Damage done by the Gales

Damage done by the Gales on
29-30 October 2000 Richard Cannon

The extremely strong winds and heavy rain had a big effect on the club but fortunately there wasn’t any major damage. One of Grahams Thompson’s Graduates in the trailer park was picked up and dumped upside down. Rodger Wheelers had used a 15 inch long steel stake to anchor his enterprise but this had been pulled out and slung from being opposite the mast to being round the bow.
The large large willow tree by the bosun store was badly damaged; fortunately Thames Water dealt with it. Even the iron pole supporting the telephone cables was snapped.
The boats with berths where there was a clearing in the trees and bushes behind them were the ones that were moved by the wind