home, Silent Dream.