[LIforrelaxin]

Is was fortunate ( or in some peoples opinion unfortunate) to be at the lake for the duration of the storm. It was definitely a wild day although it could have been far worse. I suppose I am one of the lucky ones I feel as though I was adequately prepared and in some cases because I expected the worst was probably over prepared. However there are some lesson still to be learned.

1) I left the boat in the water, and would indeed do the same thing again, I think I learned that with the easterly wind, I want an anchor directly in back of the boat. I felt that there was to much stress in the four way tie that I created as the waves pushed on the boat. Putting a anchor directly behind I should be able to reduce the pull on the dock better.

2)Also for the boat with an easterly wind, I think I might be better off not having my whips on the boat... I believe they added to the stress that was put on the dock. and didn't all the boat to move as freely as it should have. My line creating the 4 way tie, would have kept the boat off the dock.

3) I had decided that the Jet ski was better off on land and had pulled it. The mistake was leaving it uncovered... while no damage occured... it was covered with dirt and pine needles.... I believe if I had covered the machine and tied the cover down all would have been fine.

4) More weight on the last section of the dock... While I had put weight on the dock to make sure floor board section didn't lift in the wave, I neglected to think about weighing the down to help deal with the stress of the boat. The entire section lifted 2 or 3 times that I notice, and while not a major concern, had the storm been more intense it would have been.