Stephan Ilberg

This tornado warning for Norfolk that came out of the blue is not what I wanted to see for my anchorage. A tornado, really? I knew it would be blustery but a tornado is a whole different animal. Day started off with a neighboring boat on the beach already and 30 kts of wind again. Until noon winds were building to 40+ and a Tornado warning was issued for the area. I let out more anchor chain since re-anchoring alone in these conditions was a no go. By noon I had the engine going to give the hard working anchor that was slowly, very slowly dragging a bit of a relief. Than by about 1 the rain started and it was pouring until about 5. Now the waters are calm (for the moment) and I can breathe a sigh of relief, open a beer and relax. Only casualty of the day was our beloved lamp that toppled out of its charger in a gust and broke. I hope the next hrs will stay calm before the next blow tomorrow.